Christ Over All 2.14 Jonathan Leeman, David Schrock, Stephen Wellum • Interview • "Criteria for When a Woman Can Teach Among Christians"
Mar 27, 2023
42:09
Does Scripture permit a woman to teach a Sunday School class? What about lead a small group? While Scripture clearly teaches complementary roles for men and women, applying this teaching to various ministry settings requires careful thought. So, what does a faithful and wise complementarianism look like in practice?
Timestamps to Know
- Intro: 00:37
- How Conversations on Complementarianism Have Shifted - 02:33
- Complementarianism Through the Decades - 05:11
- The Gift of Authority Preserves Goodness & Distinction of Gender - 07:37
- Erasure of Gender Leads to Authority and Justice Issues - 09:55
- ‘Real’ and ‘Perceived’ Injustices in Authority - 12:14
- Why Leeman’s Article is an Important Piece For Today - 14:26
- Lines that are Drawn for Teaching- 17:56
- Concentric Circles of Authority Stemming From the Church - 20:38
- A Theology of the Gathered Church is Crucial - 23:50
- Is There Correlation between Ecclesiology and Egalitarianism - 26:54
- Working Backwards from 1 Tim. 3:15 to 1 Tim. 2 – 30:07
- Starting With a Full-Orbed Christian Worldview - 33:11
- What If a Pastor Doesn’t Hold Fast to Complementarianism? - 35:07
- What If a Denomination Doesn’t Hold Fast to Complementarianism? - 38:09
- Outro - 40:20
Resources to Click
- Criteria for When Woman Can Teach Among Christians by Jonathan Leeman
- Why Not to Have a Woman Preach by Thomas Schreiner
- Churches: The Embassies and Geography of Heaven by Jonathan Leeman
- On Earth as in Heaven: A (Very) Brief Biblical Theology of Heaven by Sam Emadi
- The Church Gathered by Jonathan Leeman
Books to Read
- Women in the Church: An Interpretation and Application of 1 Timothy 2:9-15 ed. by Andreas Köstenberger and Thomas Schreiner
- Understanding the Congregation’s Authority by Jonathan Leeman
- Don’t Fire Your Church Members: The Case for Congregationalism by Jonathan Leeman
- Strange New World by Carl Trueman
- Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood ed. by John Piper & Wayne Grudem