Gospel Today mag pulled from Christian bookstore
 

Gospel Today magazine pulled from Christian bookstores’ shelves
Fayetteville-based publication features women pastors on cover
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Gospel Today, the Fayetteville-published magazine, was pulled off the racks by the bookstores owner, the Southern Baptist Convention. The problem? The five smiling women on the cover are women of the cloth — church pastors.
Southern Baptist polity says that’s a role reserved for men.

Teresa Hairston, owner of Gospel Today, whose glossy pages feature upbeat articles about health, living, music and ministry, said she discovered by e-mail that the September/October issue of the magazine had been demoted to the realm of the risque.

“It’s really kind of sad when you have people like [Gov.] Sarah Palin and [Sen.] Hillary Clinton providing encouragement and being role models for women around the world that we have such a divergent opinion about women who are able to be leaders in the church,” Hairston said. “I was pretty shocked.”

Chris Turner, a spokesman for Lifeway Resources, which runs the stores for the Southern Baptist Convention, said, “It is contrary to what we believe.”

It bases those beliefs on their interpretation of New Testament Scriptures.

Southern Baptist representatives at national meetings have adopted statements saying women should not be pastors, but each church is independent. A few churches have selected women, such as Decatur First Baptist, where the Rev. Julie Pennington-Russell preaches each Sunday from the pulpit.

Pastor Tamara Bennett of California is one of the featured pastors on the magazine cover and talks in the article about the challenges of breaking through the stained-glass ceiling.

“God’s assignment is that no souls are lost and all are saved,” Bennett said. “Gender is not how God sees it. We are about winning souls, period.”

Southern Baptists are not the only ones to frown on women preachers. Catholics, the largest Christian denomination in the nation, do not allow women priests. And some conservative evangelical groups, such as the Presbyterian Church in America, do not ordain women.

“We weren’t trying to pick a fight,” Hairston said. “We just did a story on an emerging trend in a lot of churches.”

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Well they are only staying with what the denomination teaches how is that a mystery? Send them to Bernice Hicks she might put them out in her churches.:whistle

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LOL.. I knew you would like this... :tease:tease

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A platinum blonde pastor? American Churchanity is shot in the head. :ursofunny

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I need Peanut Brittle!!!!:clap:clap:clap:clap

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how petty can some places, people, groups be?

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I have known some WP that I would not want to be around but have know some MP that I would not want to be around...It is sure not my call...Brother Alvear is a wonderful pastor I have filled in a few times but I would not feel confortable in that job...

I do know women that are very godly and do a good job...I think of Sister Chaney in Ill. She did a wonderful work...Do any remember her?

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I don't think this is petty.

I agree with Lifeway's actions. I will go out of my way to purchase something from them because of their stand on this issue.

I don't think it is God's will for women to be Pastors.

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The Bible says
1 Corinthians 14
34Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience as also saith the law.
35And if they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the church.


So you should not attend, associate, or believe any church that allows a woman to teach or sing either. Nothing verbal from the ladies in church please. It is forbidden not just by Paul in his teachings, who said these things were the command of the Lord but also by the law. So it is not the will of God for women to pastor, preach, teach, sing, speak.... NOTHING from the ladies in church. And anyone who associates with churches who do so are a shame also.


:whistle

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and women cannot sing or utter their voice...
Sandra dear one YOU are in trouble...stop singing in churches and go raise them babies!
All mine are raised unless I become a Sarah! ha...

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Well if yours are raised it is time to sit quietly in church and to teach the younger women.
Titus 2
3The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;
4That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,
5To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.

Speak up and be blasphemous.

Oh, but you can have some wine, just not a lot of it.

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The following contains some good teaching against women preachers.

For all who are truly sincere seekers of the truth concerning this subject, I suggest you give it a read:

God Drew The Line Against Women Preachers

http://jesus-messiah.com/w-preach/wp-title.html

God bless.

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Ah, so you're a Reckhart disciple.......

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WOW that is the color mine is going to be soon. not quite as long as hers but once the grey leaves I should look pretty good. =)

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It sure will if your lucky, both my parents hair went silver, now white as snow. So far mine has silver running through it.

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That was my grandmother and my mother and is how mine is going also. My mom had a brother who was white as snow by the time he came home from WWII. He had a full head of dark hair when he left for the war and came back with a full head of white hair. His nickname was Whitey. I wish mine would get it over with.

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Morgan Favid cherry, please...:ursofunny

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Well, I guess that's the SBC for you.

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whether we like it or not, there are women preachers, sometimes god uses them where men have failed, case in point san fransisco, sis gazowski, did a great job many years, my opinion of course, dt

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Oh my word...that was my mother's pastor for many years. VERY strict...that's what she remembers. She has pictures from that time period in her life. Wow!

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No, I wouldn't say that.

My pastor has been a UPC pastor in the same church for over 30 years, a UPC District Super for most of those 30 years, probably still has a valid UPC license until it runs out, and is now with the WPF. Being a UPC District Super. for around 30 years apparently made him the second longest still-living member of the Board before he resigned.

I don't know much about Reckhart other than it looks like he's apostolic with kind of a Jewish slant.

I just use references to his bible studies that I agree with seeing I can't find any UPC online bible studies concerning certain things.

So again, no, I wouldn't consider myself a Reckhart disciple.

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Ok, thanks for the clarification. However, we're defined by our associates and the teaching we espouse, so you can understand my confusion.

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I understand, but like I said, I don't know much about him, but just use his resources on the web for lack of those same materials elsewhere. I'm not part of his organization; I was born again under a UPC pastor who is now WPF.