The idea of this group is that it gives women an opportunity to learn together from each others' experiences and from those in the Bible.
You might ask why we need to study women specifically in the Bible. Great question! There are lots of stories about women that are never, or rarely, referred to in church or regular Bible study groups and studying these will give women an opportunity to see themselves in the pages of the Bible. In addition, often when women are in a passage of scripture, their story is rarely discussed – how often have you heard or been involved in a discussion about Bathsheba and in contrast how many about David? We believe that questioning the Bible and where God is in the experiences of the women is a healthy part of faith. How are the experiences of women in the Bible relevant to us as Christian women today?
Why a women only group? There are lots of reasons, for example, there is extensive evidence that women are able to express themselves more openly in all women groups and for some women it enables them to open up for the first time.
The group is not for people who are theological experts but for people who want to do theology – the study of God and belief, in a friendly and informal environment.
