The CAF upgrades

[mizpeh]

Originally Posted by josh

Ahem...he was meaning that since a bishop must be a HUSBAND, he probably shouldn't also be a WOMAN Preacher.

What does this have to do with CAF membership?

[Digging4Truth]

Originally Posted by mizpeh

What does this have to do with CAF membership?

CAF is a forum for Apostolic MINISTERS who consider themselves to be conservative.

So... to be a member of CAF you must be a minister.

Per the scriptures quoted above a woman need not apply because the CAFers will not consider her a minister.

[josh]

Originally Posted by Digging4Truth

CAF is a forum for Apostolic MINISTERS who consider themselves to be conservative.

So... to be a member of CAF you must be a minister.

Per the scriptures quoted above a woman need not apply because the CAFers will not consider her a minister.

I know we're having fun with this concept, but there is no official or unofficial belief that a woman could not be a member.

There are certainly men on that forum who have had women evangelists preach, etc.

I'm sure, though, that perhaps 100% would frown on women being pastors...just guessing.

[BoredOutOfMyMind]

Originally Posted by josh

I know we're having fun with this concept, but there is no official or unofficial belief that a woman could not be a member.

There are certainly men on that forum who have had women evangelists preach, etc.

I'm sure, though, that perhaps 100% would frown on women being pastors...just guessing.

There was talk of a wimmins section at one time.

Roxanne Murphy may then join.

Originally Posted by BoredOutOfMyMind

There was talk of a wimmins section at one time.

Roxanne Murphy may then join.

They were gonna name that section "The Kitchin"

[mizpeh]

Originally Posted by Joseph

They were gonna name that section "The Kitchin"

I'm sensing some condescension in your words.

Once again I will say I'm glad God doesn't consider women second class citizens in his body.

I read this last night from The New Testament by Bart Ehrman, page 341.

"Women were not always a silent presence in the churches. Consider Paul's letter to the Romans, in which he sends greetings to and from a number of his acquaintances (chap. 16). Although Paul does name more men than women here, the women in the church appear to be in no way inferior to their male counterparts. There is Phoebe, a deacon (or minister) in the church of Cenchreae, entrusted by Paul with the task of carrying the letter to Rome(vv.1-2) there is Prisca, w ho along with her husband Aquila, is largely responsible for the Gentile mission and who supports a congregation in her own home (vv3-4; notice that she is named ahead of her husband). There is Mary, paul's colleague who works among the Romans (v 6). There are Tryphaena, Tryphosa, and persis, women whom Paul calls his "co-worker" for the gospel (vc 6,12). and there are Julia and the mother of Rufus and the sister of Nereus, all of whom appear to have a high profile in this community (vv.13, 15). Most impressively of all, there is Junia, a woman whom Paul names as "foremost among the apostles" (v7). The apostlec band was evidently larger--and more inclusive--than the list of twelve men of common knowledge."

[Steve Epley]

I was able to get back on. Barely made the conservative test.