FIRST-PERSON: What motivates women to have children?
Fertility is plummeting across the globe. In 2023, the birth rate fell to 1.6 (children per woman) in the United States, 1.3 in Canada, 1.4 in Germany, and 1.2 in Italy, Japan, and Poland (to name just a few). This is far below the replacement rate of 2.1 needed to maintain a population.
FIRST-PERSON: Complementarianism demands more investment in women, not less
Last month, messengers to the Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting in New Orleans affirmed their belief that the pastorate is reserved for men with two decisions – one to amend the SBC’s constitution to reflect that belief and another to deem two churches outside the bounds of friendly cooperation due to their employing women pastors.
