• Matt Damico is the pastor of worship at Kenwood Baptist Church in Louisville, KY, and is Editorial Director and Book Reviews Editor for CBMW

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  • NEWS: ETS Board of Directors adopts statement on sexuality

    The Evangelical Theological Society has clarified its position on biblical sexuality by adopting an official statement for the first time. The statement was announced during the business meeting portion of the society’s annual meeting last...

    Matt Damico  /  November 25, 2025  /  Articles, CBMW  /  News and Announcements

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  • Book Review: “It’s Good to Be a Man: A Handbook for Godly Masculinity”

    Editor’s Note: The following book review appears in the Spring 2024 issue of Eikon. Michael Foster and Dominic Bnonn Tennant. It’s Good to Be a Man: A Handbook for Godly Masculinity. Moscow, ID: Canon Press,...

    Matt Damico  /  June 18, 2024  /  CBMW  / 

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  • NEWS: SBC elects CBMW member Clint Pressley as president

    Clint Pressley, a member of the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood, was elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention last week in Indianapolis. Pressley’s election, a result settled on the third ballot, occurred during...

    Matt Damico  /  June 17, 2024  /  News  / 

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  • NEWS: Christopher Yuan Joins CBMW Council

    The Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood is pleased to announce that Christopher Yuan is joining the organization’s council. Yuan is an author, speaker, and professor who has focused much of his ministry articulating and...

    Matt Damico  /  January 25, 2024  /  News  / 

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  • Sing Like Men

    Editor’s Note: Colin Smothers and Matt Damico recently sat down on the CBMW Podcast to discuss “Songs for the Sojourn,” a new worship album released by Matt and Kenwood Music. You can listen to that...

    Matt Damico  /  August 29, 2023  /  CBMW  /  Manhood, Worship

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  • NEWS: Southern Baptist Convention holds the line on Scripture and confessional agreement

    Last month marked the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention in New Orleans. The meeting — with more than 12,000 messengers from Southern Baptist churches in attendance — was the scene for important actions...

    Matt Damico  /  July 5, 2023  /  News  / 

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  • NEWS: CBMW adds Dodds, James, and Rigney to Council

    The Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood is pleased to announce the addition of three new council members: Abigail Dodds, Sharon James, and Joe Rigney. Each of the three new members have made significant contributions...

    Matt Damico  /  August 1, 2022  /  CBMW  /  News and Announcements

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  • Book Review: “Men and Women in the Church: A Short, Biblical, Practical Introduction”

    Editor’s Note: The following review appears in the Fall 2021 issue of Eikon. Kevin DeYoung. Men and Women in the Church: A Short, Biblical, Practical Introduction. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2021. Kevin DeYoung’s Men and Women in...

    Matt Damico  /  November 22, 2021  /  CBMW  /  Eikon

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  • NEWS: Clint Pressley Joins CBMW Council

    The Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood is pleased to announce that Clint Pressley is joining the organization’s council. Pressley brings a breadth of ministerial, administrative, and leadership experience to the council. He is the...

    Matt Damico  /  October 11, 2021  /  CBMW  /  News and Announcements

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  • J. I. Packer (1926–2020)

    J. I. Packer, whose writings and leadership have left an indelible mark on the evangelical world, died on July 17. He was 93. Packer was a lifelong member of the Anglican church, yet he held...

    Matt Damico  /  July 20, 2020  /  CBMW  /  News and Announcements

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  • NEWS: Southwestern Seminary Adopts Nashville Statement

    FORT WORTH, TX — The Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Board of Trustees adopted the Nashville Statement and reaffirmed the Danvers Statement as “official guiding documents” at its spring meeting, which took place on April 7....

    Matt Damico  /  April 14, 2020  /  CBMW  /  News and Announcements, The Nashville Statement

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  • NEWS: CBMW Announces Additions to Council

    The Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood has added six complementarian leaders, scholars, and pastors to its council, signaling a generational shift in the organization. Those added to the board are Jason Allen, H.B. Charles,...

    Matt Damico  /  August 26, 2019  /  CBMW  /  News and Announcements

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  • News: SBC resolution on sexuality influenced by Nashville Statement

    BIRMINGHAM, AL — The Southern Baptist Convention adopted a resolution that borrows language from the Nashville Statement to address matters of sexuality and identity at its annual meeting this week. The SBC is the latest...

    Matt Damico  /  June 14, 2019  /  CBMW  /  News and Announcements, The Nashville Statement

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  • The Storm-Tossed Family and the Question of Idolatry

    Russell Moore’s book The Storm-Tossed Family: How the Cross Reshapes the Home does not make for a straightforward book review. That’s in part because of the book’s structure and content. Each chapter could work as a...

    Matt Damico  /  April 8, 2019  /  CBMW  /  Book Reviews

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  • News: Over 250 Dutch Pastors and Leaders Sign Nashville Statement, Drawing National Attention

    More than 250 pastors and church leaders in the Netherlands have signed a Dutch translation of the Nashville Statement, drawing widespread criticism in response. The translation, the signers of which come from conservative Protestant churches...

    Matt Damico  /  January 9, 2019  /  CBMW  /  The Nashville Statement

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  • News: CBMW holds symposium to mark anniversary of Nashville Statement

    The Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood published seven articles as part of a symposium marking the one-year anniversary of the Nashville Statement, which was released on August 25, 2017. The Nashville Statement is an...

    Matt Damico  /  August 29, 2018  /  Nashville Statement and LGBT issues, Series  /  News and Announcements, The Nashville Statement

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  • Schreiner reviews important book on Paul and Gender

    Cynthia Westfall’s book, Paul and Gender: Reclaiming the Apostle’s Vision for Men and Women in Christ, aims to provide a fresh reading of the issues surrounding important passages in Paul’s letters, and in so doing the book...

    Matt Damico  /  August 9, 2018  /  Book Reviews  / 

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  • NEWS: CBMW celebrates 30th anniversary at ETS

    The Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood held a banquet at the annual meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society in Providence, Rhode Island, November 14. This is the fourth consecutive year CBMW has held a...

    Matt Damico  /  November 16, 2017  /  CBMW  /  News and Announcements

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  • CBMW Releases Coalition Statement on Biblical Sexuality

    NASHVILLE – The Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood (CBMW) announced August 29th the release of The Nashville Statement, an evangelical coalition statement on biblical sexuality. CBMW convened a meeting of evangelical leaders on August...

    Matt Damico  /  August 29, 2017  /  CBMW  /  News and Announcements, The Nashville Statement

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  • CBMW Announcement: Denny Burk Named CBMW President

    By Matt Damico The Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood has named Denny Burk the organization’s next president. CBMW’s board of directors made the appointment shortly after former president Owen Strachan announced his resignation last...

    Matt Damico  /  July 20, 2016  /  Public Square  / 

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  • CBMW Announcement: Owen Strachan Resigns as CBMW President

    By Matt Damico Owen Strachan announced his resignation as president of The Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood at a meeting of the organization’s board of directors in early June. Strachan has served as CBMW...

    Matt Damico  /  July 12, 2016  /  CBMW  /  News and Announcements

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  • News: CBMW adds two associate editors for academic journal

    The Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood has brought on Candi Finch and Jeremy Kimble to serve as assistant editors for its Journal for Biblical Manhood and Womanhood (JBMW). The additions reflect the organization’s commitment...

    Matt Damico  /  March 21, 2016  /  CBMW  /  News and Announcements

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  • News: Ronnie Floyd to speak at CBMW National Conference

      Ronnie Floyd, president of the Southern Baptist Convention, will join an already full slate of speakers at the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood’s national conference next month. The conference theme is “The Beauty...

    Matt Damico  /  March 15, 2016  /  CBMW  /  News and Announcements

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  • News: CBMW sees increase in fundraising in 2015

    The Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood received a 12% increase in financial donations in 2015, marking a jump of almost $32,000. In addition to the rise in donations, CBMW saw a significant increase in...

    Matt Damico  /  March 8, 2016  /  CBMW  /  Current Events

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  • Kevin DeYoung: Glory in the Ordinary

    A lot of people know who Kevin DeYoung is. He’s written more than a dozen books, he speaks at major conferences and events, and his blog garners attention both appreciative and, well, not. He maintains...

    Matt Damico  /  February 23, 2016  /  CBMW Longform, Series  / 

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  • News: Talk titles released for upcoming CBMW conference

      The Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood will host a national conference on the theme, “The Beauty of Complementarity,” in Louisville, Kentucky, April 11-12. There will also be a women’s conference on the morning...

    Matt Damico  /  February 9, 2016  /  CBMW  /  News and Announcements

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  • News: Strachan co-authors resolutions for Evangelical Theological Society

    Owen Strachan, president of the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood, co-authored four resolutions adopted at the annual meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society in Atlanta, Georgia, November 17-19. The resolutions, which Strachan co-authored with...

    Matt Damico  /  December 17, 2015  /  CBMW  /  News and Announcements

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  • News: Miguel Núñez Joins CBMW Board of Directors

    Miguel Núñez, pastor of International Baptist Church in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, is joining the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood’s board of directors. The addition of Núñez reflects CBMW’s commitment to see complementarian teaching...

    Matt Damico  /  December 14, 2015  /  CBMW  /  News and Announcements

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  • News: CBMW website earns high ranking in list of top Christian blogs

    By Matt Damico Thursday, May 21, 2015 —————- In a recent list of the top 300 Christian blogs for ministry, the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood website ranked 34th. This is the highest ranking...

    Matt Damico  /  May 21, 2015  /  Public Square  / 

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  • News: Midwestern Seminary formally adopts Danvers Statement

    By Matt Damico Tuesday, May 12, 2015 —————- At the spring meeting of its Board of Trustees, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary moved to make the Danvers Statement on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood one of its...

    Matt Damico  /  May 12, 2015  /  Public Square  /  News and Announcements

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  • News: CBMW president and council members sign Supreme Court brief

      By Matt Damico Wednesday, April 29, 2015 —————- Owen Strachan, president of the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood, has signed an amicus brief to the United States Supreme Court calling for the protection of religious...

    Matt Damico  /  April 29, 2015  /  Public Square  /  News and Announcements

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  • NEWS: CBMW re-introduces academic journal

      By Matt Damico April 20, 2015 News: CBMW re-introduces print edition of academic journal. —————- For the first time since 2009, the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood is making available a print edition of...

    Matt Damico  /  April 21, 2015  /  Public Square  / 

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  • Erik Thoennes: The Good Fight on Many Fronts

    By Matt Damico Wednesday, April 15, 2015 A long-form piece on evangelical and complementarian leader, Erik Thoennes. —————- Erik Thoennes teaches Bible and theology at the university level. He serves in pastoral ministry. He’s been...

    Matt Damico  /  April 15, 2015  /  CBMW Longform, Public Square, Series  / 

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  • News: SBTS to host event with Courtney Reissig

    CBMW NEWS:  Courtney Reissig, an assistant editor for the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood, will speak at a special event at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, March 27. The event is The...

    Matt Damico  /  March 19, 2015  /  Public Square  /  News and Announcements

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  • From Medicine to Ministry: Miguel Núñez and His Call to Teach

    In August of 1997, Miguel Núñez began teaching a Bible study in his home in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. About a dozen people were at the study, the seed of what is now International Baptist...

    Matt Damico  /  October 20, 2014  /  CBMW Longform, Series  /  Men

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  • NEWS: Southwest Bible University Affirms Danvers and Nashville Statements

    BOLIVAR, MO. — Southwest Baptist University is requiring all theology and ministry professors to affirm their commitment to traditional views on gender and sexuality and to biblical inerrancy. Professors as SBU’s Courts Redford College of...

    Matt Damico  /  January 1, 1970  /  CBMW  /  News and Announcements

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