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The article features M. Madeline Southard who is known among Methodists for promoting the ecclesiastical rights of women specifically in opening up ordination to women in the Methodist Church and for founding the International Association of Women Ministers (IAWM) in 1919. Topics discussed include her theological writings such as "The Attitude of Jesus Toward Woman" which focused on women's rights and motherhood, and her journals which revealed conflicts with the domestic ideal.

The author discusses the issue of women's ordination to the Anglican priesthood. The practice, however, is already authorized in some parts of the Anglican Communion but is aggressively being debated in other sectors, specifically among evangelical and Anglo-Catholic Anglicans. He explores the issue by focusing on the sacramental theology of priesthood concerning the issue of gender.

The author discusses the issue on the ordination of women as priests and bishops based on the incarnation and the Father/Son relationship in the Trinity. The author examines two documents to discuss the issue, namely, C.S. Lewis' essay "Priestesses in the Church?" and "A Report of the Study Concerning the Ordination of Women Undertaken by the Anglican Mission in America," by Rev. John H. Rodgers.

The article discusses the life, thoughts, writings and ministry of Catherine Mumford Booth, a woman preacher for the Salvation Army. It says that her thoughts on women being in ministry and in being equal to men evolved gradually. In 1878, Catherine recruited and trained thousands of young women to become evangelists. It was through her arguments that women's ministry within the Salvation Army was institutionalized. When she died at age sixty-one, fifty thousand filed past her coffin and her husband called her the "Salvation Army Mother."

The article discusses the lessons that can be learned from the biblical character, Hagar, a female Egyptian slave of Sarai, wife of the Hebrew patriarch Abram. Hagar was given to Abram as a concubine for the role of a surrogate mother. The author utilizes Hagar's overall experience, of running away and of meeting God's angel, to point out that a minister's vocation, identity and direction can be gleaned from Hagar's example. It advises women evangelist to continue to minister effectively and with joy despite unanswered questions.

The authors discuss the egalitarian roots of the Salvation Army and how Catherine Booth, wife of William Booth who founded the Army, institutionalized the idea that men and women are equal in the work of evangelizing. She wrote a "brilliant" essay in defense of women's right to preach. Her legacy was reflected in the Salvation Army's 1895 "Orders and Regulations" that states that women are eligible for the highest commands and that no woman is to be prevented from any position of power or influence just because of her sex.

The article discusses the significant role of women to the 19th century Adventist movement in the U.S. Topics explored include the involvement of women in early Adventist ministry, the establishment of the Union Female Missionary Society (UFMS) in 1867 with Anna E. Smith as president and Miriam McKinstry as secretary, and the delivery of sermons by women at the 1872 National Adventist Camp Meeting held in Springfield, Massachusetts.

The article discusses various articles published within the issue, including one by Anglican priest Kevin Giles on early house churches, another by Doctor John Jefferson Davis on the ordination of women on priesthood, and another by C. S. Lewis on gender and women's ordination.