by Australian Christian women. Since September 2015

I first heard the name Mark Driscoll when my husband was studying to be a pastor at Bible College. It was the early 2000s and Driscoll’s reputation as a straight-talking, take no prisoners, jeans-wearing preacher had reached Aussie shores. People were reading his books, discussing his methods, and marvelling at the outstanding growth of his young, hip church called Mars Hill in Seattle. I listened to the conversations people were having about him. But I knew almost from the v

I was recently invited to speak on a panel for women considering going into vocational ministry. They asked me for my top piece of advice for women, but once I started thinking about it, I couldn’t stop. So here instead is my 1 don’t, and 10 do’s, for women contemplating vocational ministry. 1 Don't: Don’t evaluate your godliness, giftedness, or calling, by yourself. In my experience, women tend to think they are less godly and gifted than they actually are. This is a pattern