Journal: Priscilla Papers
Volume: PP 18:4 (Fall 2004)
Article: Editor’s Ink
Author: William David Spencer

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PP 18:4 (Fall 2004) p. 2

Editor’s Ink

William David Spencer

After the outstanding work done by Victoria Peterson-Hilleque, Carol Thiessen, Gretchen Gaebelein Hull, and all the other splendid women and men who have worked so skillfully to make Priscilla Papers what it is today, I am both humbled and honored to be invited to come on board as editor. I know many of you personally already, since I have been with CBE since shortly after its founding, and I’ll be looking forward to hearing from those of you I haven’t yet been blessed to meet.

The point of Priscilla Papers is to encourage men and women to work together as equal co-laborers in serving Jesus. My assigned task is to help Priscilla Papers be our accessible, academic journal, since Mutuality, our trendsetting popular magazine, is doing such excellent work.

What we are looking for in submissions are 5000 word (15 pages with endnotes, double-spaced, 12-point font, in Chicago Manual of Style format), original, groundbreaking biblical, theological, historical studies, accessible to the informed lay reader, that illuminate aspects of the central tenet that the Bible, correctly understood, affirms the full participation of women and men together in ministry. The recommended style for an article is not quite as popular as Christianity Today’s tone but not as technical as that of The Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society’s: we are looking for scholarly, yet accessible submissions. Of course, we are expecting inclusive language for humanity and encouraging but not requiring non-sex specific language for God.

Our mission is primarily to the evangelical community and we ourselves maintain a high view of Scripture, accepting the Bible in its original autographs as all intended to be there by God. Please note CBE’s doctrinal statement, included in each issue of Priscilla Papers, which specifies, “The Bible is the inspired Word of God, is reliable, and is the final authority for faith and practice.” We also maintain a thoroughly orthodox historic Christian theology: we worship one God in three co-equal persons.

You will note that our goal is positive and we try not to attack individual scholars of opposing viewpoints in our pages, we simply challenge their misconceptions thoroughly as we shed new light on the issue of female/male joint ministry. Our ultimate goal is to please Jesus by activating the entire church and encouraging our readers to press on to fulfill their God-given giftings and callings. This issue’s three perceptive articles are exemplary of what we are hoping to publish. We will also try to publish in each issue an original poem and original art work, so we are seeking submissions in these areas as well. Please check our...

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