Episode Details

Does Scripture permit a woman to teach a Sunday School class? What about lead a small group? While Scripture clearly teaches complementary roles for men and women, applying this teaching to various ministry settings requires careful thought. So, what does a faithful and wise complementarianism look like in practice?

Timestamps to Know

• Intro: 00:37
• How Conversations on Complementarianism Have Shifted - 02:33
• Complementarianism Through the Decades - 05:11
• The Gift of Authority Preserves Goodness & Distinction of Gender - 07:37
• Erasure of Gender Leads to Authority and Justice Issues - 09:55
• ‘Real’ and ‘Perceived’ Injustices in Authority - 12:14
• Why Leeman’s Article is an Important Piece For Today - 14:26
• Lines that are Drawn for Teaching- 17:56
• Concentric Circles of Authority Stemming From the Church - 20:38
• A Theology of the Gathered Church is Crucial - 23:50
• Is There Correlation between Ecclesiology and Egalitarianism - 26:54
• Working Backwards from 1 Tim. 3:15 to 1 Tim. 2 – 30:07
• Starting With a Full-Orbed Christian Worldview - 33:11
• What If a Pastor Doesn’t Hold Fast to Complementarianism? - 35:07
• What If a Denomination Doesn’t Hold Fast to Complementarianism? - 38:09
• Outro - 40:20

Resources to Click

• Criteria for When Woman Can Teach Among Christians by Jonathan Leeman
• Why Not to Have a Woman Preach by Thomas Schreiner
• Churches: The Embassies and Geography of Heaven by Jonathan Leeman
• On Earth as in Heaven: A (Very) Brief Biblical Theology of Heaven by Sam Emadi
• The Church Gathered by Jonathan Leeman

Books to Read

• Women in the Church: An Interpretation and Application of 1 Timothy 2:9-15 ed. by Andreas Köstenberger and Thomas Schreiner
• Understanding the Congregation’s Authority by Jonathan Leeman
• Don’t Fire Your Church Members: The Case for Congregationalism by Jonathan Leeman
• Strange New World by Carl Trueman
• Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood ed. by John Piper & Wayne Grudem