Beyond just the women in church issue, there was a lot of wisdom I absorbed by simply listening to those women talk. Jamie said something interesting. she said, "It takes a little bit of time to learn to use your voice." I can relate to that completely. I'm actually at the stage right now and I feel like hearing someone else relate to that journey of finding voice in their spiritual journey and vocationally calling was refreshing and, quite simply, needed.
Monday, March 14, 2011
Amazing women, crazy implications
Tonight was amazing. I loved listening to the stories of women who overcame people and ideas and boundaries...but I'm still struggling. I am still struggling because I don't understand how to reconcile the fact that I like my doors opened for me and I like to be pampered sometimes. I am in not a "needy" or "high maintenance" person but chivalry is nice. So how does one support an egalitarian view of women in the church and not support an entirely egalitarian view of women in relationships. I don't think it works like that. Something has gotta give and I'm not sure what...
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ReplyDeleteThis week in class we had four guest speakers. These women talked about their experience in ministry and answered questions relating to their personal journey. I really appreciated the opportunity to hear their personal accounts. Each one of them had a different way of expressing their role in ministry. One of the women ministers along with her children, another works as the campus pastor at Azusa Pacific, still another works as the lead worship leader at the Friends church, and finally the last woman organized a Bible study at her house for over ten years. They talked about the ways that being a woman affected their ministry. Several of them faced opposition. The woman working as a campus pastor talked about how when she first started her job students would come and tell her that she was not fit to fill her role. The woman working as a worship leader was told that she could not play the songs she wanted. Whatever resistance these women faced they continued serving God. I really appreciated their hearts and motivation to follow God’s path no matter what.