Shari Thomas

Shari Thomas has been partnering with her husband, John, in church planting for twenty-three years, both in national and international settings. With her unique experience and research, Shari led in developing the church-planter spouse profile, which is currently used in the Mission to North America church-planting assessment and training. This passion to see families thrive in the ambiguous and often turbulent life of front-line ministry, brought Shari to work with Mission to North America as the Church Planting Wives Ministry Director.

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The Quiet Fight

The news came through my email, as much of my news does these days. The tragic death of a woman. An intentional overdose, her husband reported. His heart is shattered.

And mine is deeply troubled.

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Uncovering Our Hidden Misogyny

The problem of misogyny is not one relegated only to foreign countries, but can be found in America as well. In fact, some of the signs are so common-place that it has become almost unrecognizable; side comments in meetings when a woman offers an idea, the overuse of the female body in advertising, the objectification of women in film, music and art are all symptoms of a much greater disease.

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