Joy Qualls

In this engaging discussion, Dr. Joy Qualls, a Pentecostal scholar and minister at Biola University, dives into the complex history of women in Assemblies of God leadership. She reveals the tension between empowering women through Pentecostal theology and the institutional barriers they face. Qualls shares inspiring stories of early Pentecostal heroines and critiques how respectability often stifles women’s roles. The conversation challenges traditional assumptions and emphasizes the need for honest dialogue around women's ministry in contemporary churches.