Upcoming Zoom Classes:  It's a Man's World 

Tuesdays 12noon - 1pm and fridays 3 - 4pm US Eastern

We will run our first eight week “beta test” classes starting Tuesday, Oct 28th and Friday, Oct 31st, no class on Thanksgiving week, and ending before Christmas.  Hopefully amenable to folks in multiple time zones.  Please click the respective links to be added to Google Calendar Events for Tuesday, Oct 28th or Friday, Oct 31st.

Instructors: Mako Nagasawa, Hayley Rose, Rachel Darnall

We expect to run multiple classes in January 2026, for $19.99 per participant, scholarships available.

 
 

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“Your desire shall be for your husband, and he shall rule over you.”

GENESIS 3:16b

 

Have you ever wondered …

… is patriarchy a result of sin, or God’s “divine design”?

… does the Bible teach that women secretly want to take power away from men?

… is there really a battle of the sexes, and if so, who’s winning?

… this can’t really be what God wanted … can it?

When sin entered the world, God told Eve that male dominance and female subordination were going to be a symptoms of humanity’s sin-disease. And yet, many in the church believe that gender hierarchy is a blessing, not a curse. How do we think honestly and biblically about the world’s oldest form of empire - patriarchy?

Join Hayley Rose (M.A. NCC LPC) and Rachel Darnall (M.A. Theological Studies) as we explore the causes, effects and cure for gender hierarchy in eight video episodes covering areas including:

  • Moral responsibility

  • Work and compensation

  • Reproduction and Parenthood

  • Civic Life

  • Education

  • Marriage

  • Sexual Agency

Participants will learn the surprising truth about why patriarchy happens, how it’s developed and mutated throughout history, and how Christians can honor God’s original plan for gender equality and co-rule while living in “a man’s world.”

 
 

About Our Instructors

Host

Hayley Rose (M.A. NCC LPC)

Hayley Rose is a licensed therapist with a Masters of Clinical Mental Health Counseling. She is recognized as an emerging leader in the Virginia Counselors Association, and is a committed researcher on topics of meritocracy and fairness. She is passionate about helping women find their way to wholeness after experiencing religious trauma.

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Co-host

Rachel Darnall (M.A. Theological Studies)

Rachel completed her M.A. in Theological Studies from Westminster Theological Seminary in 2024. She currently lives in the Boise, ID area with her husband, two daughters, and a border collie named after Dmitri Shostakovich. Rachel has written on gender, religious authoritarianism, and purity culture for various publications since 2017. Her interest in women's history and theological ethics inspires her work in It’s a Man’s World.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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