Tag Archives: egalitarianism

Should women be pastors? – Q & A, Part 2

This week we take a break from our Relationships in the Church series. At Faith Church this past week I gave a Q & A sermon. I asked the congregation for questions ahead of time, and then I attempted to bring biblical theology to bear on their questions. What do you think about the roleContinue reading “Should women be pastors? – Q & A, Part 2”

How Jesus’ resurrection brings new life to female voices – John 20, Part 3

In John 20, right after his resurrection, Mary Magdalene is at the garden tomb, weeping. The past few days have been horrible, with Jesus’ arrest, beating, and crucifixion. Now his body is missing. As we learned in the previous post, Jesus is alive and meets Mary there in the garden, simply saying her name, “Mary.”Continue reading “How Jesus’ resurrection brings new life to female voices – John 20, Part 3”

Why the ultimate Christian approach to marriage roles is “submit to one another” – Colossians 3:18-21, Part 3

Yesterday I mentioned that have a surprise for you.  This week we have been looking at how to live the Colossians 3:17 principle of “whatever you do, do it all in the name of Jesus,” as it pertains to family relationships. Paul teaches that wives should submit to their husbands and husbands should love theirContinue reading “Why the ultimate Christian approach to marriage roles is “submit to one another” – Colossians 3:18-21, Part 3″

Jesus & Paul were feminists? – 1st Corinthians 11:2-16

This past Sunday my sermon was about 1st Corinthians 11:2-16, where Paul talks about women in worship.  After giving the sermon, we had an excellent time at sermon discussion group.  I want to review some of the questions we talked about. As I mentioned in the intro post last week, I’m concerned that bringing upContinue reading “Jesus & Paul were feminists? – 1st Corinthians 11:2-16”

The role of women in church

I was very nervous a couple months ago when our sermon series in 1st Corinthians took us to the topic of homosexuality.  I’m nervous again.  In our passage for this coming Sunday, Paul brings up a situation in the church at Corinth about women and their role in worship.  It seems to me that theContinue reading “The role of women in church”