Women in Ministry
Recently, my denomination (Christian and Missionary Alliance) has begun to consider its position on women in ministry, specifically via ordination. Some of the questions/issues: - we already allow women teachers, missionaries, and elders. However, they cannot be ordained or take on the role of senior pastor (or, technically, pastor). This leads to a consistency problem, as women are doing all the things that pastors do, except, perhaps, heading a church (even there, however, women eldership is heading a church, as pastors report to elders) - The ordination process itself is anything but clear cut (why do we do it; what does it mean/accomplish, etc. you can read the definition here ) - Biblically we tend to focus on 1 Tim. 2, 1 Cor. 13, as well as, possibly (and I think mistakenly), Gen. 1-2. - Biblically we tend to ignore the gospel witness (especially Luke 10:38-42) as well as the list of Church leaders in Paul (such as those listed in Romans 16). - Often the issue comes to a decisio...