The Role of Women in Early Christian Communities

This one-day workshop will give you an overview of the important role that women played in the earliest Christian communities. It will focus on reconstructing how these early Christian communities functioned and grew by:

a.    Exploring women’s active roles in apostleship and leadership.
b.    Exposing Christian history-writing as male-chauvinistic
c.    Discovering that the contributions of women in the early development of Christian communities have been virtually “wiped out” from Christian history.
d.    Revealing why women continue to be subordinated within the church.
e.    Re-reading biblical texts that give glimpses of women’s apostleship and leadership in the early Christian communities.

The workshop will also help participants understand early Christian beginnings and how this impacts the Church today.

The Facilitator

Ting Jin, a graduate in Bachelor of Divinity, worked as coordinator in Asian Women's Resource Centre, which has its office in Kuala Lumpur from 1995 to 2009. In between that period, she pursued further studies in Master of Theology and Doctor of Ministry program. Currently though retired, she continues to do or facilitate in women's workshops on feminist liberation theology and critical feminist reading of the Bible.

When
Saturday, 16 March 2013
8.30 am: Registration and light refreshments
9.00 am – 5.00 pm: Workshop
5.00 pm: Afternoon tea and departure

Where
La Salle Hall
Jalan 5/15B, Off Jalan Chantek, Petaling Jaya

Registration
A nominal fee of Rm10 is for registration. A collection will be made at the end of the day to help defray the cost of venue, & refreshments & other costs. Your generosity is much appreciated.

How to register
Please complete the registration form and email/send to Bernie at  chowbernie@yahoo.com. The registration fee can be paid on the day of the workshop.

Enquiry
Bernie (012-2637912) Angeline (03-7955 0845)

Closing Date: 12 March 2013.

LIMITED PLACES ONLY - PLEASE REGISTER EARLY