By: Sabrina Peters
As a pastor, I’ve had the privilege of guiding countless individuals on their journey through life and love.
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“It’s not love, it’s abuse”: Coercive Control
By: Mike Crooks
The NSW Government has launched an eye-opening ad campaign in the lead-up to new domestic violence laws.
Key points
- 97% of intimate partner homicides in NSW between 2000 and 2018 were preceded by the perpetrator using coercive control towards the victim.
- Coercive control ads, which begin rolling out today, use the tagline, “It’s not love, it’s coercive control. Know the signs of abuse.”
- $925 million “Leaving Violence” package to support women to escape an abusive partner announced today.
Why Women Need to Learn in Quietness and Submission
By: Tania Harris | God Conversations
Not every Christian believes that I should be leading a ministry or that I should even be an ordained pastor. The church I grew up in believed that church leadership should always be male. The reason I am in ministry today was due to a number of God Conversations that called me to revisit on the interpretation of Scripture I’d grown up with.
Is Your Daughter a Victim of Gaslighting?
By: Collett Smart
‘Gaslighting’ means to manipulate a person into doubting their own sanity, through psychological means. It is a calculated tactic which sees the abuser gain more power and makes the victim question their reality. Gaslighting can happen in toxic friendships too, but for the sake of this article, I am referring to romantic relationships.
Greg Attwells On Worship And Empowering Women [Audio]
By: Justin Rouillon
Sydney singer songwriter Greg Attwells has collaborated with Karl Faase for the second season of ‘Jesus the Game Changer’. The series is produced by Faase’s Olive Tree Media, and is a multi-episode documentary series, with a selection of episodes made available to churches to run as a special content feature in church life.
Greater Female Labour Force Participation Than Ever Before
By: McCrindle
The labour force participation gap between men and women is the lowest it has ever been new data from HILDA reveals. The participation rate of females in the last five years has increased from 69% in 2012 to 71%. Over the same period of time, men’s participation rate has declined slightly from 83% to 82%.
The Beauty of Broken Women
By: Susan Sohn
Are broken women the new black? Have the tables finally turned on the demands of perfectionism for women? After all, isn’t perfectionism the thin veil we hide behind that keeps us safe from people seeing the real us?