Female Pastors

[Jenni]

I agree with you, Grace2Live, that we could take either viewpoint. This is one of those issues in my pile of "things I used to think adamantly about when I was a Fundy, but now I have decided really aren't that important after all."

Women preach on occasion in my current, non-Fundy church, although none holds the title of pastor. I did not storm out of the service when they stepped onto the platform, nor did I start searching for a new church. It's not something I'm used to, but that doesn't mean it's necessarily wrong.

[captain_solo]

(06-19-2011 06:08 PM)Darrell Wrote:  

Quote:There is room for both viewpoints within the context of reading the Bible literally.

I don't disagree.

How very non-fundy of you.

I have gotten blank stares from people for making the above statement. It's called grace people. I think I am right, but I might not be so I won't beat you about the head and neck with my giant black KJV portfolio over peripheral issues - and for that I am labeled a compromising backslider. You would have thought I said Praise be to Allah or something.

[Tooktheredpill]

Kudos to the EPC:
http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/201...ation-wom/

[LMcC]

(06-28-2011 10:35 AM)Tooktheredpill Wrote:  Kudos to the EPC:
http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/201...ation-wom/

Nice. Now if one of those churches would come my way. It's nearly impossible to get an egalitarian evangelical church in this area thanks to the super-thick Southern Baptist influence.

[Darrell]

Quote:super-thick

That descriptor applies in so many different ways...

[Tony Mel]

(06-28-2011 11:27 AM)LMcC Wrote:  Nice. Now if one of those churches would come my way. It's nearly impossible to get an egalitarian evangelical church in this area thanks to the super-thick Southern Baptist influence.

I'm actually surprised at the lack of complementarian Evangelical churches that are not heavily tainted with right-wing, nationalist politics...

[LMcC]

(06-28-2011 02:41 PM)Tony Mel Wrote:  

(06-28-2011 11:27 AM)LMcC Wrote:  Nice. Now if one of those churches would come my way. It's nearly impossible to get an egalitarian evangelical church in this area thanks to the super-thick Southern Baptist influence.

I'm actually surprised at the lack of complementarian Evangelical churches that are not heavily tainted with right-wing, nationalist politics...

Hey, I lost a post.

Anyhoo... do you really want to get me started on politics in church? Please start a thread for this because I've got stuff to spill. I will sing like a canary.

[Chuck Norris]

Looks like the no's are winning.

[Wythy]

Of all the threads I've read, the discussion on this one has been the most balanced, most compassionate, most focused and hence most interesting one I have yet enjoyed. This may be because I'm a narcissist that just wants to hear about my gender, OR it may be a congratulatory moment for everyone!

I had a split second where I imagined God genuinely not caring about the nature of the genitalia but the nature of the mind and heart in leadership. That moment has inspired me to more thoroughly seek this out. I had put it under the category of "don't care because I just need a job and a place to raise my baby," but to imagine that all the layers of rules/regulations/notions of women in church roles are bosh means that all the layers of rules regarding my place in society and the universe are not in force which means the tremendous weight of trying to figure out if I'm sinning or not when I go against traditions is absolutely gone.

Thank you all!

[PrinceMyshkin]

There are other good lines of discussion on both sides of this question, but the one I like best is N.T. Wright's view.

One of my Baptist roommates went to the local Episcopal church I attend this morning and was really impressed with the woman minister's sermon. It was a good moment for friendship and spiritual health.