Some call this issue the most divisive church debate since the Reformation, and the authors examine the major arguments against women serving in church leadership in an effort to resolve that issue.
Cunningham traces America’s attitudes toward women in ministry from the Greeks, Romans, Jews, and the early Christian church. I learned that the only time in the New Testament when the word for “servant leader” is used, it is said about Phoebe.
Hamilton gives a detailed analysis of Old Testament scripture, Jesus’ ministry, and Paul’s letters. Charts and diagrams allow the reader to make side-by-side comparisons of various passages.
Women who are called of God to minister are warned to guard their hearts against bitterness towards those who would stop them from obeying God’s call. “If we fight our own battles, we will end up confused and defeated. If we allow the Lord to defend us and our ministry, He will make a way where there is none,” says Cunningham.