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R. C. Sproul (theologian & pastor): “We are persuaded that the biblical mandate [of head covering] is still in effect... When Paul says the women are to cover their heads, he is basing that action on how God created male and female... If there's ever an indication of a perpetual ordinance in the church, it is that which is based on an appeal to Creation... I think that the symbol should remain intact as a sign of our obedience to God.” Published in: "Now, That's A Good Question" (page 347)

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The Head Covering Movement’s New Direction: A Call for Team Members

The Head Covering Movement (est. 2013) is transitioning into its final form. This includes a brand-new website design, refreshed videos, a new subreddit, and a renewed focus on community groups and social media. Here’s what’s changing and why we need your help.

Why We’re Leaving the Blog Era Behind

When we launched, our website functioned as a blog. We regularly posted articles, quote images, links to other people’s content, and sermons. Back then, blogs were one of the main ways people discovered new content and ideas, and many followed our site to learn more.

But times have changed. Today, most people find content through social media, not by visiting individual blogs. So we’re adapting. Our website will become a resource hub, a library of timeless content, while new conversations and updates will happen on social media and in our community groups.

Why Start Another Community?

Our Facebook community group is thriving with over 8,500 members. It gives people a place to have community with others who share this view on head covering and biblical gender roles. There they can ask questions, encourage one another, and build friendships rooted in shared convictions. Like social media, it’s also a key place where people first encounter our message.

But not everyone is on Facebook or wants to be. That’s why we’re launching a subreddit. Reddit allows people to create or join communities around specific topics. You can sign up using a Google or Apple account, or create a username without connecting to your real-world identity like Facebook does. While an account is required to post or comment, anyone can view the subreddit without signing in. This also means the posts are public and indexed by Google and AI tools, making it easier for people searching about head covering to find our discussions.

As of today, our HCM subreddit is live. If you want a private, supportive space, our Facebook group is for you. If you prefer a public, open forum or simply do not use Facebook, join us on Reddit. 👉 Apply to be one of our initial moderators here.

We expect our subreddit to lean more male and to have livelier debates, since posting is open and we don’t approve who can comment. By contrast, our Facebook group has more females, and everyone who joins already agrees with head covering or wants to learn more.

It’s Time to Modernize Our Website and Videos

Our website looked great 15 years ago, but today it feels outdated. This summer, we’re launching a clean, modern redesign that’s easier to navigate. We’re also trimming down the clutter to highlight the essentials, making key resources easier to find.

The same goes for our videos. I (Jeremy) filmed most of them over 10 years ago. They’re in low resolution, poorly edited, and my spiky hair from my 20s was not exactly helping our brand. Our old videos are not being widely shared anymore, and I understand why.

But I’ve grown in my skills. I produce higher quality video content on my channel, TheologyJeremy, and this summer I’ll be redoing our video library. Expect clear, helpful, shareable videos that speak directly to today’s generation. Starting later this summer, I’ll begin releasing one new video every week for quite a while.

If you’re a content creator and want to post or cross-post your head covering videos on our channel, email me.

We Need a Team to Carry This Forward

With this new focus, we’re recruiting new team members to help lead our social media channels and community groups. If you love God’s Word, want to help normalize head covering, and desire to build up this growing community, we need you. 👉 More info

Why A Head Covering Doesn’t Cover The Face

You may view/download a PDF version of this article here

Periodically, the Head Covering Movement comes across men or women who believe that “face covering” is included in the practice of “head covering.”

Why is this? They usually believe that the practice of face covering is supported by Scripture, or by historic Christian practices, or by their own theological concepts, or by certain writings outside of the Bible.

They are sometimes even referring to “full face” coverage provided by styles like the burqa/burka. And yes, they identify as “Christian” and are not promoting Islam.

Of course, it’s true that some women have covered their faces in certain cultures, in specific situations, at various points in history, and for a variety of reasons. This includes women among several religions, some ladies in the Old Testament, and even some sisters in Christ (often many centuries ago).

Obviously, face-veiling is not the normal practice within most of Christianity today, including among those who practice head covering.

However, there’s something more important than simply identifying which practices are “normal” among Christians of various locations and periods of time. Instead, we look to the authority of God’s Word to identify His direction for Christians of all times and locations.

So let’s do that now. Read more

Head Covering Tutorial: Simple Method to Make Your Own Drawstring Covering

Remember Hope? She joined our team earlier this year, and she shared how the Lord has led her through major challenges to embrace head covering and biblical femininity. Hope does a great job making videos to show others how to create their own clothing garments at home.

Watch this 3-minute video where she demonstrates how to make your own head covering…

Visit our Team page to see her bio.

Meet Our New Video Content Creator!

Hope Agustin joins The Head Covering Movement as our new video content creator! Here, she shares the story of her childhood in an unhealthy church & family culture to finding freedom and joy in Christ. Part of this journey includes an ongoing personal commitment to the beauty of biblical head covering.

Visit our Team page to see her bio.

Our Response to “Uncovering The Head Covering Movement” Part 2: From the Heart of a Head Covering Woman

Adam McIntosh, pastor at St. David’s Reformed Church in Houston, and writing for Kuyperian Commentary, published an intriguing three-part series attempting to “uncover the head covering movement.” In Part One of the series, he introduced “10 vital questions which must be answered” in order to understand what the Bible really teaches about head covering. In Part Two, he attempted to answer these 10 questions. Part Three addressed the “dangers to be avoided” when head covering.

Since Head Covering Movement Co-Director David Phillips already did an excellent job of addressing the theological assumptions and objections brought up in this series, my goal is simply to respond as a head covering woman to some of the ideas put forth in McIntosh’s series. I agreed with some of his ideas. Others I found to be inaccurate. And I felt that some of them were a bit offensive. I will be addressing this from a “heart” perspective. Read more

Video Podcast #2: “Common Head Covering Mistakes”

As with any Christian practice, we can get distracted. We can make mistakes. We can forget priorities.

Over the years, HCM Co-Directors David and Jessica have seen many people wrestle with common head covering questions and decisions.

In this podcast, we hope to provide some biblical wisdom to help you avoid some of the mistakes we’ve seen.

You can also listen to this podcast (Episode 2) on Spotify

Our Response to “Uncovering The Head Covering Movement” Part 1: The Theology

AGAINST THE HEAD COVERING MOVEMENT?

I was recently surprised to see that a Reformed pastor has taken the time to produce a carefully written 3-part series about his disapproval of The Head Covering Movement.

Of course, a number of Christians (mostly in the last century) have written commentaries, studies, and sermons that disagree with the modern day practice of head covering. But this is the first time I’ve seen someone write against the Movement. He even picked a creative title: “Uncovering the Head Covering Movement.”

After the initial feeling of surprise, my next response was gratitude. The Head Covering Movement must be making a splash that’s big enough to be noticed by those who haven’t yet embraced the practice. Whether that splash is happening due to the “Movement” itself or due to God’s overall work in returning His people to 1 Corinthians 11, praise the Lord! Read more

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