Written in an engagingly clear and irenic style, the Called and Gifted Study Guide may easily be the most concise overview available today on the subject of women's roles in the church. Created specifically to help facilitate group discussions, the nine sessions move participants through a systematic study of the various positions on this important subject in an even-handed way, while still being clearly egalitarian. Simple, readable, yet thorough, it provides a first look at the issues involved, and provokes readers to rethink issues they may have thought were settled. Whether you are contemplating individual or group study of this subject, the Called and Gifted Study Guide is an ideal starting point for those who want to study the subject but don't know where to begin. The Called and Gifted Study Guide is a companion to the statement published by the Commission on Biblical Gender Equality of the Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC) in a booklet entitled Called and Gifted.
	SHARON CAIRNS MANN is a writer, speaker, and business owner. A member of Christ Community Covenant Church in Arvada, Colorado, she has served on the boards of a variety of ECC institutions, and is currently a member of the ECC's Commission on Biblical Gender Equality.