(Home, Church, and World) A Pentecostal Response to Headship Theology with Dr. Mark Chironna

This episode is a part of the Home, Church, and World theme of the Mutuality Matters podcast, hosted by Tara and Todd Korpi. In this episode we discuss dynamics of power, authority, and gender, and how they function in Christian homes, the local church and society. We’re joined by Dr. Mark Chironna, who is a Pentecostal bishop, semiotician, and founding pastor of Church on the Living Edge in Longwood, Florida. Dr. Mark Chironna describes how the church is strengthened as a result of women and men leading in mutuality rather than headship. 

   

00:00 Welcome to Mutuality Matters 

00:31 Introduction to Headship Theology 

01:06 Interview with Dr. Mark Sharona 

02:01 Debunking Headship Theology 

02:36 Historical and Cultural Context 

07:03 Women in Ministry: Personal Experiences 

09:44 The Role of Women in Church History 

13:17 Theological Reflections on Women’s Biblical Equality 

26:48 Practical Steps for Church Leadership 

30:42 Conclusion and Final Thoughts 

 

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Mark Chironna serves as a bishop in the International Communion of Charismatic Churches, and the presiding bishop of a network of related pastors and churches, as well as the founder and bishop protector of the Order of St. Maximus, a religious order in the tradition of the many orders that have existed in church history. He has pioneered local churches in Raleigh, North Carolina, as well as Longwood, Florida, where he currently serves as overseer of the Church on the Living Edge.  
 
He has been involved in the proclamation of the Gospel for almost five decades now, internationally. His academic training includes an undergraduate degree in Music Education and Performance, while minoring in Religion from Wagner University; a Master of Arts in Psychology from Saybrook University; a Doctor of Ministry in Applied Semiotics and Futures Studies from George Fox University; and a Doctor of Philosophy in Pentecostal Theology from University of Birmingham, UK. In addition, he is a board certified coach with over 20,000 hours of coaching and coach-mentoring experience, spanning almost three decades. 

 

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Read Mark’s latest book On the Edge of Hope. 

 

Related Resources

Pentecostal Women Leaders: The Interplay of Egalitarian Theology, Feminism, and Pentecostalism

Headship Madness: An Introduction to “Headship” (Part 1) 
Home, Church, and World: What is Headship Theology? Part 1 with Andrew Bartlett and Terran Williams  
Home, Church, and World: What is Headship Theology? Part 2 with Andrew Bartlett and Terran Williams 

 

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