Do You Believe In Women Preachers?

[Evang.Benincasa]

Originally Posted by Brother Adrian

Not quite what I said, Brother.

But if Jesus calls ministers forth and labels them the Sons of God, then that cannot exclude women.

Why?

Well, Jesus says that He's going to return for a Church that's made itself ready, in like manner of a bride preparing herself for her groom.

If men are included in this Bride metaphor, then women cannot feasibly be excluded from Christ's meaning of the Sons of God.

But to reference your assumption on salvation, that's an entirely different experience(s) that hasn't anything to do whether or not a man or woman is in the ministry as his/her personal calling or work for God.

I'm sorry Brother Adrian. But I wasn't assuming anything. Aren't we all sons of God because we are saved? Not because we are ministers? The Body of Christ are not all church leadership, but are made up of all different parts of the body having purpose, yet not all leadership. Correct? So, a son of God denotes salvation primarily, not whether or not you are part of church government.

[Evang.Benincasa]

Originally Posted by Nicodemus1968

Brother, I understand what your saying. Yet, let’s discuss something here. Women can go and teach bible studies, yet it has to be in the window the word gives them. Same to the men, we operate in the realm the word gives us. There is spiritual headship, authority that cannot be broken, if we break that plum line then we’re in open rebellion. The Bible stats the man is the head of the women, the women is not to usurp the authority of the man. For a women to pastor, preach, teach men what God wants that’s breaking the line of authority. If we don’t see authority with a man and a women then kids won’t see it either, we’ll have a church of chaos. Can women be used, absolutely! Let them be used where God wants them to be, not where THEY desire.

You have a lot of different things going on in this post. What is the term "in the church" mean? 1 Corinthians 12:28, 1 Corinthians 14:19, 1 Corinthians 14:34, Ephesians 3:21, and in Acts 13:1 its a specific location. Did the Apostle mean a location, or the greater assembly? Women keeping silent would just not mean only in a building or behind a pulpit, on the platform or in the pew. But we cross throughout all aspects of Christian life. Also what is preaching? It is only reserved for the five fold ministry? Is preaching an office? Or have we given it that title mistakenly?

[Evang.Benincasa]

Can a woman be General Superintendent?

[Evang.Benincasa]

By the way, has a woman ever been a District Superintendent of the United Pentecostal Church International.

[Barb]

Originally Posted by Evang.Benincasa

By the way, has a woman ever been a District Superintendent of the United Pentecostal Church International.

Not that I am aware of...

[Barb]

First of all, I do wish to tromp on anyone’s conviction re this issue, but merely wish to give y’all a little of my understanding. So at the outset, there is no disrespect intended.

Now, I looked up the definition of preach and this was part of it… to publicly proclaim or teach (a religious message or belief).

So I’m a wondering here… are we making too much from the word preach? Would it be easier to say Sisters Freeman, Alvear, and Mangun, to name a few, are teachers of the Word?

Or is it the standing behind the sacred desk that is troublesome?

Perhaps of we combined the words preach and teach, and said Sister Vesta Layne was a ‘treacher’ it would be more acceptable? I don’t know…

I can only say this… as a Mother of a powerful church as POA, I think she has a lot of wisdom to share with the people of God, male and female.

[Barb]

Originally Posted by Evang.Benincasa

Can a woman be General Superintendent?

lol I don't know if a woman would want to be! Especially after hearing Brother Bernard last night... the office of GS is not an easy one.

[Barb]

Originally Posted by diakonos

We had the Buxton’s over for maybe a week. The wife was scheduled to teach. I purposely missed that one.

I was kinda shocked. My pastor was very anti women preacher. ����..♂️

I'm sorry, but I just don't understand this...

[Evang.Benincasa]

Originally Posted by Barb

lol I don't know if a woman would want to be! Especially after hearing Brother Bernard last night... the office of GS is not an easy one.

Neither is the office of a mother, or the office of a wife.

[Tithesmeister]

Originally Posted by Evang.Benincasa

By the way, has a woman ever been a District Superintendent of the United Pentecostal Church International.

Im pretty sure there has never been a woman District Superintendent of the UPCI. I hope there never is. Because if there is ever, it will mean that we have diminished the Bible to being “a good moral guideline” instead of the perfect word of God. If we start with women preaching, if that is okay, we will have changed the standard of how we regard the Bible. And if it’s okay here, why shouldn’t it be okay in other ways, about other subjects. I don’t like it.

Originally Posted by Evang.Benincasa

Neither is the office of a mother, or the office of a wife.

Amen to this! I think it is MOST important. The role of motherhood is VERY honorable. I have personally seen it neglected to the detriment of the children. Mothers being in church every time the doors are open, involved in every ministry that they can shoehorn into their schedule, meanwhile not giving their children the attention they desperately need.

There is no higher calling of God for a mother, than raising and nurturing her children. I’m not saying that they can’t be involved in other ministries, what I AM saying is that a mother’s other ministries are FAR less important.

ABSOLUTELY