There are people who contact me to inform me that there are a
lot of women in ministry, and that there are denominations who accept women into their ministry positions.
Even though Dr. Spencer laid a strong biblical foundation for the
role of women in ministry based on the New Testament, I still lived with the fear of once again being silenced by the church.
Some critics have questioned Pope Francis» response to allegations of abuse within the Church, while others say he has failed to elevate the
position of women in ministry.
The key to increasing the
number of women in the ministry is to erase the image of either craziness or mediocrity established by Schuller's daughter, Aimee Semple McPherson, Marilyn Hickey, etc..
While I have championed the
cause of women in ministry through the years, I've run across an inordinate number of women pastors whose demeanor was less than appealing (see Sister Marie's comment above).
«The elders [at Irving Bible Church] decided to study the issue
of women in ministry after getting questions from members about what was permitted by Scripture.
And in spite of the flood of emails I get each week condemning my
support of women in ministry, I've never received so much as an open letter criticizing my refusal to wear a head covering, even though my Web site is full of photographic evidence of what the apostle Paul calls a «disgrace» in 1 Corinthians 11:6.
A «fundamentalist» today must hold to certain
views of women in ministry, the end times, abortion, creation vs. evolution, the method of baptism, dress code, drinking alcohol, gettting tattoos, style of music, playing cards, smoking, evangelistic methods, political involvement, etc..
Moderates are strong
supporters of women in ministry and reject the 2000 Baptist Faith and Message Statement, adopted by conservatives, which says the Bible prohibits women from being senior pastors and that wives should submit to the servant leadership of their husbands.
(7) A text that has lent itself to much controversy in recent years regarding the
role of women in ministry is I Corinthians 14:33 - 34: «As in all the congregations of the saints, women should remain silent in the churches.
However, some critics have questioned Pope Francis» response to allegations of abuse within the Church, while others say he has failed to elevate the
position of women in ministry.
As an example, he relates a time he was in a denominational meeting and tempers began to flare over the issue
of women in ministry.
So, on this view, if someone disagrees with them about the millennium, about infant baptism, about the role
of women in ministry, they are quickly labeled a heretic.