IBC: Elders, Women in Ministry, and Biblical Authority
Some pertinent links for this article:
Irving Bible Church. The IBC Position Paper.
Denton Bible Church. DTS President Mark Bailey’s Clarification.
On August 24, 2008, for the first time in its forty year history, Irving Bible Church had a woman deliver the Sunday sermon to its congregation. For all I know (not being there but being in my home church instead) it was the best sermon they’ve heard in forty years, many people responded with commitments which will result in lifelong changes, and a burnt-over revival has begun in North Texas. But none of that determines whether it was the right decision.
The question remains, should a woman preach so to a congregation? To secularists it may understandably seem an absurd question. But to those who take obedience to New Testament teachings seriously, it is important. And to those who take the New Testament seriously and want to remain both relevant and prophetic in culture the question is not only important, but difficult.
What Catherine Albanese says about religion in general is also true about churches. That is, churches serve in both an ordinary and an extraordinary relationship with Read the rest of this entry »
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