Women in Leadership
One of the more controversial issues in the church today is the subject of women in leadership. I was recently asked what my view on this subject is. I believe that women are gifted by God to be leaders within the Body of Christ. The leadership roles that women can hold are vast and wide, depending upon the giftings and talents that God has given to them. When looking through Scripture, we see that the Bible mentions women serving in the church of God on several occasions. We know that Priscilla, along with her husband Aquila, taught the great preacher Apollos (Acts 18:26). Phoebe was a servant of the church in Cenchrea, and a helper of many saints, which seems to indicate her being in some type of leadership role (Rom. 16:1-2). Paul tells us that he had women who did the same work as he did, by “sharing” in his struggle in the cause of the gospel at Philippi (Phi. 4:3). We hear about a disciple named “Tabitha” who seems to have been a leader of h...