Theological question

[Dr. M]

Hello Ronnie! Hope you and your family are having a very merry holiday season.
It seems you've been focusing a lot lately on Biblical studies and theology, so I thought maybe it'd be interesting to ask your opinion on something.

I was talking to my Dad (an ordained pastor in the Bible Fellowship church) about the role of women in the church. He believes in the traditional view that women shouldn't be elders/pastors (they can be deacons, but not elders). I understand that men and women are different, and physiologically better at some things and worse at others (men have naturally stronger upper bodies, women are better multi-taskers, etc), but I still don't see any reason why men would be better suited for leadership in the church than women. He couldn't really give me a satisfactory answer that didn't sound outrageously sexist.

Do you have the same opinion about women in the church? If so, is there a better justification for it than "God said so"?

[ronnie martin]

There's been a lot written on this topic, so I'd suggest you explore the opinions of a guy like Tim Keller, a pastor/teacher I respect, admire and can give you a more in depth answer to this question. Like your Dad, I would hold to what's known as the complementarian view, which means women can have leadership roles in the church, but they cannot hold the position of pastor/elder. This doesn't have anything to do with men being better or more qualified, but simply that God has called men to be leaders in their households and in the church, as laid out in 1 & 2 Timothy and Titus. Thanks for asking.....