• Courtney is a pastor's wife, mother, freelance writer, and blogger. She was born in California, grew up in Texas, and did a couple of stints in Michigan before finally graduating from Northwestern College (MN) with a degree in English. After doing some graduate study at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, she met her husband, fell in love, and now lives in Little Rock, AR with their twin boys. They moved to Arkansas to help plant Midtown Baptist Church, where her husband serves as one of the pastors. You can read more of her writing on her blog.

ARTICLES 7

  • Have We Made Too Much of Submission?

    By Courtney Reissig A lot has been said lately about submission, gender, and complementarian theology. What does submission mean? Should we even talk about submission anymore? Have we made too much of submission? Yes and...

    Courtney Reissig  /  September 26, 2016  /  Public Square  / 


  • Confessions of a Former Date-Night Legalist

    A couple of months ago, Tim Challies wrote a post called “You Don’t Need a Date Night.” I read it with interest as one half of a married couple who don’t have a regular date...

    Courtney Reissig  /  February 2, 2016  /  CBMW  /  Marriage


  • HOSPITALITY MATTERS | Hospitality is for Everyone

    Often when we think about hospitality our mind conjures up images of women hurrying around a kitchen seeking to prepare the perfect Pinterest meal. Women sign up for hospitality classes. Even home economics courses have...

    Courtney Reissig  /  October 6, 2015  /  Hospitality Matters, Series  /  Hospitality


  • The “It Can Wait” Phenomenon

    It’s a common refrain, isn’t it? We see a young couple enjoying the newlywed life and through laughter encourage them to get their life in order before they have kids, because we all know kids...

    Courtney Reissig  /  June 19, 2015  /  CBMW  /  Children, Complementarianism, Family, Feminism, Marriage


  • Women in the Church: Series Recap

    Thank you to the many women who read our recent series on women in the church. We hope you were encouraged as you saw (through varying eyes) the many ways women can and do serve...

    Courtney Reissig  /  December 9, 2014  /  Series, Women in the Local Church  /  News and Announcements, Women, Women in Ministry


  • Rethinking Women’s Ministry: An Interview with Chrystie Cole

    Editor’s Note: Chrystie Cole is the Women’s Ministry Advisor at Grace Church in Greenville, SC. She has helped develop curriculum for the women of her church that seeks to focus on key areas women struggle...

    Courtney Reissig  /  October 28, 2014  /  Series, Women in the Local Church  /  Womanhood, Women, Women in Ministry