This has happened at churches I have attended in the past. While I never walked out (I guess they don't train us in Australia as well as they trained some of you Americans), it did make me very uncomfortable, and I really missed hearing a proper message those Sundays, as important as the missionary testimonies might have been.
(The other thing I don't like - wouldn't it be better for single women who are missionaries to marry another missionary, and support her husband in his work? Then there would be no need for her to speak in church at all. I understand there may be situations where marriage to a Godly missionary is not possible for some women, but I believe the single woman missionary is more common than it should be).
As a Christian man, I can't accept anything a woman might preach in church as a message from God, because if she were really sent by God, surely she would be obedient to Him by being submissive and even silent during the service? As a side note, we have a lot of feminism in Australian churches, but it seems to me, the more feminist a church becomes, the weaker its doctrine and faith (the numbers might be many, but the faith and doctrines are shallow or outright false). I am convinced that women preachers are an attempt by the devil to introduce false doctrines that Godly men would not be deceived by. Has anyone else had similar experiences?
(The other thing I don't like - wouldn't it be better for single women who are missionaries to marry another missionary, and support her husband in his work? Then there would be no need for her to speak in church at all. I understand there may be situations where marriage to a Godly missionary is not possible for some women, but I believe the single woman missionary is more common than it should be).
As a Christian man, I can't accept anything a woman might preach in church as a message from God, because if she were really sent by God, surely she would be obedient to Him by being submissive and even silent during the service? As a side note, we have a lot of feminism in Australian churches, but it seems to me, the more feminist a church becomes, the weaker its doctrine and faith (the numbers might be many, but the faith and doctrines are shallow or outright false). I am convinced that women preachers are an attempt by the devil to introduce false doctrines that Godly men would not be deceived by. Has anyone else had similar experiences?
She remains single and she is very dedicated to the Lord and the work to which He has called her. I cannot begin to tell you of the personal sacrifices she has made for the Lord but I know her reward in heaven will be great.
For the cause of Christ
Roger