{"id":289,"date":"2013-03-20T12:23:37","date_gmt":"2013-03-20T12:23:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/bge\/?p=289"},"modified":"2013-03-20T23:07:00","modified_gmt":"2013-03-20T23:07:00","slug":"book-review-more-than-enchanting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/bge\/2013\/03\/20\/book-review-more-than-enchanting\/","title":{"rendered":"Book review: More Than Enchanting"},"content":{"rendered":"

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“More than Enchanting” by the British author Jo Saxton celebrates the roles that women have played in leadership since the very beginning – and calls on women to discover (or re-discover) their gifts for leadership and put them into action for God’s kingdom here on earth.<\/p>\n

Aimed particularly at women, this book offers a great deal of wisdom and thought about the expectations and challenges of leadership – particularly within the church –\u00a0 from a woman’s perspective. It manages to present a good mixture of both biblical and contemporary examples of women’s leadership, and includes contributions and reflections from a wide range of women. Challenging the reader to engage with the material, each chapter ends with some questions for reflection – as a group or individually – which invite the reader to consider their situation and the opportunities and questions they might have, as they seek to step out further in leadership in the church.<\/p>\n

This is an encouraging and enjoyable book, which would particularly make a great gift for young women and students stepping out in leadership in the church.<\/p>\n

Book review by Alice Hague.<\/p>\n

More than Enchanting is available from bookstores such as Powell’s Books<\/a> and Amazon<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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