Women in MInistry - Ongoing Bibliography

The following list of resources presents works dealing with women in positions of leadership, pastoral ministry, and similar religious roles and explores them from Biblical, historical, and cultural viewpoints.

Books:

            Alexander, Estrelda. Limited Liberty: The Legacy of Four Pentecostal Women Pioneers. Pilgrim Press, 2007.

           Alexander, Estrelda. Philip’s daughters: Women in Pentecostal-Charismatic Leadership. Wipf & Stock, 2009.

Beck, James R., ed. Two Views on Women in Ministry: Egalitarian and Complementarion. Zondervan, 2001.

Booth, Catherine. Female ministry: or, the Woman’s Right to Preach the Gospel.  Salvation Army, 1859.

Cunningham, Loren, et al. Why Not Women? A Fresh Look at Scripture on Women in Missions, Ministry and Leadership.  YWAM, 2000.

Epp, Eldon Jay. Junia: The First Woman Apostle.  Fortress, 2005.

Gafney, Wilda C. Daughters of Miriam: Women Prophets in Ancient Israel. Fortress Press, 2008.

Gretnz, Stanley J. Women in the Church: A Biblical theology of Women in Ministry. InerVarsity Press, 1991.

Hammer, Jill. Sisters at Sinai: New Tales of Biblical Women, Jewish Publication Society, 2011.

Hoppin, Ruth.  Pricilla’s Letter: Finding the Author of the Epistle to the Hebrews. Lost Coast Press, 209/

Hudson, Marilyn A. Those Pesky Verses of Paul: Women and the Bible. Revised ed. Whorl Books / Create Space, 2011.

Jewett, Paul K. The Ordination of Women. Wm. B. Eerdmans, 1980.

Kienze, Beveraky Mayne. Women Preachers and Prophets through Two Millennia of Christianity. University of California Press, 1998.

Kroeger, Richard; Catherine Clark. I Suffer Not A Woman: Rethinking 1 Timothy 2:11-15 in Light of Ancient Evidence. Baker, 1992.

Madigan, Kevin, ed.  Ordained Women in the Early Church: A Documentary History. Johns Hopkins Universiy Press, 2005.

Mathewsm, Alice. A Woman God Can Use,: Lessons from Old Testament Women. Discovery House, 1990.

Mitchell, Ella, ed. Women: To Preach or Not to Preach? – 21 Black Preachers Say “Yes!” Judson, 1991.

Pike, Francis.  Created to Rule Together. Lifesprings, 2008.

Pierce, Ronald, ed. Discovering Biblical Equality, Complementary without Hierarchy.  InterVarsity press, 2004.

Posey, Jeraldine T, D.Min. Let My Handmaid Speak: A History of Women in Ministry in the International Pentecostal Holiness Church from 1901-2011.   WestBow, 2011.

Olsen, Laura R.  Women with a Mission: Religion, Gender, and the Politics of Women Clergy.  University of Alabama, 2005.

Osiek Carolyn.  A Woman’s Place: House Churches in Earliest Christianity. Fortress, 2006.

Torgesen, Karen Jo. When Women Were Priests: Women’s Leadership in the Early Church & the Scandal of their Subordiantion in the Rise of Christianity. Harper Collins, 1993.

Tucker, Ruth A.  Daughters of the Church: Women in Ministry from the New Testament times to the Present. Zondervan, 1987.

Tucker, Ruth A. Women in the Maze: Questions and answers on Biblical Equality. InterVarsity Press, 1992.

Welch, Kristen Dayle.  Women with the Good News: The Rhetorical Heritage of Pentecostal Holiness Women Preachers.  CPT Press, 2010.

IPHC PERIODICALS:

“First Pentecostal Holiness Female Chaplain Commissioned. “ The IPHC Advocate (May 1984):15.

Hudson, Marilyn A “The Three Faces of Eve. “The Helping Hand (May-June 1989): 14-15.

Moore, Doris. “Women’s Ministries: The Dream Lives O. “ The IPHC Advocate (July, 1995): 10-11.

Stewart, Leon. “Training Women for Service: SCCM.” The Helping Hand (May-June 1990):5.

Tripp. Lois. “Women – Liberated to Minister.” The Helping Hand (Jan.-Feb., 1988):3.

BIOGRAPHIES, GENERAL (In Process) :

Kuhlman, Katherine

McPherson, Aimee Semple

Palmer, Phoebe

Woodsworth-Etter, Maria

BIOGRAPHIES, IPHC SPECIFIC:

Adair, Enide Lu Cunningham. Our Mama Josie was a Preacher Woman: A Biography of a Pioneer Minister, Josie McDonald Williams, 2006. SCU Archives.

ONLINE SOURCES:

Benvenuti, Sheri R.   “Where do we go from here? Pentecostal women in ministry.”  At CyberJournal at  http://www.pctii.org/cyberj/cyberj1/ben.html

“her-meneutics.” http://blog.christianitytoday.com/women/2009/08/women_pastors_remain_scarce_1.html

“History of Women in Ministry” at  http://womeninministry.ag.org/history/

IAWM (International Association of Women Ministers)  http://www.womenministers.org/

Brown, C.A. “Women Preachers”,  at  Wesleyan Holiness Women Clergy http://whwomenclergy.org/article40.htm

“Phoebe Palmer”.   http://are.as.wvu.edu/phebe.htm

Sanders, Cheryl J.  “History of Women in the Pentecostal Movement “ at http://www.fullnet.net/np/archives/cyberj/sanders.html

Welch, Kristen. “Post-1960’s Pentecostalism and the Promise of a Future for Pentecostal Holiness Women Preachers.” Cyber journal for Pentecostal-Charismatic Research, #16 [http://pctii.org/cyber/cyberj16/Welch.html] accessed 8/31/07].

            “Women in Ministry”. Assemblies of God. http://wim.ag.org/ 

“Women Evangelists.” http://myhome.spu.edu/popep/profiles/phoebe_palmer.html

DISSERTATIONS, THESES, ETC.:

McBride, Reba Jo. Finding Effective Solutions for the Problems Unique to Women in Ministry. Unpublished dissertation, ORU, 1982.

AN OVERVIEW OF THE WORK IN INDIA (IPHC)

THE INDIA CENTENNIAL, 1911-2011






This Pentecost Sunday, June 12, 2011, IPHC Ministries India gratefully mark the Centennial of the 'India Convention of the Pentecostal Holiness Church' organized at Darjeeling, India on June 12, 1911 by Bishop J. H. King. Robert Massey, Mollie E. Massey, D. S. A Mahaffey, Della Gaines, and James Harvey are the names constituting the Original Convention."

Though "this firstborn child in the foreign field" was orphaned during the first decade, for reasons beyond control, but God in His providence had rekindled the quenching flames with the arrival of Rev. & Mrs. J. M. Turner, the first pioneer missionaries, in 1921, who faithfully labored on the soil of India.

The Gospel seed thus planted was consistently watered by the trail of succeeding missionaries such as Robertsons, Parrishes, Byuses, Laws, Donalds and Howards, and the single missionaries such as Ida Reid, Martha Cowan, Effie Barker, Nellie Fowler, Emma Yeatts, Frances Carter, and Louise Smith.

With due recognition to all their labors of love, we put on record the missionaries who laid their lives and were buried among us – Ida Reid in Madhupur and Kenneth Donald in Madras; and also the missionaries who had served for the longest period - Effie Barker from among Singles serving 44 years, and Rev. & Mrs. Hobert H. Howard serving 60 years.

We further put on record all the National Leaders, who had labored alongside the missionaries through these 100 years. We gratefully acknowledge the increase the Lord had given - 4 Conferences to date with National Leadership (North India Conference, South India Conference, Central India Conference, and Eastern India Conference).

On this solemn occasion, representing the leadership in place and all the membership, I hereby declare that it is the collective responsibility of Today's Church to do our part in fulfilling the Great Commission, to plant churches in all the States and Union Territories of India, and thus to extend the blessings of the Gospel to all the nation by 2020, if the Lord tarries.

Signed this 12th day of June 2011 at Hyderabad, India.

Field Superintendent for India

IPHC Ministries.


Video of work in India

INDIA CENTENNIAL: The IPHC

Moses Kumar, noted Indian church leader and author, writes that "This Pentecost Sunday, June 12, 2011, IPHC Ministries India gratefully mark the Centennial of the 'India Convention of the Pentecostal Holiness Church' organized at Darjeeling, India on June 12, 1911 by Bishop J. H. King. Robert Massey, Mollie E. Massey, D. S. A Mahaffey, Della Gaines, and James Harvey are the names constituting the Original Convention."   

One of the newest endeavors underscores the tremendous work being done in India. The Hyderbad Bible College, 'from learning to leadership and on to mentorship' is poised to make a tremendous impact in the country.

A PENTECOSTAL CLASSIC

J.H.King was one of the most highly respected men of the early Pentecostal movement. As a leader in first the Fire Baptized Holiness Church and then the Pentecostal Holiness Church he was able to move across the country, and the globe, to witness and share his faith firsthand.  This volume,From Passover to Pentecost, written in 1911 is noted as being an important early explanation of the pentecostal experience and as such a formative work in Pentecostal Holiness theological development (Synan, The Century of the Spirit, pg. 111).

King's work presented a clear theology of grace symbolized in the Passover and fully manifested through the work of the Holy Spirit at the New Testament Pentecost portrayed in the Book of Acts.  As a theology, it is clear was a keen Bible scholar able to illuminate the text with  knowledge of Greek and familiarity with the traditions of Christian theology.

M.A.H.

Dr. Harold Hunter Delivers Historic Presentation

At the recent Centennial Celebration of the IPHC 1911 Merger, held on the campus of Southwestern Christian University, Bethany, Oklahoma, the denominational archivist addressed the gathering.   In an engaging and informative presention he shared the history of the two merging groups - Fire Baptised Holiness and the Pentecostal Holiness - into a single unit named The Pentecostal Holiness Church.  He presented a targeted portion illustrating the unique role of the western segment of the United States in the founding, growth, and development of the southern based IPHC.

Dr. Harold Hunter, Archivist, IPHC, March 30, 2011, Bethany, Ok



CHRISTIANVIEW BIBLE COLLEGE, ca 1972

Academic Paper Presented on Women Ministers in Pentecostalism

For the recent centennial celebration of the IPHC several historic papers were presented.


"The Monday morning session of January 31, 2011 in Falcon, North Carolina celebrating the IPHC Merger Centennial gave way to putting this unique event in historical perspective." Papers presented that morning include "Dr. Dan Woods, "Meet Sam Page"; Dr. Kristen Welch,"Women Preachers in the IPHC"; Dr. Vinson Synan, "The Spirit of Falcon - 1911 Merger".


Paper

British Pentecostal Pioneer: George Jeffreys

British Pentecostal Pioneers

Fingertip Holiness by Noel Brooks (1975)

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From the forward by Dr. Frank G. Tunstall: "Practical Holiness" was the theme of the 1975 Muse Memorial Lecture Series [Oklahoma City Southwestern College (now SCU)], and Rev. Noel Brooks did a masterful job expounding that subject. Fingertip Holiness he called his lectures, a stricking title that says "holinesss" can never be just a "theology" with us. Our theology of holiness must work its way into the totality of our beings, becoming a way of life that finds expression, even in our fingertips. "Holiness" that is doctrinal only, becomes highly pharisaical; when when the true meaning of holiness is translated into a way of life with us, it expresses itself in that character of love which is so typical of the Christian graces..."

Brooks, Noel. Fingertip Holiness. Oklahoma City, OK: OCSC (now Southwestern Christian University, 1975.

A CHRISTIAN COLLEGE. From 1976 OCSC Baccalaureate Address

British born scholar and church leader, the Rev. Noel Brooks, spoke to graduates of Oklahoma City Southwestern College (now SCU) on  May 16, 1976. The subject of his baccalaureate address was the life of Daniel (Daniel 1:1-8; 16-21).

"A Christian College is not a "degree mill" where academic standards can be charitably relaxed, or cheap accreditation offered.  A "Christian" College is not merely where a good academic degrees are eared. Rather it is a matrix where young people of Daniel's quality can be moudled and fashioned before being sent out to challenge the pagan culture outside.

I am not speaking exclusively of pastors, evangelists and missionaries. Daniel was not a priest or an official prophet. He was never ordained to the ministry or licensed to preach. He was a layman, a senator, a statesman, a politician in the best sense of the word. And he was a man of profound religious conviction, of strong moral and strong principles, who could not be bent by the world around him.  The grand purpose of a Christian College is to provide a mould in which men and women of Daniel's calibre can be trained for all professions and walks of life.

In order to do this a college must be more than a "Christian" in name. It is possible to have a name to live and yet be dead. A "Christian" College must practice "Christian" principles; it must have a "Christian" atmosphere; and it must have "Christian" leaders, teachers, and staff. Only then can a "Christian" imprint be indelibly stamped on the mind and character of the student body."

HISTORY OF SOUTHWESTERN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY

Note: All royalities from the sale of this title go to support the development of the university.

In 2006, for the 60th anniverary, Marilyn A. Hudson, led a group of faculty and staff to write the first official history of the school. In essence, it is a family history of an educational institution's first six decades (1946-2006); its fond memories, its dreams, its challenges, and its achievements.

"On a mild summer day in 1946, on the outskirts of Oklahoma City, a small group of people that included C.H. Williams, R. O. Corvin, and Oral Roberts, eyed some property for sale. The men were searching for a possible site for a new Bible school for the Pentecostal Holiness Church. The 'Abe Hale Nightclub,' an old barn and a few buildings, sat on over seven acres might have seemed an unlikely choice, but men with vision saw it had possibilities. 'Southwestern Bible College' was being born.

For the first time the story of the pre-statehood roots, the 1946 birth, development, challenges, and rebirth of Oklahoma's first Pentecostal junior college, one of the states largest at one time, is shared in 'One Nightclub and A Mule Barn.' The history of the school known over the years as 'Southwestern Bible College,' 'Oklahoma City Southwestern College,' 'Southwestern College of Christian Ministries,' and now 'Southwestern Christian University' is one profoundly intermingled with Oklahoma history.

Pentecostalism in Oklahoma is also virtually unexplored territory among histories. 'One Nightclub' provide a fascinating glimpse into the nature and character of a large segment of Oklahomans who share ties to the Holiness-Pentecostal tradition. 'One Nightclub and a Mule Barn' provides an introduction to not only a school, but to an overlooked, yet rich aspect of Oklahoma history."

144 pages - $11.99 (paperback)  and also available as a CD from the same publisher. Order from Tate.

Charismatic Ministries in the New Testament. Noel Brooks

From the back cover: " God has significantly blessed and used Noel Brooks to clarify the biblical perspective on deeper life truth. He has been a contemporary associate of many of the early leaders of the Pentecostal movement, especially those who ministered during and were instrumental in the doctrinal formation. He has witnessed first-hand virtually the total spectrum of the Pentecostal phenomenon in modern times. His keen theological mind, dedication to biblical balance, warm spiritual commitment and evident scholarship uniquely qualify him to make this inestimably  valuable contribution to Pentecostal literature.

This book, validating the scriptual integrity of the charismatic ministry in the New Testament while documenting it with sound, doctrinal clarity, should be hailed as a landmark contribution to this discipline.

Published by Holmes Memorial Church, Greenville, South Carolina, 1988. ISBN: 0-945478-00-3

A graduate of the University of London, Noel Brooks has his heritage in British Methodism. An ordained minister with the Pentecostal Holiness Church, he has served his denomination as a pastor, conference official, Bible School president, writer, and lecturer.