God chose to call, empower, and use women in ministry leadership… I’m thankful He did and that He still does.
OK, let’s get right down to it—even in ancient cultures where women were viewed as little more than property, God chose to empower women for his work.
The following is a list of just a few of the women God chose, empowered, and used to be leaders, deacons, teachers, pastors, prophets, influencers…
Miriam
Debra
Huldah
Anna
Tabitha
Lydia
Eodia
Syntyche
Priscilla
Philip’s 4 daughters
Phoebe
Junia
Those are some pretty cool (strong, influential, leading) ladies. Serious. You should check out their stories in the Bible.
Here’s my point: God chose to use women in significant ministry leadership roles, so why would we try to exclude them?
I know, I know—Paul said some difficult things on the subject…
And I do realize some will interpret his instruction as a sweeping order for the ages. However, I think we really need to take into account the whole story, the big picture.
What is the story of Scripture?
Does God rule women out of ministry and leadership? Obviously not.
Particularly, in light of the Gospel, what difference does… Read More