“She: Five Keys to Unlock the Power of Women in Ministry” by Luther Seminary professor Karoline Lewis is celebrating its second anniversary of publication this month. Since its debut, “She” has been joined by a companion participant book that makes it perfect for group studies.
“She” looks at five ways to empower women in ministry. Lewis engages with biblical stories, theology, and cultural contexts to present these keys in powerful and practical ways. The participant book is divided into five sessions that follow the five keys and contain reflective questions to spark conversation.
Leanne Van Dyk, President and Professor of Theology, Columbia Theological Seminary, Decatur, GA, says, “For women in ministry, one ‘a-ha’ moment after another spills from the pages of this book. Decades after ordination opened for women in mainline churches, the struggle for acceptance and equality goes on. This is an important book which narrates the deep costs of sexism and imagines a new form of women’s leadership rooted and grounded in authentic love and genuine hospitality. In telling the truth about persistent sexism in the church, Karoline Lewis, paradoxically, blesses her readers with hope. This hope emerges in naming the challenges for women leaders and then pointing the way forward.”