“You have to avoid even the appearance of evil.”
“Make sure that there are some strong women that can mentor the girls in the youth group.”
“One mistake in this arena can cost you your whole career.”
How I Became an Advocate for Women in Ministry
I didn’t grow up in a church community. So when I became a Christian at 18 years old, I had no idea that some people thought women shouldn’t be in church leadership. It wasn’t that I hadn’t noticed that men held an overwhelming number of pastoral positions. I just assumed it was a leftover from a previous generation’s culture.
Conservative Christian Women And The Worst Accusation
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Arguments that restrict women from leadership devalue womanhood and question the calling these women have to pastoral ministry. As I have defended my work on the biblical and theological support for women in ministry, I’ve learned that these implications may not even be the most hurtful thing that is said to these women.
Dr. Jeremiah Gibbs 