Beyond Ordinary Women Podcast Beyond Ordinary Women Ministries

What is rape culture? Dr. Joy Skarka joins Kay Daigle to discuss it and ways to better care for and support victims in the church. Often the church is guilty of supporting rape culture. Joy speaks from her personal experience as well as her study and ministry focus on sexuality with Authentic Intimacy. This is a must-see episode for every disciple of Jesus. You can choose to watch it on video if you prefer. Don't miss the helpful resources found below.







Topics:



2:26 - Joy's story

4:01 – Clarification of terminology

5:26 – What is rape culture?

6:40 – Why do women not report rape?

9:51 – Christians often encourage rape culture

12:00 - Pornography's contribution

14:02 - An example from a sermon

15:47 – Women are Jezebels and men can’t control themselves – what do we do with that type of thinking?

20:26 – The theology of women taught in our churches affects the handling of sexual abuse claims.

21:46 – What practical steps can a woman in leadership in her church take to care for women who deal with sexual assault?

24:04 - Responding well to a woman who has been raped

26:18 - What can women do about “locker room” talk?

29:15 – Final encouragement



Resources:



Suggested resources from Joy  Resources for Recognizing Rape Culture (PDF)  

Rethinking Sexuality: God's Design and Why It Matters by Juli Slattery

We Too: How the Church Can Respond Redemptively to the Sexual Abuse Crisis by Mary DeMuth

Interview with Dr. Sandra Glahn, Author of Vindicating the Vixens 

Sexual Abuse & the Church with Mary DeMuth 

Dr. Kay Daigle and Kelly Arabie discuss practical ideas for Bible study leadership—small group leaders, administrators and teachers. You can watch this episode on video.

See also Leading Small Groups, Bible Study Evaluation and Small Group Leader Handbook.

Virginia Grounds joins Sharifa Stevens to share her suggestions for how to keep going when encountering tough times. Virginia speaks from her many years of ministry experience, and any disciple of Christ will find her suggestions helpful when life is difficult. You can connect to the video version if you prefer. Virginia's outline is available to download.

Dr. Sandra Glahn of DTS joins Sharifa Stevens of the BOW Ministry Team to discuss purity culture--why it came about, where it went wrong and how it can be corrected to be more biblical. Alternately you can watch it on video. Connect to the accompanying resources.

Jodie Niznik, author, speaker and Bible teacher, joins Kay Daigle to discuss why a personal retreat is so essential for a healthy spiritual life, especially for leaders. Optionally, you can watch this conversation.

Are the Christians in your church stuck, not growing, not knowing how to live their faith out? Michelle Clifford has created a unique curriculum, Pursuit, to develop passionate followers of Christ. In this BOW podcast episode, she and team member Kelley Mathews discuss why she created it, its elements, how it works and what how Pursuit is different from the programs we often consider discipleship.