Welcome to EEWC-CFT
Indiana!
With a history dating from 1973, the EEWC-CFT is an
international organization of women and men who believe that the Bible supports
the equality of the sexes. We are Christian feminists. We are inclusive. We
welcome you.
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Indiana.
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Our Mission
We
support, educate, and celebrate
Christian feminists from many traditions.
Our Purpose
- to encourage and advocate the use of women's gifts in all
forms of Christian vocation.
- to provide educational opportunities for Christian feminists
to grow in their belief and understanding.
- to promote networking and mutual encouragement within the
Christian community.
Our Statement of Faith
We believe God is the Creator, Redeemer, and Sustainer of all.
We believe God created all people, female and male, in the divine image
for relationship with God and one another.
We further believe our
relationship with God was shattered by sin with a consequent disruption of all
other relationships.
We believe God in love has made possible a new
beginning through the incarnation in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus
Christ, who was and is truly divine and truly human.
We believe the
Bible is the Word of God, inspired by the Holy Spirit, and is a central guide
and authority for Christian faith and life.
We believe the church is
the community of women and men who have been divinely called to do God's will,
exercising their gifts responsibly in church, home, and society, and looking
forward to God's new creation.
We Are
Christian Feminists
- EEWC-CFT affirms that the Bible supports the equality of the
sexes.
- We believe that our society and churches have irresponsibly
encouraged men to domination and women to passivity.
- We proclaim God's redemptive word on mutuality and active
discipleship.
- We value inclusive images and language for God.
- We advocate ordination of women and full expression of
women's leadership and spiritual gifts.
We Are Inclusive
- EEWC-CFT is evangelical because our formation
was rooted in the belief that the Gospel is good news for all persons.
- EEWC-CFT is ecumenical because we recognize
that faith is expressed through a rich diversity of traditions and forms of
spirituality.
- We offer a community of safety for all who have experienced
abuse, marginalization, or exclusion by Christian churches.
- We have discovered that the expansiveness of God calls us to
be an inclusive community.
We Welcome You
EEWC-CFT welcomes members of any gender, race, ethnicity, color,
creed, marital status, sexual orientation, religious affiliation, age,
political party, parental status, economic class, or disability. Our biennial
conferences sustain our spiritual connectedness and foster our learning about
critical Christian feminist issues. Our
quarterly
newsletter, Christian Feminism Today, provides Christian feminist
news, thought, and inspiration. EEWC-CFT members network with and support each
other through local chapters, regional events, and the Internet.
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