women in ministry – Engaging Scripture

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”

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”