What Does the Bible Say about Women Preachers?
Does the Bible Permit a Woman to Preach?
John F. MacArthur
Today I want to address a very important issue that has been stirred up on the Internet with me kind of in the middle of it. I do not like to give short answers. I don’t like to get put into position to do that, because I feel like that just escalates confusion. So I want to take the opportunity to address the issue of women preachers this morning and to give you a more thorough answer from the Word of God on this very, very important subject. And I think by the time we are finished, you will understand what the Word of God has to say and how consistently it says it.
Can Women be Pastors but Not Elders?
Denny Burk, PhD
Can women be pastors? Obviously, egalitarians have long contended that they can. However, there is a “complementarian” case for women serving as pastors? The argument goes like this: Yes, it is true that the office of elder is reserved for men as qualified by Scripture. But rightly understood, pastor is not an office in the New Testament but a gift. Since the Holy Spirit gifts both men and women for service and since one of the gifts is pastoring, we should expect to see women serving as pastors. Again, serving as pastor is different from serving in the office of elder. While all elders will have the gift of pastoring not all who have the gift of pastoring will be elders. But is this argument valid?
Should We Call Female Leaders ‘Pastors’?
John Piper, DTheol
An “Ask Pastor John” audio presentation from Desiring God.
What Does the Bible Say about Women Pastors?
Got Questions
There is perhaps no more hotly debated issue in the church today than that of women serving as pastors. As a result, it is important to not see this issue as men versus women. There are women who believe women should not serve as pastors and that the Bible places restrictions on the ministry of women, and there are men who believe women can serve as pastors and that there are no restrictions on women in ministry.
This is not a matter of chauvinism or discrimination. It is an issue of biblical interpretation.
Can Women be Pastors or Deacons?
Stephen J. Wellum, PhD
Dr. Stephen Wellum answers in Honest Answers | Episode 72
Excellent Presentation!
Female Pastors?
Allie Beth Stuckey
What does the Bible really say about women teaching from the pulpit? Does it matter?
Voddie Baucham CORRECTS Beth Moore on Women Pastors/Preachers
Voddie Baucham
Excellent! Highly Recommended!
3 Dangerous Lies About Women
Paul Washer
Paul Washer talks about the ways in which modern society has been deceiving women about their role, their worth, and their appearance
Can a Woman Preach If Elders Affirm It?
John Piper, DTheol
An “Ask Pastor John” audio presentation from Desiring God.
How To Understand Biblical Complementarianism
Gospel Coalition
In their breakout session at TGC21, Kevin DeYoung, Ligon Duncan, Melissa Kruger, and Nancy Guthrie discuss what it means to have a healthy, biblical view of complementarianism.
Does Gender Equality Equate Us?
Dan Crabtree, MDiv
PART 1: For every theological movement, there are scholars who continue to defend it, and the doctrine of egalitarianism is no exception. This year, Philip Payne published a condensed version of his exegetical defense for egalitarian doctrine which he entitled The Bible vs. Biblical Womanhood. Guns drawn, Payne takes aim at complementarianism as he wades through significant battleground texts in the debate over God’s intended design for men and women in the home, in the church, and in the world. But shot after shot, Payne misses the target and instead exposes the flimsy foundation on which egalitarian doctrine has always been built.
Are Husbands Heads or Tails?
Dan Crabtree, MDiv
PART 2: In The Bible vs. Biblical Womanhood: How God’s Word Consistently Affirms Gender Equality, Philip Payne demonstrates that egalitarianism is driven by a social agenda, not the Bible. The historical novelty of egalitarian doctrine should alone give us pause, to be sure. But when the movement’s leading scholars are more flexible with the words of Scripture than a game of Twister, it becomes clear which commitment is the cart and which is the horse.
Female Pastors – When Context Becomes Pretext
Dan Crabtree, MDiv
PART 3: Philip Payne’s exegetical defense of egalitarianism, The Bible vs. Biblical Womanhood: How God’s Word Consistently Affirms Gender Equality, reveals the instability of man-made doctrine.
From Prophetess to Pastrix
Dan Crabtree, MDiv
PART 4: Earlier this year, the debate over women as pastors was reignited by Rick Warren’s attempt to convert the Southern Baptist Convention to egalitarianism.
Can Women be Pastors? What Does the Bible Say about Women Pastors?
Got Questions Podcast
Excellent Presentation!
Should Women Preach in Our Lord's Day Worship Services? A Debate with Tom Ascol and Dwight Mckissic
Founders Ministries
Should Women Preach In Our Lord’s Day Worship?
A debate with Tom Ascol & Dwight Mckissic was held at the 2019 Founders SBC event in Birmingham, Alabama on June 10th, 2019.
Is Your View of Women Aligned with Your Theology?
Paul David Tripp, DMin
Our society attaches a woman’s worth to her beauty or views them only as objects for sexual pleasure; the degrading of female image bearers is all around us.
Four Questions about Headship and Head Coverings
Kevin DeYoung, PhD
Kevin DeYoung presents solid answers from 1 Corinthians 11 to these four questions. Nicely done!
Do Denominational Confessions Compromise Local Church Autonomy? (What about Women Pastors?)
Tom Nettles, PhD
The Southern Baptist Convention is an associational structure of churches. … The assumption behind the union was that each participating church would be a “regular Baptist church.” No Baptist church is forced to join an association of churches nor forced to stay. No association may exert authority over the internal affairs of a local church, but it may determine the terms of membership in the association. The church is autonomous; the association is autonomous.
What About Women in Ministry?
The Journal for Baptist Theology and Ministry
The Baptist Center for Theology and Ministry
New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary
Spring 2020 Vol. 17, No. 1
Resources on Can Women be Pastors?
Various Authors
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