If asked can women be pastors, many will immediately and without hesitation say, “No they can’t. Paul tells us quite clearly in 1 Tim 3:1-7, that eldership is male only.” The question is, does he? Wanting to be those governed by the Word, we turn to our Bibles and read and note the frequent male … Continue reading Bible translations & women pastors 2
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BIBle translations and women elders/pastors
Translation is important when it comes to understanding the scriptures. And this has a bigger impact on the subject of women in ministry than we may realise. There are many good, even very good, translations available to us today. We are spoilt by the choices we have; the NKJV, NRSV, NIV, ESV, CSB, MEV, NLT, … Continue reading BIBle translations and women elders/pastors
Women pastors
The question regarding the role of women in the church has come to the fore once again with the expulsion of Saddleback Church from the Southern Baptist Convention for ordaining women as pastors and Rick Warren, the founding pastor's, subsequent response (Rick Warren: The Great Commission's 'Go and Teach' Applies to Women in Christianity Today … Continue reading Women pastors
Free on Kindle – Exploring the Role of Women in the Church
Free for a day. My book, Exploring the Role of Women in the Church is available free for a day on Kindle. Scripture says that God has poured out His Spirit on all flesh, both male and female, and they shall prophesy. Prophecy was speaking forth God's word. What's more he doesn't qualify the measure … Continue reading Free on Kindle – Exploring the Role of Women in the Church
It’s here! Exploring the Role of Women in the Church
It's finally here! My book Exploring the Role of Women in the Church is now available on Amazon. It's been a big and steep learning curve in so many ways, both in the studying and in the writing. Unfortunately, the subject has a tendency to get bogged down in one or two verses, verses which … Continue reading It’s here! Exploring the Role of Women in the Church
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