Does the church of Christ have female preachers?
Posted on April 14, 2007
Filed Under Bible 'Quick Notes', Matt Clifton
by Matt Clifton
The quick answer is “no.” The longer answer must take into account the fact that in the Bible, God has given certain roles to the man, and certain roles to the woman.
Although God has given woman the role of teaching other women (Titus 2:3-5), He has not given woman the role of teaching men publicly in the worship assembly:
Let a woman learn quietly with all submissiveness. I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; rather, she is to remain quiet. For Adam was formed first, then Eve; and Adam was not deceived, but the woman was deceived and became a transgressor. Yet she will be saved through childbearing–if they continue in faith and love and holiness, with self-control. — 1 Timothy 2:11-15 (ESV)
Is this demeaning to women? We should hope not! Although the changing world may hold that women should be able to take any role they please, the unchanging Word of God does not agree.
Because the Bible does not speak of women preachers, neither does the church of Christ use them.
See also Wayne Jackson’s good articles on The Role of Woman and The Woman’s Role in the Church.
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