I'm getting a little caught up this morning on my blog reading. We've been up at our ministry house for a couple of days with my parents, who are visiting from Toronto.
As I've said before we've been spending a little time thinking about a ministry statement on the issue of women in ministry. The finished product will be on our web site - which is still in development - but let me give you a sneak preview:
There is NO issue as far as we are concerned. Any scripture used to justify an "inferior" role for women in ministry, leadership, etc., loses it's sting when viewed within the cultural context. There. I've said it.
I know there's been some talk of this in the blog world of late, so let me recommend an excellent article, "The Cultural Context of Ephesians 5:18-6:9", by Gordon Fee.
Have a look.
Posted by mike at October 1, 2003 08:52 AM | TrackBackThanks - I will take a look at that.
Posted by: Darryl on October 1, 2003 10:47 AMBeen there, doing that. You want some interesting insight, go look at what I wrote under the title "Accused of Witchcraft". That was an enlightening moment for me as a woman in minstry.
I look forward to what you have to say on the subject. BTW, have you read John Bristow's little book, "What Paul Really Said About Women". It's fairly to the point. Another good one, though quite a bit longer, is J. Lee Grady's "10 Lies the Church Tells Women".
Posted by: Missy on October 2, 2003 07:38 AMThanks for the book recommendations, Missy. I think we have both of them in the library up at the ministry house, but I haven't read them yet. I'll have a look.
Posted by: Mike on October 2, 2003 07:57 AM