Tag Archives: Deacons

When “I” does not mean God

What we do know is that men have used this scripture to keep women from being deacons and pastors when all the other words of Paul and his actions speak to the fact that he knew the woman apostle Junia and other women leaders. Continue reading

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I don’t want to preach

I just want to be able to step into my church and not feel that my church holds it against me that I am a woman. Continue reading

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No time to quit

We cannot stop speaking and telling others that Christian women can be elders, deacons, and pastors of churches, serving as God calls them.
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Deacons Part 3 -Why not female deacons?

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

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

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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Stacking the deck against women

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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The cold heart of the church – the By-laws

The cold heart of the church is its By-laws. Continue reading

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