Deltagirl

Welcome to B.B....

 

Hello Deltagirl. I am new here, too. Welcome. I hope you find this place welcoming and where you can express your Christianity.
See you on the boards.

 

Hi, Cynthia (aka Deltagirl). Welcome to the Baptist Board. Hope it is a blessing to you.

Is that Huntsville Bible College as in Huntsville, Alabama?

 

Welcome to the baptist Board, what are you studying to be?

 

Hope you enjoy your time on here... Welcome to the BB Cynthia... Or should I call you Deltagirl!... Brother Glen

 

You can start a thread and we can respond there. You’ll get better traffic there than you will in the intro forum, imo.

 

The scriptures themselves do not seem to have a female qualified to be either the Pastor or an Elder of the local assemblies, but the teaching aspect can be discussed!

 

Most around here believe that women are prohibited from pastoral roles. In our Baptist tradition, we use the scripture as our highest standard of faith and practice. I understand the Bible to teach that all persons, men and women, may be called to serve in all capacities in the Kingdom of God.

Expect to have a lot of well-intentioned people to discourage you from your calling. Almost all will do so out of deep respect for the scriptures and concern for your obedience to Christ. There will also be a few malicious people who want to put you in your place.

If you want to read a conservative, scripturally-sound, and Baptist argument for the roles of women and men in ministry, I recommend E. Earle Ellis' book, "Pauline Theology: Ministry and Society." A chapter of the book, entitled, "Paul and the Eschatological Woman," deals with many of the disputed texts and gives you a conservative Baptist perspective that counters the mainstream Baptist conservative viewpoint. Just so you know, Dr. Ellis taught at Southwestern Seminary at the pleasure of Paige Patterson, the "conservative" icon of the Southern Baptist Convention.

 

Cynthia, I started a new thread in hopes of helping get more answers to your question. It is here:
The Role of Women in the Baptist Faith

 

All thatv you would need to do to persuade any of us over to your and his view would be to quote any scripture to support your position, and there are none!