In this season finale, we honor the women who spoke anyway.
From early church martyrs like Perpetua and theologians like Macrina the Younger, to revivalists like Jarena Lee, boundary-breakers like Addie Davis, and modern-day witnesses like Beth Moore and Aimee Byrd—this episode traces a bold, Spirit-led legacy of women who followed Jesus, even when the Church told them not to.
Host Shannon Patterson also shares her own story—how she moved from quiet encouragement to subtle resistance, and eventually to unapologetic obedience as a lead pastor and church planter.
This isn’t just a testimony.
It’s an invitation.
To remember.
To reckon.
To follow the Spirit—even when it costs you.
And to believe this truth:
The gospel was never afraid of gifted women.
Jesus never was.
This is the conclusion of Season One of Ordained Inequality.
Let’s finish with the ones who spoke anyway.
Ordained Inequality: How a Quiet Movement Redefined Women’s Roles in Christianity.