Category Archives: Deacons

Deacons Part 3 -Why not female deacons?

Posted on July 1, 2011 by bwebaptistwomenforequality

Deacons were chosen to fill a need of COMPASSION. Then when you choose a deacon, you should give them that same COMPASSION and not burden down a family who already had many wives and children to care for.
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Deacons Part 2 – The husband of one wife boondoggle

Posted on June 29, 2011 by bwebaptistwomenforequality

We have used 1 Timothy 3 to keep women from serving as deacons and pastors far too long and refuse to look at the real meaning of the scripture. Continue reading →

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Deacons Part 1 – Does it take a man

Posted on June 27, 2011 by bwebaptistwomenforequality

In this list of deacon responsibilities, can you find anything on this list that can be done ONLY by a MAN? When a church denies any woman the office of deacon simply because she was born female, they have denied all women. Continue reading →

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Dignity

Posted on June 20, 2011 by bwebaptistwomenforequality

Christian women are striving for dignity in their church and in their home. This quest for dignity is what causes revolutions. Continue reading →

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Does it really matter if women themselves don’t care?

Posted on April 6, 2011 by bwebaptistwomenforequality

Do women really care if they are thought of as second-class Christians? Whether women think so or not does not make it right. It is a sin against God who created us equally. Continue reading →

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Almost Persuaded – Part 1 of 4

Posted on January 31, 2011 by bwebaptistwomenforequality

We have allowed our men to grow along with ech century and culture, but we clothe our women in the First century. That dress doesn’t fit anymore. Continue reading →

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Stacking the deck against women

Posted on January 24, 2011 by bwebaptistwomenforequality

Even the Pastoral Search Committees are stacked against women. Women make up 60% of the church, but their voice counts as only two out of seven when it comes to choosing a new pastor. Continue reading →

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It was Greek to him

Posted on December 7, 2010 by bwebaptistwomenforequality

Why is Equality so hard to understand? Continue reading →

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Lowering the bar

Posted on December 6, 2010 by bwebaptistwomenforequality

Would a woman pastor be better than a male pastor? We don’t know, but we do know that male pastors have lowered the bar so much that a woman pastor can’t do any worse. Continue reading →

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