Danny Silk - Powerful and Free: Confronting the Glass Ceiling for Women in the Church

Copyright 2012 by Danny Silk

Red Arrow Media

Redding, Califoria

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Cover Design: Linda Lee

ISBN: 978-1-62652-066-0

Virtually every woman I know who has hear Danny Silks message on Powerful an Free has found it to be literally life-changing. Rarely does one book have so much impact on so many women. It is a message the whole Churchno, the whole world needs to hear!

Stacey Campbell

WWW.NEWLIFE.BC.CA

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We are crossing the gender gap in our generation. Its a one-way crossing with no return. Western culture crossed this bridge ahead of the Churchand ended up on an island in the midst of the raging sea of the most powerful enemy of womankind: radical feminism. It happened because the Church could not step up in response to the existential cry of woman who is made in the image of God. In Powerful and Free: Confronting the Glass Ceiling for Women in the Church , Danny steps up. His candid, personal journey takes us beneath the surface right to the heart of liberty and identity. This is a book for men, and every woman they love, for women and the men they admire. Its for fathers daughters and for daughters fathers, for disciples and their mentors, for married and single. We will not carry the carpetbag of ancient prejudice over to a new generation. If we have a ceiling, it will be a true and pure foundation for the coming ones to stand on and reach for the stars. With the Holy Spirit gingerly leading the way, Powerful and Free guides us from mutiny to mutuality and on toward the indispensible partnership in fulfilling Gods commission to fill and subdue the earth.

Bonnie Chavda

CO-FOUNDER AND CO-PASTOR ALL NATIONS CHURCH &

THE WATCH OF THE LORD

Dannys perspective on relational dynamics always inspires and...well, unnerves me. He paints a picture of the sort of person I want to be. One who doesnt just show up but arrives with gracious strength and a plan for how we can mutually thrive. As for unnerving, he has an uncanny ability to be in my head and dig out the hidden, self-serving spots in my worldview that I prefer not to see.

I especially appreciate his section on interpreting the key Biblical passages. Christians believe the Bible is authoritative in faith and practice, so we dont want to simply dismiss or ignore passages that contradict our viewpoint. Danny hasnt done this. Rather than explaining away problematic passages, he explains them into a proper context for interpretation and application and provides a solid Biblical foundation as we all experience transforming relationships that are powerful and free.

Dann Farrelly

ASSOCIATE PASTOR AT BETHEL CHURCH

DEAN OF BETHEL SCHOOL OF SUPERNATURAL MINISTRY

Danny Silk has caught the heart of Go in wanting His daughters to be Powerful and Free . As men, many of us have not fulfilled our role in ushering women into their assigned place of empowerment. Poor traditions and inconsistent biblical interpretation have fed into this problem. My home would not have the strength it has without my wifes strong influence. In the same way, we simply are not complete as a Church culture without empowered women taking their rightful place. This book will provoke you to think and take a renewed look at womens roles. Many men will be relieved to find biblical thought that supports their role in bringing women into their call and destiny. And women who read this book will find great joy as they recognize that Gods heart is for them to have a significant contribution into what God is doing in the earth today.

Bill Johnson

SENIOR LEADER, BETHEL CHURCH

AUTHOR OF WHEN HEAVEN INVADES EARTH AND HOSTING HIS PRESENCE

It is a great honor to endorse Powerful and Free . Ive watched firsthand as Danny has championed womencreating a healthy culture, a safe place, and releasing them to be all that they want and can be. Danny tears down the walls that have held women and opens the door to understanding.

Beni Johnson

SENIOR LEADER, BETHEL CHURCH

AUTHOR OF THE HAPPY INTERCESSOR

If you like shooting sacred cows so they never rise again, then Powerful and Free by Danny Silk is definitely for you. This book will both greatly encourage and challenge those who read it. It is honest and vulnerable, and I am confident that many who digest its contents will be set free to soar in their gifts and callings without restraint. Thank you, Danny, for this wonderful blessing.

Patricia King

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This is the book I have been waiting for! In his book, Powerful and Free, Danny Silk lifts the veil to reveal a reality for many women in the Church. I really believe this book is a catalyst to bring a new movement of freedom to the Body of Christ. I am thrilled to give my endorsement and look forward to witnessing the testimonies of lives changed!

Kim Walker-Smith

JESUS CULTURE

The topic of empowering women toward their full biblical portion and godly potential has been a passion in Dannys heart and a fire in his gut for years. Pentecostal denominations have ordained and commissioned women since their founding. Prior to that James Hudson Taylor employed single women in the evangelization of China. Neither thought such to be leftist, revisionist, or compromising, and the fruit has been good. Taking the gospel of Jesus Christ to the world is an all-hands project that requires women to be co-equal co-laborers in the Body of Christ. Dannys eyes are set on that mission.

Andre Van Mol, MD

BOARD-CERTIFIED FAMILY PHYSICIAN

BETHEL REDDING ELDER

BOARD MEMBER OF MORAL REVOLUTION (ASK THE DOC BLOGGER), AND PRAYNORTHSTATE

In 539 B.C., a Persian King named Ahasuerus threw his wife out of the palace and held a contest to find a new queen. A Jewish man named Mordecai emerged on the scene and convinced his beautiful cousin, Esther, to enter the contest; of course, she wins. All is well in the palace until a wicked villain named Haman convinced the King to annihilate all the Jews living in Persia. Mordecai re-emerged in Esthers life and desperately pleaded with Esther to use her favor to foil Hamans plot, and deliver her people from complete destruction. Esther courageously entered the Kings chambers and ultimately rescues the Jews from extermination. Esther has rightfully become a legend, yet without Mordecais admonishment she would have been just another pretty face and the Jews would be extinct.