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Concluding that the author of 1 Timothy was addressing a specific situation that was a serious threat to the infant, fragile church, in an article entitled "1 Timothy 2:11–15: Anti-Gnostic Measures against Women" [38] the author writes that the "tragedy is that these verses were extensively used in later tradition to justify contemporary ...
Christian egalitarianism, also known as biblical equality, is egalitarianism based in Christianity.Christian egalitarians believe that the Bible advocates for gender equality and equal responsibilities for the family unit and the ability for women to exercise spiritual authority as clergy.
One mid-1980s survey of 5,700 pastors found that 26 percent of pastors ordinarily would tell a woman being abused that she should continue to submit and to "trust that God would honor her action by either stopping the abuse or giving her the strength to endure it" and that 71 percent of pastors would never advise a battered wife to leave her ...
Denomination's highest court closes alternative route for churches to leave UMC as part of splintering. Plus other rulings on bishops' jurisdiction. Why a United Methodist court ruling closes all ...
A study from the Hartford Institute for Religion Research showed even higher numbers, with 53% of pastors saying they considered leaving the profession as of the Fall of 2023. "Even on pastors who ...
Southern Baptists have voted to expel a historic Virginia congregation from its ranks after it affirmed that women can serve in any pastoral role, including as senior pastor.. Delegates to the ...
The alliance was formed in 1994 out of what was known as Evangelical Ministries when James Montgomery Boice, then senior pastor of Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia and teacher on The Bible Study Hour radio program, called together a group of like-minded pastors and theologians from a variety of denominations to unite in a common cause ...
Messengers, as voting representatives are known, voted 6,759 to 563 to oust First Baptist Church of Alexandria, a historic Virginia congregation that affirms women can serve in any pastoral role ...