Carolyn Custis James

Carolyn Custis James (BA Sociology, MA Biblical Studies) thinks deeply about what it means to be a female follower of Jesus in a postmodern world. As a cancer survivor, she is grateful to be alive and determined to address the issues that matter most. She travels extensively both in the US and abroad as a speaker for churches, conferences, colleges, theological seminaries, and other Christian organizations. She is an adjunct professor at Missio Seminary in Philadelphia, blogs at www.carolyncustisjames.com and here as a Missio Alliance Leading Voice.

Latest Articles

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Carolyn Custis James

The 2020 Ezer Surge

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Jonny Morrison

The Colonization of Christian Leadership

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Mandy Smith

The Gift of Cross-Gender Leadership

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Mandy Smith

Identity Politics and the False Self

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Mandy Smith

I Don’t Have Time to Talk About “Women’s Issues”

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Mandy Smith

The Emotional Issue that Gets in the Way of Women’s Leadership

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Mandy Smith

What I Long to Say to My Brothers: “I Release You”

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Mandy Smith

The Surprising Solution When Gender Dynamics Seem to Be Destroying the Church

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Seth Richardson

Is (Healthy) Cross-Gendered Ministry Even Possible?

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Karina Kreminski

Should Men Mentor Women Even After #MeToo?

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Mandy Smith

The Surprising Power of Those on the Margins (and how it can be abused)

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MaryKate Morse

A Lenten Journey for Healing Gender Relations

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Mandy Smith

In Times of Upheaval Women Shape New Landscapes

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MaryKate Morse

The Hospitality of Words: Three Tips for better Gender Relationships

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Mandy Smith

How to Break Through the Gender and Race Stalemates: 5 Methods

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Mandy Smith

G.I. Joe is the New Barbie

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Geoff Holsclaw

Three Failing Strategies Being Used to Redefine the Trinity

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Kelly Ladd Bishop

Godless Land or Revival City? It Depends on Your Theology of Gender

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Mandy Smith

Five Ways White Males Can Address the White Male Privilege Problem

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Mandy Smith

When Christians are Culturally Post-Christian

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Bill Walker

Abortion, Matt Chandler, and How Not to Preach Ideology

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Tara Beth Leach

Dear Bill Hybels and Other Men Who Affirm Women in Ministry

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Kris Beckert

Race, Gender, Justice: How Should the Church Respond When People Reach the Boiling Point?

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Ty Grigg

Think the “Billy Graham Rule” Would Have Saved Tullian? Think Again…

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Chris Backert

Why I Would Be Going To #TrulyHuman – Even If I Didn’t Have To (Part 2)

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Missio Alliance

Celebrate Resurrection: Win THREE FREE BOOKS! Plus, Free Registration Continues…

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JR Rozko

Is the Cross Enough to Make us #TrulyHuman?

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Charles Self

Becoming #TrulyHuman: Agape, Eros and Gender Confusion

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Charles Self

Becoming #TrulyHuman: Competing Global Anthropologies

Len Hjalmarson

Learning of Jesus’ motherhood from Dame Julian

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Ty Grigg

The Hope of the Pharisees

Gary Taylor

The Woman Who Won an Argument With Jesus

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Matt Ingalls

Equality Via Existence

Charles Self

The Trinity and Human Flourishing: A New Ode to Joy

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Chris Morton

Like Dogs Chasing a Fire Truck

Ruthie Johnson

Gender, Sexual Consumerism, and the Kingdom of God

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Missio Alliance

Carolyn Custis-James: Dropping F-Bombs

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Len Hjalmarson

Gender, Trinity, and Missional Spirituality

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Maria-Jose Soerens

Like a Warrior…Like a Woman in Labor (Isaiah 42)

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Seth Richardson

Seeking Authentic [ally Redeemed] Manhood

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Ty Grigg

How I Learned to Stop Worrying About the Billy Graham Rule and Love Like Jesus

David Fitch

Beyond Egalitarianism and Complementarianism: The Kingdom Call for Women in Ministry

Karina Kreminski

Relationships of Welcome, Not Fear

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Mark Moore

Changing My Mind on Women in Ministry, Part 2

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Karen Wilk

And Isn’t That Something? (Jn. 4:6-30, 39-42)

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Marlena Graves

Jesus: An Equal Opportunity Ticker Offer-er

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Felicity Dale

The Bible: A Woman’s View

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Derek Vreeland

Embracing Gender Distinctiveness: A Prescriptive Reading of Genesis

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Gregory Crosthwait

An Equality of Existence and Access

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Missio Alliance

Multi-Racial/Gender Leadership in the Local Church (Keasler & Toyama-Szeto)

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Missio Alliance

N.T. Wright answers: Was St. Paul a Sexist?