SHARON BECK-DORAN

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Sharon Beck-Doran

Mar 10, 202312 min read

Saddleback Church Kicked Out of the SBC Over Women’s Ordination: Why To Care & What To Do

Discussing the debate over women leaders in the Southern Baptist Church, I examine the doctrine of complementarianism.

Sharon Beck-Doran

Feb 23, 20238 min read

Is Wilmore the New Evangelical Mecca?—Thoughts on Asbury, Revival, Evangelism and Repentance

A couple of weeks ago I started seeing social media posts about revival breaking out again at Asbury University. I’ll confess I had some...

Sharon Beck-Doran

Feb 2, 20239 min read

Brighter Together: Look Back at the Church's Reaction to Feminism and the Reassertion of Patriarchy

It was Thursday night and I was at my favorite church youth group. I liked this one because I often felt a sense of God’s presence. Also...

Sharon Beck-Doran

Dec 22, 20229 min read

Safety Guide For The Holidays

Most years I board the plane for Reno to visit family with all the mindfulness of a fence post. When I was a pastor, I loved Advent but...

Sharon Beck-Doran

Dec 15, 202210 min read

It's Been Weird: Thoughts on Evangelical Deconstruction

It’s been a strange couple of years, am I right?! I’m tired of blaming things on the pandemic, but it really disrupted the whole world....

Sharon Beck-Doran

Oct 20, 20229 min read

Pastor.

Although I haven’t been employed with the title of Pastor since 2018, I still think of myself as a pastor.

Sharon Beck-Doran

Oct 12, 20226 min read

Finding Home (Making the Change Part 3)

I was born in 1981. My parents transplanted from red-dirt Oklahoma to sunny California in the middle of the hippie movement.