Elizabeth Gerhardt

Mom, theologian, activist, author, teacher, dancer at heart.

[Elizabeth Gerhardt @drbethgerhardt]

“And where has Trump been? Filling out his score card before he hits the ball?” LOL Mr. President. This is the #Biden2024 I know:).

[Elizabeth Gerhardt @drbethgerhardt]

@janjowen @sarahhedeen1 So, so many women can relate. Just sharing your story helps many women in ministry. It’s not your shame to bear, it’s his. Keep speaking up!

[James Martin, SJ @JamesMartinSJ]

"I was a stranger and you did not welcome me" (Matthew 25).

[Michael Frost @michaelfrost6]

Two sea tragedies in one week. Both are newsworthy. In one, 5 millionaires who paid $250,000 per trip are lost. In the other, 500 refugees who paid their life savings are lost. And yet only one of these tragedies has attracted widespread global media coverage. Why?
#RefugeeWeek23

[Elizabeth Gerhardt @drbethgerhardt]

@realcarissas I am so sorry:(. So many children have been used to promote an ideology/lifestyle that is so traumatic. Thanks for speaking out.

[Joshua Pease @joshuadpease]

Below is the just-released trailer for a new documentary about Gothard & IBLP. Except, it's not really about them. It's about the survivors of that world. It's about the long road of healing. It's about the cost of speaking out.
https://t.co/9oSmL5X5h3

[Elizabeth Gerhardt @drbethgerhardt]

Rick is going beyond remorse, and an apology. He is now advocating for women in leadership. True remorse must be put in action. Male allies and activists are welcome!

[Rick Warren @RickWarren]

My biggest regret in 53 years of ministry is that I didn’t do my own personal exegesis sooner on the 4 passages used to restrict women. Shame on me.
I wasted those 4 yrs of Greek in college & seminary. When I finally did my proper “due diligence”, laying aside 50 years of

[Elizabeth Gerhardt @drbethgerhardt]

@RickWarren Thank you for reconsidering your harmful position on women, repenting, and THEN advocating for women. To answer your question: As a Christian leader, and teacher, I do forgive you. Now, please keep acting as an ally for women!

[Elizabeth Gerhardt @drbethgerhardt]

@LynnethRenberg @sheilagregoire @anxious_bench Yes! For Luther God’s language is one of promise: because God loves us God gives life; not contract language IF I do this then God will… God is gracious, not punishing.

[Elizabeth Gerhardt @drbethgerhardt]

@CatherineMcNiel @sheilagregoire This was the worst part. Realized then that Michelle and her cohorts are sociopaths. Horrific!

[Elizabeth Gerhardt @drbethgerhardt]

@DorothyGreco Yikes! The darkness of patriarchy is certainly captured in this pic!

[Elizabeth Gerhardt @drbethgerhardt]

Love this!

[Joseph Fasano @Joseph_Fasano_]

I visited a class of second graders to teach them about poetry, and this is a poem one student wrote.

What is Life?

My name is Marisa.
Today I feel like a wealthy lioness prancing in the fields.
Sometimes I am a fox.
Sometimes I am a wolf.
But always I am loyal.
I ask the world, "What is life?"
And the answer is
a wealthy lioness prancing in the fields.

[Elizabeth Gerhardt @drbethgerhardt]

@AmandaHeldOpelt Pride and Prejudice… someday.

[Elizabeth Gerhardt @drbethgerhardt]

As a woman leader/Academic Dean at #NESeminary I stand in solidarity with the women at Northern Seminary.

[Kelley Mathews, DMin @KelleyMMathews]

Northern Seminary is in turmoil. The Board's tone-deaf response to our now-former prez's behavior prompted the provost—my advisor—to resign. They've fired the whistleblower. Read a letter one student sent to each board member. https://t.co/mxdCTT6srC

[Elizabeth Gerhardt @drbethgerhardt]

@esaumccaulley So true! Prayer leads to action, and caring for others? Back to prayer!

[Elizabeth Gerhardt @drbethgerhardt]

@kiwirenee @esaumccaulley Yes! And in action I’m often led to prayer!

[Blue Square Alliance Against Hate @BlueSquare]

Antisemitism is not just the Jewish community’s issue. It’s everybody’s. Retweet this video with #🟦 to show your support. #StandUpToJewishHate

[Dr. Nijay Gupta (Engaging Scripture Substack) @eng_Scrptr]

I made this graphic to paint a picture of Paul's choices for letter carrier of Romans. He had (7) Corinthian male leaders to choose from, but he chose Phoebe. That's cool. #TellHerStory #HeChoseHer

[Shane Claiborne @ShaneClaiborne]

Today is the anniversary of the murder of Oscar Romero in El Salvador. On March 24, 1980, he was killed as he served communion.

Although he began as a conservative archbishop, opposed to the progressive liberation theology that was popular among those seeking to help poor farmers in El Salvador, Oscar Romero was deeply impacted when his friend, a priest, was assassinated as a result of commitment to social justice. Through weekly homilies on national radio, Romero advocated an end to the repression of the people in El Salvador, thus making himself an enemy of the government and the military. He was not successful in ending the violence: more than seventy-five thousand Salvadorans would eventually be killed, one million would leave the country, and another million would be left homeless. Because of his prophetic witness, Romero became a target of assassination. As he was saying Mass on March 24, 1980, he was shot and killed. “A bishop will die,” Romero had said, foreseeing his own fate, “but the church of God — the people — will not perish.”

Romero said, “It helps, now and then, to step back and take the long view. The Kingdom is not only beyond our efforts: it is beyond our vision. We accomplish in our lifetime only a tiny fraction of the magnificent enterprise that is the Lord’s work. Nothing we do is complete, which is another way of saying that the Kingdom always lies beyond us. No sermon says all that should be said. No prayer fully expresses our faith. No confession brings perfection. No pastoral visit brings wholeness. No program accomplishes the Church’s mission. No set of goals and objectives includes everything. That is what we are about. We plant the seeds that one day will grow. We water seeds already planted knowing they hold future promise. We lay foundations that will need further development. We provide yeast that affects far beyond our capabilities. We cannot do everything and there is a sense of liberation in realizing that. This enables us to do something, and to do it very, very well. It may be incomplete, but it is a beginning, a step along the way, an opportunity for the Lord’s grace to enter and do the rest. We may never see the end results, but that is the difference between the Master Builder and the worker. We are workers, not master builders; ministers, not messiahs. We are prophets of a future that is not our own.”

Lord, we know the world will kill your prophets. Nevertheless, give us words to convict, to heal, to raise up others for justice, and to offer forgiveness for those who harm us. Amen.

[Elizabeth Gerhardt @drbethgerhardt]

For over 2000 years there has been a struggle to overcome patriarchy. Yes, “it is just time for women to be free.” #NESeminary