CHRISTIANS FOR BIBLICAL EQUALITY
122 W FRANKLIN AVE STE 218, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55404 www.cbeinternational.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: CBE EXISTS TO PROMOTE THE BIBLICAL MESSAGE THAT GOD CALLS WOMEN AND MEN OF ALL CULTURES, RACES AND CLASSES TO SHARE AUTHORITY EQUALLY IN SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP IN THE HOME, CHURCH AND WORLD. OUR MISSION IS TO ELIMINATE THE POWER IMBALANCE BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN RESULTING FROM THEOLOGICAL PATRIARCHY.

CONTINUING A MULTI-YEAR STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS, CBE IS EXPLORING THE INTERSECTION OF RACIAL EQUALITY AND CBE'S MISSION TO DISMANTLE THEOLOGICAL PATRIARCHY. USING A CONSULTANT-LED ENGAGEMENT, CBE IS GROWING AWARENESS, EMPATHY, LEARNING, TRUST, ALLIANCES, COLLABORATION, AND IMPACT AT THE INTERSECTION OF RACE AND GENDER. CBE LEADERS RECEIVED RESOURCES AND EXERCISES TO GROW THEIR INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCE.CBE STRENGTHENED OUR PARTNERSHIPS WITH FULLER THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY (FTS) AND PALM BEACH ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY (PAU) PROVIDING LECTURES, COACHING TO DOCTORAL STUDENTS, LAUNCHING AN ONLINE FORMATION SERIES, AND OTHER JOINT PROJECTS OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS.CBE HAS RESPONDED TO COVID BY CREATING ONLINE GATHERINGS AND LECTURES FOR PARTNER ENGAGEMENTS AND LEVERAGING TECHNOLOGY AND TOOLS TO CONTINUE (CONTINUED)THIS VITAL WORK REMOTELY.PREPARING WOMEN TO LEAD, CBE AWARDED $6,000 AMMS SCHOLARSHIPS TO THREE FINALISTS IN FY2020. THE ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIPS HELP WOMEN PURSUE A MASTER'S DEGREE IN A MINISTRY FIELD RELATED TO PREACHING, COMMUNICATIONS, WRITING, YOUTH MINISTRY, PASTORAL, OR NONPROFIT WORK. THIS YEAR'S WINNERS ARE FEATURED ONLINE: HTTPS://WWW.CBEINTERNATIONAL.ORG/CONTENT/2020-ALVERA-MICKELSEN-MEMORIAL-SCHOLARSHIP-WINNERS.CBE COMPILED AN INTERNATIONAL TEAM OF SCHOLARS TO TRANSLATE 300+ BIBLE VERSES (70 DIFFERENT PASSAGES) THAT WILL PROVIDE EXEGETICALLY-SOUND, GENDER-ACCURATE, AND ACCESSIBLE ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS OF THESE 300 VERSES. THIS TEAM IS ON STEP TWO OF A RIGOROUS SIX-STEP PROCESS. WHEN FINISHED, CBE WILL PUBLISH THESE TRANSLATIONS TOGETHER AS A RESOURCE BOOKLET, WHICH WILL SERVE AS A GENDER-ACCURATE SUPPLEMENT TO YOUR BIBLE TRANSLATION OF CHOICE.CBE'S NEWEST BOOK, CREATED TO THRIVE, AND ITS COMPANION EVALUATION TOOL HAVE BEEN EDITED AND WILL BE RELEASED BY THE END OF 2020. CREATED TO THRIVE COVERS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND CULTIVATING GENDER EQUALITY, WHICH WILL HELP PASTORS ADDRESS AND PREVENT ABUSE. THE EVALUATION TOOL WILL HELP CHURCHES UNCOVER SUBTLE SEXISM THEY MAY BE UNAWARE OF.CBE'S PARTNERSHIPS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA HELP EQUIP CHRISTIANS WITH BIBLICAL BOOKS IN THEIR LANGUAGES, YOUTH CURRICULUM, FAMILY EVENTS, AND PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT WOMEN'S DAILY NEEDS, WHILE ALSO CHALLENGING MALE-ONLY AUTHORITY, GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE, AND OTHER INJUSTICES SUFFERED BY WOMEN. THIS YEAR:-SHE LEARNS IN UGANDA HOSTED AN EVENT AT A GIRL'S SCHOOL WHERE 600 GIRLS LEARNED THEIR VALUE AS WOMEN.-THE COURTSHIP AND MARRIAGE FOUNDATION IN ZIMBABWE HOSTED A "MARRIAGE DYNAMICS" WORKSHOP IN A NEW REGION.-THE INSTITUTE FOR FAITH AND GENDER EMPOWERMENT CONTINUED THEIR MISSION TO SUPPORT CHRISTIAN COMMUNITIES THAT ARE A POSITIVE FORCE TOWARDS ACHIEVING GENDER JUSTICE WITH AN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE IN RWANDA.CBE HAS TEN CHAPTERS ACROSS THE US AND THREE IN AUSTRALIA THAT PROMOTE THE MISSION OF CBE THROUGH MUTUAL EDUCATION AND BY ENGAGING THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES. CBE'S HOUSTON CHAPTER EXPANDED ITS OUTREACH BY DIRECTLY ASSISTING WITH CBE'S 2019 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE. THE DC CHAPTER PROVIDED REUSABLE PADS TO GIRLS AND WOMEN THROUGH A CBE MOU PARTNER IN UGANDA.CBE'S MAGAZINE, MUTUALITY, WAS RECOGNIZED BY THE EVANGELICAL PRESS ASSOCIATION. JAX CORTEZ RECEIVED FIRST PLACE IN POETRY FOR "HUNGER." KATE DEWHURST RECEIVED THIRD PLACE FOR HER BLOG, "WHY ARE WE TEACHING GIRLS TO HATE THEIR BODIES?" MIMI HADDAD RECEIVED FIFTH PLACE FOR HER EDITORIAL, "THE TEARS OF MEN: THE EMOTIONAL MASCULINITY OF JESUS AND SAINT FRANCIS." THIS YEAR'S AWARD WINNING ARTICLES ARE FEATURED ONLINE:HTTPS://WWW.CBEINTERNATIONAL.ORG/CONTENT/MUTUALITY-PUBLISHING-AWARDS.CBE RECEIVED AN UNPRECEDENTED NUMBER OF INVITATIONS TO ADDRESS VARIED AUDIENCES ON THE INTERSECTION OF ABUSE, SEXISM, AND POWER. AT THE EVANGELICAL THEOLOGICAL SOCIETY'S (ETS) ANNUAL MEETING, ATTENDANCE WAS AT OR OVER CAPACITY AT CBE-RELATED ETS EVENTS: -EVANGELICALS AND GENDER SESSION ON "SEXUAL ABUSE, GENDER, AND POWER: DEVELOPING A THEOLOGICAL RESPONSE FOR THE CHURCH & ACADEMY," WHERE CBE'S PRESIDENT PRESENTED A PAPER -A FELLOWSHIP TEA FOR WOMEN SCHOLARS-COMMUNITY DINNER AND FUNDRAISING GALACBE DISTRIBUTED HUNDREDS OF COPIES OF "EYES TO SEE AND EARS TO HEAR WOMEN," A CBE-PUBLISHED BOOK ON THE CRISIS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AND EVANGELICALISM, AT ETS AND BEYOND.

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