Hey everybody this is Aubrey Chavez from Faith Matters. We've decided to share with you two or three

sessions from our recent restore gathering to give you a taste of what took place during this amazing weekend.

Last week we shared Joseph Grenny's incredible message, which felt like an instant classic.

And today we're really honored to bring you another special moment from Restore.

In a powerful and unflinching and faithful presentation, our friend and community leader

Nylin McBain addressed an elephant in the room that so often goes unnamed.

This is our experience with patriarchy in our faith communities.

We want to note that we understand that many members don't necessarily experience patriarchy as a big problem, but

many do.

And so our hope is that what Nylen shares here can offer new understanding and illustrate the

frustration and the pain that many women, perhaps especially younger women,

experience in our patriarchal church organization.

In 2014, Nylen published her book Women at Church, and so in this address she looks back at the

decade since her book's release and explores the

tension between the way many women experienced church and a deep commitment to our faith and

community. It's an invitation to wrestle with complexity, to hold some space for

discomfort, and to explore how we can do better

in bringing women's gifts more fully into the body of Christ.

We also want to mention that there is a part two of this conversation where Nylen is joined

by therapist and podcaster Valerie

hammaker. Valerie offered insights into the empowering work of

differentiation, how we as women can hold on to our spiritual authority while

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