With respect to women and men in our community, the faculty and staff of Bethel Seminary represent a range of positions on the issue of how we may best interpret biblical passages regarding relative roles of women and men. Nonethelessgender roles in the church and home. Nonetheless, we are all committed to cultivating a supportive and affirming climate for women called to all levels of ministry leadership and ordination. We are committed to principles that provide all students (1) a rich theological education, (2) equal opportunities to engage with faculty and receive professional development, and (3) faculty and staff who operate with conduct that creates a climate of Christian care and concern that undergirds the well-being of everyone and respects and affirms the imago Dei in all of us.
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Finally, we are committed to facilitating classroom environments characterized by mutual respect, where, even as we strive to be faithful, we may still “love “love one another with mutual affection; outdo one another in showing honor” honor” (Rom. 12:10). Not just in the classroom, but in all aspects of seminary life, we encourage – and indeed, expect – both colleagues and students to exhibit loving care, mutual respect, and the presumption of equal value and honor.