Welcome to the forty-first episode of Equipping You in Grace. On today’s episode, Dave Jenkins interviews Gavin Peacock about his book with Dr. Owen Strachan, The Grand Design Male and Female He Made Them (Christian Focus, 2016)
What you’ll hear in this episode:
- Gavin’s life, ministry, marriage, and his current ministry projects.
- Confusion about biblical gender roles.
- The essence of complementarity and how it’s often misunderstood.
- What the biblical term helper means in describing a woman.
- Key passages in the New Testament that support the idea of gender distinction and creation order established in Genesis.
- His definition of biblical manhood and biblical womanhood.
- Recommended books for learning about biblical manhood and womanhood.
- His advice on discerning a call to ministry.
About the Author:
Gavin Peacock played for Chelsea Football Club. He is now Director of International Outreach for the Council on Biblical Manhood & Womanhood, and serves as a pastor at Calvary Grace Church in Calgary, Alberta.
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Dave Jenkins is happily married to his wife, Sarah. He is a writer, editor, and speaker living in beautiful Southern Oregon. Dave is a lover of Christ, His people, the Church, and sound theology. He serves as the Executive Director of Servants of Grace Ministries, the Executive Editor of Theology for Life Magazine, the Host and Producer of Equipping You in Grace Podcast, and is a contributor to and producer of Contending for the Word. He is the author of The Word Explored: The Problem of Biblical Illiteracy and What To Do About It (House to House, 2021), The Word Matters: Defending Biblical Authority Against the Spirit of the Age (G3 Press, 2022), and Contentment: The Journey of a Lifetime (Theology for Life, 2024). You can find him on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, or read his newsletter. Dave loves to spend time with his wife, going to movies, eating at a nice restaurant, or going out for a round of golf with a good friend. He is also a voracious reader, in particular of Reformed theology, and the Puritans. You will often find him when he’s not busy with ministry reading a pile of the latest books from a wide variety of Christian publishers. Dave received his M.A.R. and M.Div through Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary.
