Women Called to Ministry Speak Out

Al Mohler wrote an essay a week ago that pointed out the obvious. Few CBF churches are calling women to serve as pastors.

While Al has spent the last fifteen years working to hinder the work of God's Spirit calling women to service in his Church, CBF has been working the last fifteen years to encourage churches to be open to the leadership of the Holy Spirit in calling women to pastoral leadership. CBF has been true to its calling. "Free and faithful Baptists" have never had the "herd mentality" that the author of the 2000 Baptist Faith and Message has been crafting for Southern Baptists.

The moderate Baptist women who have been called to places of service are too busy doing the Lord's work that they have little time and no desire to debate with those who have turned a deaf ear to the Spirit of God. Amy Butler, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Washington, D.C., expressed their sentiment well saying, "I'm tired of it because debating rarely changes anybody's mind and because I really . . . really . . . have more important things to do with my time." Pam Durso, Executive Director of the Baptist History and Heritage Society, was busy writing a "This I Believe essay" for NPR.

For those who concerned about the biblical witness concerning women in ministry, Katie Silcox sent me a link to an essay by N.T. Wright on "Women's Service in the Church: The Biblical Basis."