• About
  • Candles & Bread
  • Contact Kara
  • Photos
  • The Fiction With Faith Daily

Kara Hunt

~ Fiction With Faith

Monthly Archives: March 2012

The Resignation of Eve

27 Tuesday Mar 2012

Posted by Kara Hunt in Non-Fiction, Reviews

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

Christian Church, Christianity, George Barna, God, Jesu, Jim Henderson, Religion and Spirituality, Young Women

Why millions of today’s most committed church members may be ready to bolt—and what to do about it 
In talking with women around the country, Jim Henderson has come to believe that an epidemic of quiet, even sad resignation is developing among dedicated Christian women who feel overworked and undervalued in the church. As a result, many women are discouraged. Some, particularly young women, respond by leaving the organized church . . . or walking away from the faith altogether.

The Resignation of Eve is a field report on what women have to say about how they’ve been affected—both positively and negatively—by their experiences within the church. Listening to their stories is crucially important because, across the board, the research shows that women are driving changes in the church. What will happen if many of them resign?

It’s time to pay attention before it’s too late—time to follow in the footsteps of Jesus, who went out of his way to honor, elevate, and work through women wherever he went.

Containing personal interviews with women and surprising research from George Barna, The Resignation of Eve is a game-changing, conversation-starting book for women who have been engaged in the Christian church, as well as for their pastors and ministry leaders.

My Review:

The blurb from the back cover of “The Resignation of Eve” piqued my interest. The book is a compilation of conversations the author has conducted along the subject line of the lack of women leadership and acknowledgment in today’s churches.

The precise of the book is intriguing and according to some of the statistics provided definitely a topic that needs to be discussed. However, reading through the book at times became disheartening. There seemed to be much emphasis on what women do in the church instead of why they do what they do in the church, regardless of status or acknowledgement. I would’ve like to see that aspect of this controversial subject matter explored more in-depth.

That aside, my compliments to author Jim Henderson, who did an excellent job interviewing the women. His questions were deep, thoughtful and at most times thought-provoking which required the women to give the same care to their responses instead of typical worn out pat answers.

I recommend this book. Not only because the topic is worthy of discussion among pastors, ministry leaders, men and women alike in the church but because it will also lead to the discussion of why women do what they do in the church and the inevitable follow-up question, “Would they do it anyway?”

Jim Henderson is acclaimed by USA Today for having “blazed a new path as an innovator, author, church evaluator, self-professed subversive, and leader in the creation of new ways to be publicly and persuasively Christian in the twenty-first century.”

Jim is a speaker, author, and producer. His most subversive act to date was buying an atheist’s soul on eBay and then sending him to attend and review several churches. On the heels of that project, Jim hired another atheist (Matt Casper) to join him at various church services and share his feedback. Together, they recount their unique findings in a book titled Jim and Casper Go to Church (Tyndale, 2007).

After twenty-five years as a pastor, Jim formed Off the Map, an organization that produced live events designed to help people recover the lost art of being “unusually interested” in others, especially Outsiders. Today, Jim’s company, Jim Henderson Presents, produces live events and television projects that look at the important role of religious spirituality in our lives. Jim is known for asking the questions others skip.

Jim holds a doctorate in transformational leadership and has been featured in the Wall Street Journal and USA Today and on Fox News and This American Life with Ira Glass.

Find out more about Jim:

Jim Henderson Presents

Resignation of Eve

Read an except from Resignation of Eve

Jim Henderson’s Facebook Page

American Christian Fiction Writers Association

ACFW Genesis Finalist 2013

Kara Hunt - 2013 ACFW Genesis Finalist for Suspense/Mystery/Thriller

Mystery, Thriller and Suspense

Kara Hunt Facebook Page

Kara Hunt Facebook Page
Follow Kara Hunt on WordPress.com

Follow me on Twitter

My Tweets

Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 2,068 other followers

Book Fun Magazine

The Book Club Network

Archives

  • April 2019
  • March 2019
  • February 2019
  • January 2017
  • December 2016
  • November 2016
  • October 2016
  • August 2016
  • July 2016
  • June 2016
  • May 2016
  • April 2016
  • March 2016
  • February 2016
  • November 2015
  • October 2015
  • July 2015
  • May 2015
  • April 2015
  • March 2015
  • February 2015
  • December 2014
  • November 2014
  • October 2014
  • September 2014
  • August 2014
  • July 2014
  • June 2014
  • May 2014
  • April 2014
  • March 2014
  • February 2014
  • January 2014
  • December 2013
  • November 2013
  • October 2013
  • September 2013
  • August 2013
  • July 2013
  • June 2013
  • May 2013
  • April 2013
  • March 2013
  • October 2012
  • August 2012
  • March 2012
  • January 2012
  • August 2011
  • July 2011
  • June 2011
  • March 2011
  • February 2011
  • January 2011
  • December 2010
  • November 2010
  • July 2010
  • June 2010
  • May 2010

SelahAuthor

  • Register
  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.com

Follow Us

  • Twitter
  • Facebook

Follow Us

  • Facebook
  • Twitter

Create a website or blog at WordPress.com

Cancel
Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy