I recently found myself asked to take a step back from leadership in worship. The pastor in charge was apologetic and very polite, but the public leadership of women in the church is not biblical, he explained, and as a pastor who believes in the Bible it was important to him to draw that line.
You may guess my reaction to what has become an increasingly rare situation for me. I don’t share that pastor’s opinion that women should not be in leadership; in fact, I’m pretty sure that the way of Jesus invites women into all forms of leadership in the church.
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