“Stacie and I are grateful to be called to serve at Saddleback Church. We are not co-pastors but rather have unique roles on staff. I’m serving as the lead pastor and one of our Saddleback overseers while Stacie is serving as one of our teaching pastors” - C.Leaders
“As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.” (Proverbs 27:17)
Saddleback’s Andy Wood: Female Teaching Pastors Are Biblical, Female Elders Are Not
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NewA distinction without a…
A distinction without a difference. Twisted Exegesis.
Wally Morris
Huntington, IN
NewWho's being taught?
I would say that a female teacher of women (or children) isn't problematic, but I think Saddleback is going a touch further.
Aspiring to be a stick in the mud.
NewEven calling a teacher of…
Even calling a teacher of women or children "pastor" is unwise. It goes beyond what the Bible uses the words pastor/elder and conditions people to accept the word "pastor" for other contexts.
Wally Morris
Huntington, IN