by Narnie

Created on: June 10, 2010

What an absurd suggestion it is to question whether or not women should be pastors. Why shouldn’t women be pastors? Is there anything about men that makes them superior in this vocation or for that matter any other? I am quite astounded by this suggestion that people in our world, supposedly so advanced from the dark ages, would even raise such a question.   

Women have been ministering since the dawn of time in a variety of fields under the one heading of; “mother”. The craft of motherhood and homecare simultaneously requires and encompasses far more and greater skill and ability than that of any other vocation I know of. Therefore, this question seems rather little more than a “mere-male” joke in down in the local pub.

The word “pastor” defined in the dictionary means -

- Christian minister: a Christian minister or priest in charge of a congregation

- spiritual adviser: somebody who is not a minister or priest but who gives spiritual advice to a group of people 

Encarta World English Dictionary

 The words “Christian Ministry” is defined as - A ministry, in Christians to express or spread their faith – Wikipedia

Christian Ministry in essence when all the paraphernalia is removed; is simply the ability to “teach” the word of God and nurture the soul of those they teach. Of course it would also encompass many and varied administrative duties; however, women in general have proved beyond doubt they multi-task extremely well!

There really is and never has been any “valid” reason why the world at large and by majority has been “male dominated”. Since the dawn of time women have been oppressed, grossly controlled, exploited and abused by their male counter-parts. Women and their rightful place in society and the Church have been denied to them by sheer brute force applied by males in securing their position, above that of women. If anything, the abuse of women and denying them an equal place in society and the Church is a display of anti-Christian behavior.

To the best of my knowledge, God had created Eve for company and as a “helper” to work “alongside”, (meaning equally), with Adam to achieve a common purpose. I don’t recall anything in Genesis or any other book of the Bible where God had said; “and Adam is a superior being than that of Eve”. Nor do I recall anywhere God forbid women to be actively involved

• 1
• 2
• 3
• Next Page >>