On the State of Complementarianism in the PCA (Todd Pruitt)
Editor’s Note: The following article is part of a multi-denominational forum on the state of complementarianism and appears in the Spring 2024 issue of Eikon. Q: What do you believe…
CBMW
Colin J. Smothers serves as Executive Director of the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood. He holds a Ph.D. in Biblical Theology from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, where has also taught adjunctly. He is the author of several books essays, including most recently a curriculum he co-authored with Denny Burk titled, Male and Female He Created Them. Colin and his wife have six kids.
Responding to Christianity Today‘s April 2024 Gender Cover Story
Editor’s Note: The following series of articles appear in the Spring 2024 issue of Eikon. Part I: Denny Burk, “Do Egalitarians Need Safe Spaces?” Part II: Tom Schreiner, “Are Husbands…
NEWS: CBMW Publishes Gender and Sexuality Curriculum with FRC
LOUISVILLE, KY – Tuesday, March 14th marks the official release day of CBMW’s new curriculum, Male and Female He Created Them. CBMW President Denny Burk and Executive Director Colin Smothers…
Five Years Later: A Symposium on the Nashville Statement
Editor’s note: The following essay appears in the Fall 2022 issue of Eikon. The Nashville Statement on Biblical Sexuality was released on August 29, 2017 with initial signatures from over…
Tyndale House Interview with Wayne Grudem
Dr. Wayne Grudem, CBMW co-founder and board member, recently sat down for and interview in Cambridge, England with the Principal of Tyndale House, Dr. Peter Williams. They discussed how to…
Introducing Fall 2021 Eikon
Today is the release of the Fall 2021 issue of Eikon: A Journal for Biblical Anthropology. This is now our sixth issue under the new masthead. This issue and past…
“Marriage: A Creation Gift” by Clint Pressley
In Their Own Words: SBC Candidate Forum on Complementarianism (Mike Stone)
As Southern Baptists prepare for their annual meeting in June, four men are set to be nominated as candidates for President of the convention: -Randy Adams, Executive Director of the…
In Their Own Words: SBC Candidate Forum on Complementarianism (Randy Adams)
As Southern Baptists prepare for their annual meeting in June, four men are set to be nominated as candidates for President of the convention: -Randy Adams, Executive Director of the…
In Their Own Words: SBC Candidate Forum on Complementarianism (Ed Litton)
As Southern Baptists prepare for their annual meeting in June, four men are set to be nominated as candidates for President of the convention: -Randy Adams, Executive Director of the…
In Their Own Words: SBC Candidate Forum on Complementarianism (Albert Mohler)
As Southern Baptists prepare for their annual meeting in June, four men are set to be nominated as candidates for President of the convention: -Randy Adams, Executive Director of the…
Nashville Statement Translated into Arabic
LOUISVILLE, KY: When the Nashville Statement was published in 2017, its architects’ main purpose was to help form the confessional identity of Christians on the contested issues of gender and…
God, Family Worship, and Gender: An Interview with Marty Machowski
In this episode, CBMW executive director Colin Smothers talks with pastor and author Marty Machowski about family worship, parenting, and gender. The resources mentioned in this podcast by Mart Machowski…
PCA church hosts LGBT arts festival
Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to include Memorial Presbyterian Church’s statement concerning The Chapel. Should a PCA church host a “short-play festival and celebration of transgender, agender, non-binary,…
R. Albert Mohler Jr. on the State of Complementarianism
Editor’s Note: Below is an interview with Dr. R. Albert Mohler, Jr., president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. In the interview, CBMW asks Dr. Mohler about the state of…
Statement Against Female Conscription
Editor’s note: In 2016 the US Congress appointed a National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service to investigate the question of expanding Selective Service registration to all Americans, which…
Complementarianism and the Created Order
What is it in Genesis 1 and 2 that Paul appeals to in order to ground male headship in 1 Corinthians 11:1–16 and 1 Timothy 2:8–15? CBMW executive director Colin…
James Stahr, Evangelical Churchman and Founding CBMW Council Member, dies at 93
James A. Stahr (June 7, 1926—July 4, 2019), an evangelical churchman who was one of the original founding CBMW Council Members, died last week surrounded by his family in his…
CBMW West Coast 2019 Media
Earlier this month, CBMW hosted our annual West Coast conference at Compass Bible Church with Pastor Mike Fabarez in Orange County, California. Video of all of the main sessions as…
The Beauty of Biblically Broad Complementarianism | Kevin DeYoung at CBMW TGC19
The Beauty of Biblically Broad Complementarianism | TGC19
Kevin DeYoung speaks on the topic of “The Beauty of Biblically Broad Complementarianism” at CBMW’s TGC 2019 lunch event. DeYoung is a Reformed Evangelical theologian and author. He is married…
WORLD Interviews Denny Burk on the APA’s Controversial New Guidelines on Masculinity
Is masculinity harmful to men and boys? Should masculinity be pathologized? According to new guidelines released this month by the American Psychological Association (APA), the answer seems to be yes.…
A Word to the Younger Men
Editor’s Note: This post is the final part of a series. Previous posts include: “Men and Women in Household of God,” “A Word to the Older Men,” “A Word to…
Gender and Sexuality News Roundup (10/3/18)
One mission we have at CBMW is to help Christians think through secular and ecclesial trends on gender and sexuality. Through this work, we pore over a lot of news reports…
Gender and Sexuality News Roundup (9/25/18)
The articles below are from a wide variety of sectors and publications, organized generally into three categories. They are presented in aggregate, not necessarily endorsed. If you see an article…
Gender and Sexuality News Roundup (9/18/18)
The articles below are from a wide variety of sectors and publications, organized generally into three categories. They are presented in aggregate, not necessarily endorsed. If you see an article…
Gender and Sexuality News Roundup (9/12/18)
The articles below are from a wide variety of sectors and publications, organized generally into three categories. They are presented in aggregate, not necessarily endorsed. If you see an article…
2018 Viewbook
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Pursue God, Not Pornography | Sermon by Denny Burk
“‘And the two shall become one flesh’: Thinking biblically about homosexuality and the covenant of marriage”: Sam Allberry at CBMW T4G18
“‘Male and female He created them’: Thinking biblically about transgenderism”: Denny Burk at CBMW T4G18
“Understanding the times; knowing what to do”: Albert Mohler at CBMW T4G18
“What does Nashville have to do with Danvers?” Ligon Duncan at CBMW T4G18
T4G 2018 Pre-Conference Media
Below you can view video from the CBMW T4G18 pre-conference, The Nashville Statement: A Coalition for Biblical Sexuality: Session 1: Ligon Duncan, “What does Nashville have to do with Danvers?”…
Gender and Sexuality News Roundup (2/23/18)
Introducing CBMW’s periodical news aggregate: “Gender and Sexuality News Roundup.” The articles below are from a wide variety of sectors and publications, organized generally into three categories. They are presented…
Nashville Statement Endorsements
Nashville Statement Endorsements “The Nashville Statement is a Christian manifesto concerning issues of human sexuality. It speaks with forthright clarity, biblical conviction, gospel compassion, cultural relevance, and practical helpfulness. There…