@Olamide @bethany @MaryMamuzich
There's ministry and there's ministers, although lead elder would be closer to the biblical position
I'm with Bethany there - on the matter of the word used
But I take the literal biblical view on the idea of ministers and preachers
At secondary school I forced myself to think that women could be ministers. But the more I read scripture, and I've met many women vicars over the years, the more I believe that what scripture teaches is what we're supposed to go with
Any argument for women to be preachers/ministers that I've read is always so very complicated and long: I get lost trying to understand the argument of the person writing it
It isn't a popular view I'm sure, but while I'm deeply passionate about ministry being something we should all do, I also believe God set aside certain people for certain functions
If we place value on those functions we'll easily get into arguments.
@MaryMamuzich @Olamide @bethany i don't disagree with you there Mary
@Berrybunchfamily @Olamide @bethany I agree. I wouldn't want to be a minister of a church but if there was no man to do it, I would do whatever the Lord lead to do such as Bible study and fellowship - a gathering for worship and singing praise.