I agree wolfwint, we should follow God and not men.
Is the teaching of no women pastors from God or a man-made doctrine by the Catholic church?
The persecuted church had home meetings where both men and women played a part in ministry.
I am sure if God lead a woman to share a testimony or prophecy or word of wisdom, no one would say "shut up,your just a woman"
Before church buildings, what did it mean to be a pastor or a teacher?
Also lets looks at the two often quoted verses IN CONTEXT, because people rip them out to prove their point,
One is for women to be silent and ask their husbands at home. Telling us that they weren't trying to teach but learn. So that isn't a commandment forbiding women teachers as I have often been told if you read it in context.
The second is also to married women. The admonishment is between telling women to wear the veils in their head to show their humilty and submissions to their husband and his they will be blessed with children if they are humble and godly wives.
I believe that the objection to women pastors is based upon only reading a few scriptures out of context.
Ariel, indepent that we have no single scripture proof that woman were set as Pastors ore eldest in the NT. In the churchhistorie (before RCC) we find also no proof for Woman as Pastors ore eldest of a church.
I am not against woman.
Of course speaks 1. Tim 2,11-14 from a woman. (The greec word for woman is not only used for married woman, but also for widows (Luke 4, 26) and not married woman. In Mark, 15,40, Maria Magdalena is called a gyne, the common word for woman and the most time used for married woman. In Luke 2,5 is Mary engaged with Joseph called a gyne. In John 4, 17 the woman at the jacobs well has no husband and is called gyne.
It is for me to simple to say in 1. Tim 2,11-14 only married woman are meant.
And for me a question is, wether not married woman (single) are allowed to lead a church ore beeing a Pastor!
And if a wife should not have authority about their husband and dont teach them. Then it is not logic that they can do this openly in the church.
From 1. Tim chapter 3, 1-7 is clear speaking from a man and not a woman.
Before they had churchbuildings the christians met in belivers houses ore rentet rooms. And according 1. Cor. 12 and Romans 12 God gave blievers with differnt gifts and tasks into a church for to serve.