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The actual origin of the name Easter is still unknown, but people have speculated since the eighth-century that the name could have originated with Eastre, the Anglo-Saxon Teutonic goddess of spring and fertility. Here is some of the evidence built for this case. The word Eastre is derived from the ancient word for spring. The …

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Cindy Jacobs Doris Machin Joyce Meyer Naomi Dowdy Barbara Yoder Kimbery Daniels Pat Francis Marilyn Hickey Beverly Crawford Barbara Wentroble Luz Saavedra  

Luz Saavedra sensed the call of God on her life when she was just 15 years old. “I could see clearly the moment God called me to the ministry,” she says. In that moment she was overwhelmed by the great need for workers in God’s kingdom and committed to being one of them. Saavedra was …

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What’s the most encouraging sign you see regarding women in church leadership? “I think people today are hungry. I believe that they’re seeing God do some things through women, and they can’t deny the power of God that’s there. They can’t deny the results. … I think because they are seeing that, they’re having to …

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What do you see as the biggest continuing barrier to women moving into church leadership?” “I think the barrier is still tradition. But I think also we [women] could be part of the problem by not allowing God to move us in His timing, by us not being mature enough. “I talk to and mentor …

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What do you see that seems to hold women back? “Well, I think often family. Their husband may not be in favor of it or [he may be] competitive. I think that can be a big problem that has to be settled. The family issue has to be settled. “[But] if God has called you …

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What is the most encouraging sign you see regarding women in church leadership? “I see that God is raising up powerful women who are entrepreneurs, powerful women who are now in politics–because it’s being recognized that women do have a brain too and they do have leadership skills–and powerful women in the church of Jesus …

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How did you begin your full time ministry? “God spoke to me. I was saved in Germany–I was saved overseas. I started a Bible study [and taught it] for years. Then God spoke to me to come back home and start a center for girls on drugs. “The center for girls on drugs turned into …

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Did you feel that God specifically spoke to you to continue the church after your husband passed away? “I never had a question. It was very interesting, and at times it was very difficult. Sunday after Sunday I would be in tears in my office saying, ‘How am I going to preach?’ “[But] I never …

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What is the biggest barrier to women in church leadership? “Old traditional thinking, which comes out of the Dark Ages and bad hermeneutics. They misinterpret women being in submission, women keeping quiet in church and women not having anything to say over men. They take all of those out of context and therefore they have …

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What was your path to leadership? “I grew up in a situation where I was sexually abused by my dad [and there was] alcoholism, violence and dysfunction. My mom didn’t really know how to deal with it. So her way of dealing with it was just to not deal with it. She kind of just …

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Are you married? “No. There’s another obstacle. I am about to be 40 years old. The Lord has me in this state where He ministered to me years ago. He said, “Take advantage of this state because it’s a gift that I give you.” “It’s not that being married is not a gift. That is …

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