Wednesday, May 2, 2007
11. CHALLENGES FACING THE BAPTISTS: WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP
In the NT women were quite prominent in the churches, despite strong patriarchal cultures. Today, the church is creating a scandal by appearing to treat women as second-class citizens. Some Baptist churches and denominations will not recognize the pastoral leadership gifts of women: if God were to raise up a Deborah to lead the whole people of God today some of us wouldn't let him to it! We should be grateful God is not a legalist! (See my paper on Women in Leadership).
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Part of the problem is that neither sex is cut out for 'leadership' in the church. We are all there for mutual service.
That said, I don't see anywhere in the scriptures that women are absent from any particular area of service or gift.
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