Headship in the Church

Dates = Tuesday, March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 Time = 2:30 - 4:10 pm PST Cost = This service is available exclusively to subscribers of the Gold or Platinum Plan.  If you have not subscribed yet, please subscribe here.(https://rightonmission.org/headship-in-the-church#headship-pg-subscription)  ​​ How does the doctrine of headship distinguish Christianity from Hinduism? How does the doctrine of headship set Christianity apart from Islam? Can we derive from headship a theology of authority? Is authority necessarily male? How much authority does Scripture allot to women in the church? Are women viable witnesses in church tribunals? Can a woman serve as a judge in a church tribunal? How much authority does every Christian have in spiritual warfare? How much authority does a Christian need in order to effectively make disciples? (NOTE: Zoom & Worksheet information will be found in your Member page under "Theological Formation Resources"(https://www.rightonmission.org/account/theological-formation-resources).)

Dates = Tuesday, April 7, 14, 21, 28 Time = 2:30 - 4:10 pm PST Cost = This service is available exclusively to subscribers of the Gold or Platinum Plan.  If you have not subscribed yet, please subscribe here.(https://rightonmission.org/headship-in-the-church#headship-pg-subscription)  ​​ Is the church an institution? A business entity? What is the Church? Is the Church the image of God? Colossians 1:18 says, “Christ is the Image of God.” Being that the Church is Christ’s Body, does that make it the image of God as well? If not, why not? What does it mean to be the Body of Christ? How can it be, at once, that the Church is the Body of Christ, and that the bread in the Lord’s Supper is also the Body of Christ? How might taking communion properly and worshipfully enhance the church’s sense of Christ’s headship? (NOTE: Zoom & Worksheet information will be found in your Member page under "Theological Formation Resources"(https://www.rightonmission.org/account/theological-formation-resources).)

Dates = Tuesday, May 5, 12, 19, 26 Time = 2:30 - 4:10 pm PST Cost = This service is available exclusively to subscribers of the Gold or Platinum Plan.  If you have not subscribed yet, please subscribe here.(https://rightonmission.org/headship-in-the-church#headship-pg-subscription)  ​​ When people don’t know who they are, every disagreement feels like hate. Many professing Christians are almost volatile in their demeanor whenever they encounter a contrary point of view. Headship anchors Christians, rooting them in Christ and grounding them in belongingness in Christ’s Body. In other words, headship gives believers a true sense of identity, not just individually, but also corporately. What does it mean to live with your identity in Christ? Can any individual survive apart from headship? What is lost when believers treat their faith as a private relationship with Christ, rather than a shared life within the Body of the Church? (NOTE: Zoom & Worksheet information will be found in your Member page under "Theological Formation Resources"(https://www.rightonmission.org/account/theological-formation-resources).)

Dates = Tuesday, June 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Time = 2:30 - 4:10 pm PST Cost = This service is available exclusively to subscribers of the Gold or Platinum Plan.  If you have not subscribed yet, please subscribe here.(https://rightonmission.org/headship-in-the-church#headship-pg-subscription)  What does headship offer women in terms of their femininity? Does headship in the Bible look down upon females? Can submission become a lens through which women undervalue themselves? How does headship enlighten women with regard to who they are? Are women suppressed in their growth by biblical headship? Why is it that women are not sought out for the purpose of being developed as mothers in the church? Do churches need spiritual fathers, but not spiritual mothers? What can women contribute to the Body of Christ to help all members grow into full maturity into Christ, the Head? (NOTE: Zoom & Worksheet information will be found in your Member page under "Theological Formation Resources"(https://www.rightonmission.org/account/theological-formation-resources).)

Dates = Tuesday, July 7, 14, 21, 28 Time = 2:30 - 4:10 pm PST Cost = This service is available exclusively to subscribers of the Gold or Platinum Plan.  If you have not subscribed yet, please subscribe here.(https://rightonmission.org/headship-in-the-church#headship-pg-subscription)  What does headship offer men in terms of their masculinity? Is headship itself male? According to the Scriptures, husbands (not wives) are the “head,” so does that mean married men have more spiritual clout and greater responsibility than everybody else in the church? If men are higher ranked, why are they less inclined to participate in church? How does the quest for manhood figure into a theology of headship? Given that women are often said to be more relational, aren’t men at a disadvantage in forging a relationship with Christ? What if biblical headship heals men relationally? (NOTE: Zoom & Worksheet information will be found in your Member page under "Theological Formation Resources"(https://www.rightonmission.org/account/theological-formation-resources).)

Dates = Tuesday, August 4, 11, 18, 25 Time = 2:30 - 4:10 pm PST Cost = This service is available exclusively to subscribers of the Gold or Platinum Plan.  If you have not subscribed yet, please subscribe here.(https://rightonmission.org/headship-in-the-church#headship-pg-subscription)  What does biblical headship have to do with sexuality? How does headship shape the way that Christians should express their sexuality? Does headship allow for polygamy and homosexuality? According to the doctrine of headship, what is the right view of sex? Why does God compare idolatry to adultery? What does it mean to be a sexual being in Christ? Could Jesus just as easily have been a woman as a man? How does Jesus’ maleness relate to His headship? (NOTE: Zoom & Worksheet information will be found in your Member page under "Theological Formation Resources"(https://www.rightonmission.org/account/theological-formation-resources).) ​​

Dates = Tuesday, September 1, 8, 15, 29 Time = 2:30 - 4:10 pm PST Cost = This service is available exclusively to subscribers of the Gold or Platinum Plan.  If you have not subscribed yet, please subscribe here.(https://rightonmission.org/headship-in-the-church#headship-pg-subscription)  Practically speaking, what does it look like for the Church to “grow up in every way into Him, who is the Head, even Christ”? Is it possible for the church to have integrity in its way of operating? How can churches uphold integrity when most people in the congregation have never met? How does Christ’s headship foster growth in holiness? Could headship raise the standard of leadership accountability? Could a proper vision of headship adjust the Church’s posture and ignite participation in God’s mission? How does the personal mission of each member of Christ figure into the equation of the Great Commission? (NOTE: Zoom & Worksheet information will be found in your Member page under "Theological Formation Resources"(https://www.rightonmission.org/account/theological-formation-resources).) ​​

Dates = Tuesday, October 6, 13, 20, 27 Time = 2:30 - 4:10 pm PST Cost = This service is available exclusively to subscribers of the Gold or Platinum Plan.  If you have not subscribed yet, please subscribe here.(https://rightonmission.org/headship-in-the-church#headship-pg-subscription)  What does the doctrine of headship teach Christians about church unity? Is real church unity possible on this side of heaven? Just how ecumenical should Christians be? How do we cope with the problem of wheat growing with the tares? What can we learn from the fact that Christ broke down the barrier between Jews and Gentiles? (NOTE: Zoom & Worksheet information will be found in your Member page under "Theological Formation Resources"(https://www.rightonmission.org/account/theological-formation-resources).)

Dates = Tuesday, November 3, 10, 17, 24 Time = 2:30 - 4:10 pm PST Cost = This service is available exclusively to subscribers of the Gold or Platinum Plan.  If you have not subscribed yet, please subscribe here.(https://rightonmission.org/headship-in-the-church#headship-pg-subscription)  What does the doctrine of headship teach Christians about church unity? Is real church unity possible on this side of heaven? Just how ecumenical should Christians be? How do we cope with the problem of wheat growing with the tares? What can we learn from the fact that Christ broke down the barrier between Jews and Gentiles? (NOTE: Zoom & Worksheet information will be found in your Member page under "Theological Formation Resources"(https://www.rightonmission.org/account/theological-formation-resources).)

Dates = Tuesday, December 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Time = 2:30 - 4:10 pm PST Cost = This service is available exclusively to subscribers of the Gold or Platinum Plan.  If you have not subscribed yet, please subscribe here.(https://rightonmission.org/headship-in-the-church#headship-pg-subscription)  ​​ The Bible reveals the mystery of God’s will, but without a clear view of headship, that startling revelation might seem like an abstraction rather than a marvelous reality. In what sense is Christ’s Headship the telos of human flourishing? Is headship really a doctrine about eschatology? If eschatological joy depends on a reconciled Head and Body, what does headship offer us now that we have yet to embrace? (NOTE: Zoom & Worksheet information will be found in your Member page under "Theological Formation Resources"(https://www.rightonmission.org/account/theological-formation-resources).)