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"How do we draw the reality of women's experience in the history of the church in a way that doesn't simply reproduce its lines, but reads between them and redraws them for the future? Mary-Elsie Wolfe shows how in this thin book thick and rich with insights about the past, outlines of the present and outfittings for the future. Leonard Sweet, best-selling author, professor (Drew University, George Fox University), and chief contributor to sermons.com Mary-Elsie Wolfe weaves together a tapestry of every day personal experiences, scholarly sources and devotional thoughts in this book about significant ""moments"" that women experienced with Jesus in the Gospel of John. She's not interested in debating the usual Pauline passages on the role of women in Christian communities; instead she invites the reader to watch, listen to, and reflect on some very telling experiences and the underlying message that Jesus was giving about the place of women in his Kingdom. Bishop Keith Elford, The Free Methodist Church in Canada/President, Free Methodist World Conference. Mary-Elsie Wolfe draws us into the stories of women in both the Old and New Testaments who have fully embraced their calling and illustrates the lessons learned through her own life experiences. The invitation is to see with new eyes how Jesus and the early church broke with cultural norms to include women and then to look beyond the restrictions of our own culture in order to participate in what God is birthing in the church today. Lynn Smith, Former VP of Student Development/Dean of Students, Tyndale University College and Seminary; Author of Gender or Giftedness and Mentoring - Leaving a Legacy; founding member of NextLEVEL Leadership"

How do we draw the reality of women's experience in the history of the church in a way that doesn't simply reproduce its lines, but reads between them and redraws them for the future? Mary-Elsie Wolfe shows how in this thin book thick and rich with insights about the past, outlines of the present and outfittings for the future. Leonard Sweet, best-selling author, professor (Drew University, George Fox University), and chief contributor to sermons.com Mary-Elsie Wolfe weaves together a tapestry of every day personal experiences, scholarly sources and devotional thoughts in this book about significant moments that women experienced with Jesus in the Gospel of John. She's not interested in debating the usual Pauline passages on the role of women in Christian communities; instead she invites the reader to watch, listen to, and reflect on some very telling experiences and the underlying message that Jesus was giving about the place of women in his Kingdom. Bishop Keith Elford, The Free Methodist Church in Canada/President, Free Methodist World Conference. Mary-Elsie Wolfe draws us into the stories of women in both the Old and New Testaments who have fully embraced their calling and illustrates the lessons learned through her own life experiences. The invitation is to see with new eyes how Jesus and the early church broke with cultural norms to include women and then to look beyond the restrictions of our own culture in order to participate in what God is birthing in the church today. Lynn Smith, Former VP of Student Development/Dean of Students, Tyndale University College and Seminary; Author of Gender or Giftedness and Mentoring - Leaving a Legacy; founding member of NextLEVEL Leadership

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Mary-Elsie Wolfe is a communicator, Faith Builder, and passionate leader focused on investing in people's potential. With leadership experience in both corporate and not-for-profit environments, she has a natural affinity for people and networking. Her doctoral dissertation tackled culture, leadership and global impact. Mary-Elsie loves to steer people toward good questions about God and have them consider the life impact of their answers. Her two daughters, both competitive dancers, make her a dance mom! They, with her husband, keep her humble, busy and inspired. Mary-Elsie pastors with her best friend and husband, Grant, in St Catharines, ON. She holds a DMin from Fuller, an MDiv from Tyndale and an undergraduate in politics.

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