{"id":352926,"date":"2026-07-07T09:48:42","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T09:48:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/uncategorized\/women-in-ministry-a-biblical-perspective\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T09:48:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T09:48:42","slug":"women-in-ministry-a-biblical-perspective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=352926","title":{"rendered":"Women in Ministry: A Biblical Perspective"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-pm-slice=\"2 2 []\">\n<p>\u2018In that day, I (the Messiah) will raise up <strong>the tabernacle of David<\/strong> that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up its ruins, and <strong>I will build it as in the days of old.<\/strong>\u2019 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Amos%209%3A11&amp;version=ASV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Amos 9:11<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u2018And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out My Spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and<strong> your daughters shall prophesy<\/strong>, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.\u2019 \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out My Spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Acts 2:17<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p>And James said to the Jerusalem Council, \u2018Brethren, listen to me! A<strong>ll this we see happening<\/strong> is the fulfillment of the words of the prophets: <strong>\u2018He shall restore the tabernacle of David<\/strong>\u2019 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Acts%2015%3A13-16&amp;version=NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Acts 15:13-16<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"captioned-image-container\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"image2-inset\">\n<div id=\"attachment_2728\" style=\"width: 1466px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2728\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2728\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/istoriaministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3Daughters-of-Jemen.webp?resize=1080%2C608&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/istoriaministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3Daughters-of-Jemen.webp 1456w, https:\/\/istoriaministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3Daughters-of-Jemen-1280x720.webp 1280w, https:\/\/istoriaministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3Daughters-of-Jemen-980x551.webp 980w, https:\/\/istoriaministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3Daughters-of-Jemen-480x270.webp 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1456px, 100vw\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2728\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The three daughters of Hemen, singing and prophesying in front of the tabernacle (tent) of David during the days of the reign of King David (1011 to 971 BC).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>If you\u2019re like me, you quickly scan the length of an article to determine if you\u2019ll read it. This post is long. But please, don\u2019t make the mistake of ignoring it and not reading it, especially if:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You\u2019re a conservative, evangelical pastor who wrongly thinks only <em>liberals <\/em>who deny the infallible Word of God believe that women can serve Christ\u2019s church.<\/li>\n<li>You\u2019re a gifted Christian woman, called by God to serve others in His Church.<\/li>\n<li>You\u2019re a messenger to the June 7-10, 2026 Southern Baptist Convention.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"callout-block\" data-callout=\"true\">\n<p>It\u2019s very important to me for the future of evangelical Christianity and the SBC.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>I\u2019m a Convinced Biblicist, NOT a Cultural Feminist<\/h2>\n<div class=\"captioned-image-container\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"image2-inset\">\n<div id=\"attachment_2740\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2740\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2740\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/istoriaministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Wade.Rachelle2026.webp?resize=950%2C540&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"950\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/istoriaministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Wade.Rachelle2026.webp 950w, https:\/\/istoriaministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Wade.Rachelle2026-480x273.webp 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 950px, 100vw\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2740\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wade and Rachelle Burleson<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>When it comes to women who shepherd (pastor) God\u2019s people, some of my <em>conservative<\/em> evangelical friends \u2013 that is, people like me who believe that the Bible is God\u2019s <em>inspired<\/em> and <em>infallible<\/em> Word \u2013 often find themselves struggling with the thought that a woman can have any servant leadership among God\u2019s people.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"pullquote\">\n<p>Many of them can\u2019t understand why I never struggle with females shepherding Christ\u2019s Church.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Some feel that accepting a woman shepherding God\u2019s people is akin to believing the devil is the fourth person of the sacred <s>Trinity<\/s> Tetrarchy.<\/p>\n<p><em>It just can\u2019t be, Wade! A woman teaching, prophesying, or exhorting Christ\u2019s Church is unbiblical, impractical, and immoral. It violates church tradition, not to mention the <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/bfm.sbc.net\/bfm2000\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><em>2000 Baptist Faith and Message<\/em><\/a><em>.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n<p>To my conservative evangelical friends who bristle at the mere mention of women shepherding Christian people, I offer <strong>5 biblical reasons <\/strong>why women <em>can pastor (shepherd) other Christian people in Christ\u2019s Kingdom.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><strong>1. Your definition of \u201cpastor\u201d is not biblical. <\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"captioned-image-container\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"image2-inset\">\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2730\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/istoriaministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DefinitionofPastor.webp?resize=1080%2C608&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/istoriaministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DefinitionofPastor.webp 1456w, https:\/\/istoriaministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DefinitionofPastor-1280x720.webp 1280w, https:\/\/istoriaministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DefinitionofPastor-980x551.webp 980w, https:\/\/istoriaministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DefinitionofPastor-480x270.webp 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1456px, 100vw\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The moment you believe that the New Testament word<strong> \u2018pastor\u2019 <\/strong>is a <em>\u2018noun of status\u2019 <\/em>which speaks of a person <em>\u2018in an office of authority\u2019<\/em> <strong>over <\/strong>God\u2019s people, where \u2018the pastor\u2019 or ruling male elders exert<strong> <em>spiritual authority over or control of other people<\/em><\/strong>, then you have defined \u2018pastor\u2019 contrary to Jesus and the sacred Scriptures.<\/p>\n<div class=\"callout-block\" data-callout=\"true\">\n<p><strong>Jesus said to His disciples<\/strong>, <em>\u2018You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their superiors exercise authority over them.<\/em><strong><em> It shall not be this way among you. <\/em><\/strong><em>Instead, whoever wants to become great among you<\/em><strong><em> must be your servant<\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/blog\/post\/edit\/19615457\/6099470137548147439#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong><em>,<\/em><\/strong><\/a> <em>and whoever wants to be first among you <\/em><strong><em>must be your servant.<\/em><\/strong><em>\u2019 <\/em>\u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Matthew%2020%3A25-27&amp;version=NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Matt. 20:25-27<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve written an entire book on this issue. It\u2019s called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Fraudulent-Authority-Pastors-Seek-Others-ebook\/dp\/B01EDH4GH8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Fraudulent Authority: Pastors Who Seek To Rule Over Others<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The basic problem with churches that establish \u2018male elders\u2019 who <strong>\u2018rule over\u2019<\/strong> their church membership is that they\u2019ve established a structure contrary to the teachings of Jesus. Many in Christ\u2019s Church have come under the misguided belief that men only are to<em> \u2018exercise spiritual authority\u2019 <\/em><strong>over<\/strong> believers in Jesus. In their system, nobody \u2013 especially females \u2013 can disagree with, contradict, or speak out against the male elders because they\u2019d be arguing with \u2018God\u2019s anointed authorities.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Read again what Jesus said to His followers. <strong>\u2018<em>It shall not<\/em> <em>be this way among you.\u2019<\/em><\/strong> The word \u2018pastor\u2019 should be viewed as a <em>\u2018verb of service\u2019 <\/em>and not a <em>\u2018noun of status.\u2019 It\u2019s a practice, not a position; a service, not a status; a gifting, not a gender. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>Every Christian, male or female, is called to shepherd others to Jesus. Some happen to get paid. If your church\u2019s definition of pastor is \u2018<em>one with spiritual authority or divine power over others,\u2019 <\/em>then Christian women cannot be pastors. <strong>However, neither could Christian men<\/strong>, for no Christian is to rule over anyone else spiritually.<\/p>\n<div class=\"callout-block\" data-callout=\"true\">\n<p><strong><em>Pastors are to be servants of all and masters of none.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Jesus is the only <strong>Authority<\/strong> <em>over <\/em>His people.<\/p>\n<p>Some who have grown up on the King James Version of the Bible might object:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u2018Remember them which have <em>rule over you<\/em>, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith you follow, considering the end of their conversation.\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/blog\/post\/edit\/19615457\/6099470137548147439#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Heb. 13:7<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/margmowczko.com\/wade-burleson-christian-leadership-hebrews-13\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Listen to my message on Hebrews 13:17<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/blog\/post\/edit\/19615457\/6099470137548147439#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">English translation of the Greek <\/a>for the King James Version of Hebrews 13:7 and 17 is very poor. The words<strong> \u2018rule\u2019<\/strong> and<strong> \u2018over\u2019<\/strong> are not even present in<strong> the New Testament Greek of Hebrews 13 <\/strong>(look it up).<\/p>\n<p>The best English translation of these two verses in the sacred Scripture would be:<\/p>\n<div class=\"callout-block\" data-callout=\"true\">\n<p>\u2018Allow yourselves to be persuaded by your older leaders who guide you; they alertly care for your souls as people who fulfill their responsibilities to God. Allow yourselves to be persuaded so that their work might be a joy, not a burden; for that would be of no advantage to you (or them).\u2019<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>So, an evangelical, biblical church is to be led b<em>y older, spiritually gifted <\/em><strong><em>men and women<\/em><\/strong><em> of humble character who guide and shepherd others through gentle persuasion and encouragement.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>For more information, <a href=\"https:\/\/istoriaministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/The-Bible-and-Authority-in-the-Church-by-Wade-and-Paul-Burleson.pdf?fbclid=IwY2xjawSFlN1leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFRNGtFVWxOUHpybnFJRUVLc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHhu0aKm_qDfUSIB9aomcti7zn40Gm2iFSP_3yCoOFqQYX5DY5EV9eozGQStV_aem_Cv2j0oyPR69uLcfJ57c2KA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">read a free PDF White Paper <\/a>that my late father, Paul Burleson, and I wrote on \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/istoriaministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/The-Bible-and-Authority-in-the-Church-by-Wade-and-Paul-Burleson.pdf?fbclid=IwY2xjawSFlN1leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFRNGtFVWxOUHpybnFJRUVLc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHhu0aKm_qDfUSIB9aomcti7zn40Gm2iFSP_3yCoOFqQYX5DY5EV9eozGQStV_aem_Cv2j0oyPR69uLcfJ57c2KA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Authority in the Church<\/a>.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"captioned-image-container\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"image2-inset\">\n<div id=\"attachment_2739\" style=\"width: 1466px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2739\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2739\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/istoriaministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/TabernacleofDavid.webp?resize=1080%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/istoriaministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/TabernacleofDavid.webp 1456w, https:\/\/istoriaministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/TabernacleofDavid-1280x854.webp 1280w, https:\/\/istoriaministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/TabernacleofDavid-980x654.webp 980w, https:\/\/istoriaministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/TabernacleofDavid-480x320.webp 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1456px, 100vw\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2739\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Tabernacle (Tent) of David (I Chronicles 15-16) is the clearest expression of New Covenant worship in the Old Testament sacred Scriptures.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"image-caption\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The discontinuity between the <strong>Old Covenant (Testament) <\/strong>and the <strong>New Covenant (Testament)<\/strong> is critical to understanding how Christ\u2019s church should function.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Anglicans, Presbyterians, historic Episcopalians, Roman Catholics, and a host of other religious denominations <\/strong>tend to style church structure after Old Testament-style Yahweh worship, and they are often adamant <em>that females can\u2019t be in spiritual leadership. <\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"callout-block\" data-callout=\"true\">\n<p><strong>These male-centric churches see continuity between the worship styles and functions of Jewish Old Covenant practices to the New Covenant church.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>To those who hold to male spiritual authority, the church of Jesus Christ has simply replaced <strong><em>the people of Israel. <\/em><\/strong>They strongly believe the manner in which God\u2019s people worship our LORD Jesus Christ should be the same today as it was in the Old Testament days of the Jewish worship of Yahweh.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, Baptists, Methodists, Assemblies of God, and other Christian evangelical organizations see a <strong><em>discontinuity<\/em> <\/strong>between the Old Testament Temple worship of the Jews and the New Testament worship of Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n<p>These evangelical Christians have historically had no problem with women shepherding God\u2019s people in His Church.<\/p>\n<p>Even within the Old Testament, we have several beautiful foreshadowings of the New Covenant between God and sinners. The prophets spoke of the day coming (the New Covenant) when sinners would be made righteous by God\u2019s grace and the work of the Messiah, Yahweh in the Flesh.<\/p>\n<p>One such foreshadowing of the New Covenant is<strong>\u00a0\u2018The Tabernacle of David\u2019<\/strong>\u00a0during the days of<strong>\u00a0King David, 1011 to 971 BC<\/strong>\u00a0(see\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=1%20Chronicles%2015&amp;version=NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">I Chronicles 15<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=1%20Chronicles%2016&amp;version=NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">I Chronicles 16<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"captioned-image-container\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"image2-inset\">\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2729\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/istoriaministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DaughtersofHemanDescription.webp?resize=1080%2C608&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/istoriaministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DaughtersofHemanDescription.webp 1456w, https:\/\/istoriaministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DaughtersofHemanDescription-1280x720.webp 1280w, https:\/\/istoriaministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DaughtersofHemanDescription-980x551.webp 980w, https:\/\/istoriaministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DaughtersofHemanDescription-480x270.webp 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1456px, 100vw\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Few people who love the Bible spend much time studying<strong> the Tabernacle of David.<\/strong> We know more about the Tabernacle of Moses. That is to our detriment.<\/p>\n<p>Peter, James, and the early disciples often spoke of the <strong>New Covenant <\/strong>being the fulfillment of <strong>David\u2019s Tent.<\/strong> In fact, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Acts%2015%3A13-16&amp;version=NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">James spoke to the Jerusalem Council and specifically stated that the New Covenant<\/a> is the fulfillment of David\u2019s Tabernacle (tent).<\/p>\n<p>James told the Jerusalem Council (Acts 15): \u2018<strong>Jesus has restored David\u2019s Tabernacle.\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At the Tabernacle of David, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo?fbid=10239224070673893&amp;set=a.1418916866748\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">women, Gentiles, and slaves worshiped and prophesied alongside Jewish men at David\u2019s Tabernacle<\/a>. There were no sacrifices, no rituals, no cleansing ceremonies at David\u2019s Tabernacle. Those things occurred at Gibeon, where the <strong>Tabernacle of Moses<\/strong> had been constructed, five miles from the City of David, Mount Zion, and the Tent of David.<\/p>\n<p>Only the <strong>Ark of the Covenant was under <\/strong>the Tent of David on Mount Zion, and <a href=\"https:\/\/melissamclaughlin.org\/bible-study\/282-How-Does-the-Ark-of-the-Covenant-Point-to-Christ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">that Ark is Jesus Christ. <\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>David\u2019s Tabernacle is the clearest picture of the New Testament Church in the sacred Hebrew Scriptures. <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In the <strong>Tabernacle of Moses<\/strong>, worship of YHWH was led only by male priests.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>In the Tabernacle of David, women \u2013 <strong><em>including the daughters of Heman<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 led worship, prophesied, and ministered to YHWH\u2019s people \u2013 (see<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bible.com\/bible\/100\/1CH.25.1-8.NASB1995\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"> I Chronicles 25:1-8<\/a>).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Tabernacle (Tent) of Moses became permanent when King Solomon dedicated the Temple of Yahweh in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah. Women were excluded from ministering at the Temple and could go no further than the Courtyard of Women.<\/p>\n<p>God instructed David to erect the Tabernacle of David on Mount Zion. It became a joyful symbol of the Good News. According to the New Testament writers, when the Messiah came, He reconstructed the Tabernacle of David, which the Jews had torn down.<\/p>\n<p>Sure enough, when the Messiah came at Bethlehem, He came to replace the Old Agreement between Yahweh and the nation of Israel Jews with a New Agreement between the True Israel (Jesus the Messiah) and the world.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u2018By calling this covenant \u2018new,\u2019 he has made the first one obsolete; and what is obsolete and outdated will soon disappear.\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Hebrews%208%3A13&amp;version=NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Hebrews 8:13<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wadeburleson.substack.com\/p\/the-end-of-the-end-of-the-world-endingblog\/post\/edit\/19615457\/6099470137548147439#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">As the Old Covenant began to disappear <\/a>following the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, the Good News of Jesus Christ began to spread. The Old Covenant \u2018officially ended\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/wadeburleson.substack.com\/p\/the-eastern-gate-is-forever-sealed?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=share&amp;action=shareog\/post\/edit\/19615457\/6099470137548147439#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">in AD 70 at the destruction of the Jewish Temple<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A<em> new way of worship of YHWH had dawned!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2733\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/istoriaministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HeavenlyJerusalem.webp?resize=1080%2C593&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/istoriaministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HeavenlyJerusalem.webp 1456w, https:\/\/istoriaministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HeavenlyJerusalem-1280x702.webp 1280w, https:\/\/istoriaministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HeavenlyJerusalem-980x538.webp 980w, https:\/\/istoriaministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HeavenlyJerusalem-480x263.webp 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1456px, 100vw\"\/><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u2018But you (b<em>oth male and female believers<\/em>) are a chosen people, a <strong>royal priesthood,<\/strong> a holy nation, God\u2019s special possession, that you may declare the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His wonderful light.\u2019 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=1%20Peter%202%3A9&amp;version=NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">I Peter 2:9<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>\u2018There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.\u2019 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Galatians%203%3A28&amp;version=NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Galatians 3:28<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hhttps:\/\/istoriaministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/The-Characteristics-of-a-New-Covenant-Church-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">I once sent a paper explaining New Covenant worship to a<\/a> group of \u2018elders\u2019 (men who took authority over their church). They sought to restrict church leadership to males only. My paper was disconcerting to them, even troubling.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s hard for traditionalists to answer a biblicist.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pullquote\">\n<p>To admit that their exaltation of \u2018Christian male authority\u2019 and their \u2018exclusion of Christian females\u2019 from Kingdom leadership was harmful to their church and impossible to accept, it became necessary for them to attack the messenger (me) rather than review their ministry with humble, genuine biblical reflection and make the changes necessary to prosper by the Spirit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pullquote\">\n<p><strong>Any church that attempts to function using solely males in leadership will eventually struggle.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2\/>\n<h2><strong>The Covenants Have Changed.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>The New Covenant Church is \u2018the heavenly Zion,\u2019 the \u2018rebuilt Tabernacle of David,\u2019 where the Body of Christ, both males and females, manifests the Messiah on Earth. <\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"captioned-image-container\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"image2-inset\">\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2741\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/istoriaministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Worship.webp?resize=1080%2C608&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/istoriaministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Worship.webp 1456w, https:\/\/istoriaministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Worship-1280x720.webp 1280w, https:\/\/istoriaministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Worship-980x551.webp 980w, https:\/\/istoriaministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Worship-480x270.webp 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1456px, 100vw\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Old Covenant agreement between God and Israel was a <strong>\u2018come and see<\/strong>\u2019 religion. Come and see the Temple. Come and see the rituals. Come and see the festivals.<\/p>\n<p>The New Covenant is a<strong> \u2018go and tell<\/strong>\u2019religion. Go tell sinners of the Savior who has guaranteed the Creator\u2019s goodness to those who trust Him. Christianity is radically spiritual, internal, personal, and transcultural (for all peoples).<\/p>\n<p>Some of the best worship you can have is with family or a small group of believers around a campfire at a lake, or at home around the dinner table, or at a backyard barbecue.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"captioned-image-container\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"image2-inset\">\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2734\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/istoriaministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HebrewsDeclares.webp?resize=1080%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/istoriaministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HebrewsDeclares.webp 1456w, https:\/\/istoriaministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HebrewsDeclares-1280x854.webp 1280w, https:\/\/istoriaministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HebrewsDeclares-980x654.webp 980w, https:\/\/istoriaministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HebrewsDeclares-480x320.webp 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1456px, 100vw\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"captioned-image-container\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"image2-inset\">\n<p>Believers are the church. God dwells in us. Where we are, there He is. We don\u2019t behave one way at church and another way everywhere else. <strong>We ARE the church.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Further, since<strong> the life of God is in the individual who trusts Christ<\/strong>, there is no <em>hierarchical<\/em> authority in the church.<\/p>\n<p><em> Every believer is a pastor (priest) who shepherds others to Jesus.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"captioned-image-container\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"image2-inset\">\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2731\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/istoriaministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GiftsoftheSpirit.webp?resize=1080%2C1440&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/istoriaministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GiftsoftheSpirit.webp 1086w, https:\/\/istoriaministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GiftsoftheSpirit-980x1307.webp 980w, https:\/\/istoriaministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GiftsoftheSpirit-480x640.webp 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1086px, 100vw\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This one will be short. Christ bestows the gifts of teaching, prophesying, exhortation, shepherding, and other spiritual gifts on His people <em>regardless of gender<\/em>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u2018So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip the saints for works of ministry, to build up the body of Christ\u2019 (Ephesians 4:<strong>11).<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>The Spirit gifts Christ\u2019s people with various gifts regardless of gender. <\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Now about the gifts of the Spirit, <strong>brothers and sisters<\/strong>, I do not want you to be uninformed. There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them. There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and <strong>in everyone <\/strong>it is the same God at work.<\/p>\n<p>Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. To one there is given through the Spirit a message of wisdom, to another a message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit, to another miraculous powers, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in different kinds of tongues, and to still another the interpretation of tongues. All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, and He distributes them to each one, just as He determines.<\/p>\n<p>Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ. For we were all baptized by one Spirit so as to form one body\u2014whether Jews or Gentiles, slave or free\u2014and we were all given the one Spirit to drink. Even so, the body is not made up of one part but of many. \u2013<strong> I Cor. 12:1-14<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>When an institutional church overrules the Spirit of God, it will find itself absent the Spirit unless corrected.<\/p>\n<div class=\"callout-block\" data-callout=\"true\">\n<p><strong>The New Testament never once qualifies a spiritual gift by gender. <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Teaching is never called a male gift.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Exhortation is never called a male gift.<\/li>\n<li>Wisdom is never called a male gift.<\/li>\n<li>Administration is never called a male gift.<\/li>\n<li>Prophecy is never called a male gift.<\/li>\n<li>Mercy is never called a female gift.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Spirit distributes gifts to each one individually just as He wills.<\/p>\n<p>Not according to gender. According to God\u2019s grace.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"captioned-image-container\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"image2-inset\">\n<div id=\"attachment_2732\" style=\"width: 1466px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2732\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2732\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/istoriaministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GroupTeaching.webp?resize=1080%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/istoriaministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GroupTeaching.webp 1456w, https:\/\/istoriaministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GroupTeaching-1280x854.webp 1280w, https:\/\/istoriaministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GroupTeaching-980x654.webp 980w, https:\/\/istoriaministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GroupTeaching-480x320.webp 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1456px, 100vw\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2732\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">All the gifts of the Spirit are never gender qualified in the New Testament<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"image-caption\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The overwhelming testimony of the New Testament is that gifted, humble men and women of character,<em> preferably older in years<\/em> (e.g., \u201celder\u201d), will shepherd, guide, and pastor God\u2019s people.<\/p>\n<p>Christian men who exclude Christian women from fulfilling the call of God according to the Spirit\u2019s gifts are infatuated with their own alleged \u201cauthority\u201d and are in danger of losing the unction and anointing of the Holy Spirit in their own ministries.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"captioned-image-container\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"image2-inset\">\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2737\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/istoriaministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/RomanCatholic.webp?resize=1080%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/istoriaministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/RomanCatholic.webp 1170w, https:\/\/istoriaministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/RomanCatholic-980x653.webp 980w, https:\/\/istoriaministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/RomanCatholic-480x320.webp 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1170px, 100vw\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"callout-block\" data-callout=\"true\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Your view of Christian ministry may be too organizational rather than organic; too sacerdotal and institutional rather than Spirit-inspired; and too focused on personal authority rather than Kingdom advancement.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Ordination<\/strong>. Define \u2013 \u2018The action of ordaining or conferring holy orders on someone.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Ugh. We didn\u2019t ordain anybody when I served at Emmanuel Enid for 30 years.<\/p>\n<p>The state of Oklahoma requires a \u2018ministerial license\u2019 to officiate marriage ceremonies, to recognize vocational ministers working at a state-recognized 501 (c) (3) non-profit, and to grant ministerial tax credits for those working in non-profit vocational ministry.<\/p>\n<p>We would license <strong><em>men and women<\/em><\/strong> as vocational employees of Christian non-profits because the state requires it, but we didn\u2019t ordain anybody.<\/p>\n<p>Every state government in the United States of America considers \u2018licensing\u2019 pastors and \u2018ordaining\u2019 pastors as the same thing. Most churches don\u2019t consider them the same thing. Emmanuel Enid did differently. We licensed people because the state required it for marriage ceremonies.<\/p>\n<p>Every gifted, humble person in Christ\u2019s Church at Emmanuel Enid shepherded others.<\/p>\n<p>Denominations that ordain ministers typically make a non-biblical separation between <strong>\u2018clergy\u2019<\/strong> and <strong>\u2018laymen.\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Only the \u201c<strong>ordained,\u201d<\/strong> according to these churches, can fulfill the \u201cordinances of the church\u201d (baptism and the Lord\u2019s Supper). It\u2019s amazing how traditions in institutional churches carry on through \u201cordination\u201d ceremonies. It\u2019s almost like a cult.<\/p>\n<p>Before I was \u201cordained\u201d as a Southern Baptist pastor in 1982, I was told that I would be examined by other <strong>\u201cordained\u201d<\/strong> men. During my prep for this ordination, some men who thought they were being helpful told me that one of the questions that would be asked was:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u2018What are two ordinances of the church?\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Ironically, all the ordained men instructed me how to answer: \u2018Say baptism and the Lord\u2019s Supper.\u2019 Dutifully, I answered such and was promptly \u2018ordained\u2019 by the Southern Baptist Convention.<\/p>\n<p>It was only years later that I learned from <strong>my own study of Scripture and reading both <\/strong>John Gill and Charles Spurgeon, that baptism and the Lord\u2019s Supper are <strong>\u2018ordinances of Christ,\u2019 <\/strong>not the church.<\/p>\n<p>The word \u2018ordinance\u2019 means \u2018law, or commandment.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Jesus gave us both commandments. not the local church:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong><em>Jesus came to them and said,<\/em><\/strong> \u2018Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.\u2019 \u2013 Matthew 28:19<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, and when He had given thanks, <strong><em>He broke it, and He said<\/em><\/strong>, \u201cThis is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me.\u2019 \u2013 I Corinthians 11:23-29<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Every believer in Jesus Christ, whether male or female, is called a minister in the New Testament. We are a royal priesthood.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, gifted women can \u2018go and make disciples,\u2019 \u2018baptize,\u2019 and \u2018serve the bread and the wine,\u2019 leading others to remember Jesus.<\/p>\n<p>Jesus told all of His followers, not just males, to \u2018go and make disciples.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"captioned-image-container\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"image2-inset\">\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2736\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/istoriaministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Ordinances.webp?resize=1080%2C608&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/istoriaministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Ordinances.webp 1456w, https:\/\/istoriaministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Ordinances-1280x720.webp 1280w, https:\/\/istoriaministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Ordinances-980x551.webp 980w, https:\/\/istoriaministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Ordinances-480x270.webp 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1456px, 100vw\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Any church that emphasizes \u2018ordination\u2019 will tell people to \u2018come.\u2019 And when they come, they will only see \u2018males\u2019 ordained by the church (in patriarchal churches) to \u2018rule over\u2019 \u2013 or females in feminist churches \u2013 to \u2018rule over\u2019 and serve the ordinances.<\/p>\n<p>This is never the way it should be.<\/p>\n<p>When I served as an International Mission Board trustee (2005-2008), I got into a heated dispute with trustee leadership over excluding females from Christian ministry and using only \u2018males with authority over the Church.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The IMB had some wonderful Christian women missionaries in the Far East who were leading men and women to faith in Jesus Christ. These Christian converts were ready to be baptized. However, the missionary and new converts lived in what the IMB called \u2018A Security Three Zone.\u2019 Basically, a communist country that outlawed Christianity.<\/p>\n<p>The late Dr. John Floyd, chairman of the subcommittee on which I served, informed his fellow trustees at my first meeting that a qualified person was not available to baptize the recent Christian converts in the \u2018country\u2019 (i.e., in the Security 3 Zone). He said the IMB would pay for air transportation (up to $3,000) and all expenses for an ordained Southern Baptist pastor from the USA to fly to the Far East to baptize the converts of this female IMB missionary.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Not knowing any better, I raised my hand and asked a question of my fellow trustees<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u2018Why doesn\u2019t the Christian female missionary who taught these people about Jesus and led them to faith in the Savior baptize them and thereby fulfill the command of Jesus in the Great Commission and save the IMB thousands of dollars?\u2019<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Crickets<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>My courteous but firm opposition to the IMB\u2019s unbiblical patriarchal policies led to a protracted battle between the world\u2019s largest missionary sending organization and its trustee from Oklahoma.<\/p>\n<p>I still marvel, even two decades later, that IMB trustee leadership had the ludicrous notion to fly an \u2018ordained male minister\u2019 to the Far East to baptize Christian converts who came to faith in Jesus Christ under the discipleship of Christian women. Males and females BOTH are to minister in the name of Jesus, fulfilling His command to make disciples.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>It took ten years after I opposed the absurd, nonsensical, and unbiblical IMB policies for them to be reversed.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"callout-block\" data-callout=\"true\">\n<p>Truth is like a lion. Some may cage it, but all you have to do is release the Door of Truth, and the Lion of Truth always overpowers error on its own.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Tens of millions of people are coming to faith in Jesus around the world, led to Jesus by gifted, humble men and women of character who are fulfilling the ordinance of Jesus Christ, whether recognized by the institutional church or not.<\/p>\n<p>Christian ministry is about following the commands of Christ. Our view of ministry needs to be more biblical than institutional.<\/p>\n<p>As an aside, the moment institutional churches advocate that women, homosexuals, or any other ordained clerics rule <strong>over<\/strong> people through an <strong>office of authority r<\/strong>eceived by ordination via an institutional denomination, you\u2019ll hear the same objections from me that I\u2019m now giving about men \u2018ruling over\u2019 people in SBC churches.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"captioned-image-container\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"image2-inset\">\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2735\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/istoriaministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/NoCreedButtheBible.webp?resize=1080%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/istoriaministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/NoCreedButtheBible.webp 1254w, https:\/\/istoriaministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/NoCreedButtheBible-980x980.webp 980w, https:\/\/istoriaministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/NoCreedButtheBible-480x480.webp 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1254px, 100vw\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 2000 Baptist Faith and Message states:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u2018While both men and women are gifted for service in the church, the office of pastor is limited to men as qualified by Scripture.\u2019 (<strong>Article VI The Church<\/strong>)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Confessions are not inspired. They are often rife with errors. Some of the local association Southern Baptist confessions of the 1850\u2019s <strong>advocated slavery as biblical<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The problem of the 2000 BFM is not the exclusion of women from \u2018the office of pastor.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>office<\/strong> of the pastor is unbiblical. The word office, as in \u2018the office of the President\u2019 or \u2018the office of the pastor,\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/blog\/post\/edit\/19615457\/6099470137548147439#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">is nowhere used in the New Testament<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Reading <a href=\"https:\/\/istoriaministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/The-Bible-and-Authority-in-the-Church-by-Wade-and-Paul-Burleson.pdf?fbclid=IwY2xjawSFlN1leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFRNGtFVWxOUHpybnFJRUVLc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHhu0aKm_qDfUSIB9aomcti7zn40Gm2iFSP_3yCoOFqQYX5DY5EV9eozGQStV_aem_Cv2j0oyPR69uLcfJ57c2KA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">this paper<\/a>, titled \u2018<em>The Bible and Authority in the Church,<\/em>\u2019 might help you understand how <strong><em>church tradition has supplanted New Testament teaching<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"callout-block\" data-callout=\"true\">\n<p>Christian leadership is based on giftedness and not gender; character, not control; humility, not hubris; selfless service, not self-seeking; and personal piety, not powerful positions. Every Christian pastors people. A few are paid. Baptists from days of old understood these concepts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The earliest recorded comment on the role of Baptist women was by John Smyth, founder of the first identifiable Baptist church of modern history. In his 1609 work <a href=\"https:\/\/quod.lib.umich.edu\/cgi\/t\/text\/text-idx?c=eebo2;idno=A12557.0001.001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Parallels, Censures, Observations, Smyth<\/a> wrote:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201c\u2026the Church hath powre to Elect, approve &amp; ordeyne her owne Elders, also: to elect, approve, &amp; ordeine her owne Deacons both men &amp; woemen.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Baptist women did preach in England in the early days of the 17th century. Most English churchmen found the practice as distasteful as believers\u2019 baptism.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, Baptists have historically had women preach.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Anabaptist Waterland Confession of 1580 <\/strong>is the first \u2018Baptist\u2019 Confession to refer to the setting aside of gifted believers for Christian ministry.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>In times of need the congregation shall prepare itself before God with fasting and prayer, calling upon Him for help\u2013f<strong>or He alone can send the right servants into His harvest<\/strong>\u2013that our heavenly Father may prepare the right servants among the congregations to the glory of His name; servants who will proclaim His holy Word truthfully, and in true Christian love, according to His pleasure, to hungry souls, [as well as] administering the sacraments and the ban.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This Baptist confession does not take gender into consideration when assigning roles.<\/p>\n<p>For their views on the ministry, the English Baptists went directly to the Bible for their authority.<\/p>\n<p>Those women who preached and those men who allowed it thought they found adequate scriptural teaching and precedent.<\/p>\n<p>More recently,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo?fbid=10239234507134798&amp;set=a.1418916866748\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"> I challenged Al Mohler at the 2018 Southern Baptist Convention<\/a> to answer a question I had about Joanne P. Moore, the first female missionary of the Southern Baptist Convention\u2019s Home Mission Board. The Baptists sent Joanna in the 1860s to teach and minister to African-American male pastors who were being held on an island in the Mississippi River. She convinced these pastors through her discipleship by teaching them, from the sacred Scriptures, that drunkenness was a sin.<\/p>\n<p>These African-American Baptist pastors began abstaining from the sin of drunkenness due to the influence of Joanna P. Moore. I asked Dr. Mohler:<\/p>\n<div class=\"callout-block\" data-callout=\"true\">\n<p>\u2018Should she have been silent and allowed the pastors to continue in their sin?\u2019<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The next time I hear a person state they don\u2019t believe in \u2018women pastors\u2019 and cite the 2000 BFM, I might feel compelled to ask,<em> \u2018Do you even understand what a confession is?\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A confession doesn\u2019t contain infallible truths. <strong>Confessions change all the time<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Baptists have approved these 19 Confessions since the 1500s:<\/p>\n<p>1596 \u2014 True Confession (English Separatist precursor)<\/p>\n<p>1610 \u2014 Smyth\u2019s Short Confession of Faith<\/p>\n<p>1611 \u2014 Helwys Declaration of Faith<\/p>\n<p>1644 \u2014 First London Baptist Confession<\/p>\n<p>1646 \u2014 First London Baptist Confession (Revised Edition)<\/p>\n<p>1651 \u2014 Faith and Practice of Thirty Congregations<\/p>\n<p>1660 \u2014 Standard Confession<\/p>\n<p>1677 \u2014 Second London Baptist Confession (First Publication)<\/p>\n<p>1678 \u2014 Orthodox Creed<\/p>\n<p>1689 \u2014 Second London Baptist Confession (Formal Adoption)<\/p>\n<p>1742 \u2014 Philadelphia Confession of Faith<\/p>\n<p>1833 \u2014 New Hampshire Confession of Faith<\/p>\n<p>1840 \u2014 Abstract of Principles (Southern Baptist theological roots)<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>1845 \u2014 New Hampshire Confession of Faith (widely used among Southern Baptists)<\/p>\n<p>1858 \u2014 Abstract of Principles (adopted by Southern Baptist Theological Seminary)<\/p>\n<p>1925 \u2014 Baptist Faith and Message<\/p>\n<p>1963 \u2014 Baptist Faith and Message (Revision)<\/p>\n<p>2000 \u2014 Baptist Faith and Message (Revision)<\/p>\n<p>2026 \u2014 Baptist Faith and Message 2000 (current confession of the Southern Baptist Convention)<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><strong>Historical Note:<\/strong> From the founding of the Southern Baptist Convention in 1845 until the adoption of the Baptist Faith and Message in 1925, Southern Baptists operated for eighty years without a convention-wide confession of faith. During that period, the New Hampshire Confession of Faith and the Abstract of Principles were the doctrinal standards most commonly used among Southern Baptists.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A denial of women pastoring God\u2019s people based on a Baptist Confession is akin to advocating racial slavery because a Baptist confession once said slavery was biblical.<\/p>\n<p>What people ought to be doing is <strong><em>searching the Scriptures<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"captioned-image-container\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"image2-inset\">\n<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!Qlxk!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F73a373fa-4526-4bd6-a3f8-5b606190c35f_360x146.jpeg 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!Qlxk!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F73a373fa-4526-4bd6-a3f8-5b606190c35f_360x146.jpeg 848w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!Qlxk!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F73a373fa-4526-4bd6-a3f8-5b606190c35f_360x146.jpeg 1272w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!Qlxk!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F73a373fa-4526-4bd6-a3f8-5b606190c35f_360x146.jpeg 1456w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"100vw\"\/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"sizing-normal\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/%24s_%21Qlxk%21%2Cw_1456%2Cc_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cq_auto%3Agood%2Cfl_progressive%3Asteep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F73a373fa-4526-4bd6-a3f8-5b606190c35f_360x146.jpeg?w=630&amp;ssl=1\" sizes=\"100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!Qlxk!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F73a373fa-4526-4bd6-a3f8-5b606190c35f_360x146.jpeg 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!Qlxk!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F73a373fa-4526-4bd6-a3f8-5b606190c35f_360x146.jpeg 848w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!Qlxk!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F73a373fa-4526-4bd6-a3f8-5b606190c35f_360x146.jpeg 1272w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!Qlxk!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F73a373fa-4526-4bd6-a3f8-5b606190c35f_360x146.jpeg 1456w\" alt=\"\" data-attrs=\"{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/images\/73a373fa-4526-4bd6-a3f8-5b606190c35f_360x146.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:146,&quot;width&quot;:360,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:630,&quot;bytes&quot;:10466,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/wadeburleson.substack.com\/i\/199597301?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F73a373fa-4526-4bd6-a3f8-5b606190c35f_360x146.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}\"\/><\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pullquote\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Scriptures call humble, gifted, Spirit-called men and women to shepherd Christ\u2019s people<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Long ago, I called out the problem of \u2018sexual abuse\u2019 in the Southern Baptist Convention. Nobody listened then (2007), but people are sure listening now.<\/p>\n<p>I continue to call out my conservative evangelical friends for their exclusion of women from Christian leadership, for their energetic attempts to stifle gifted Christian women from fulfilling the commandments of Christ to \u2018go and make disciples,\u2019 and for their unbiblical approach to Christian ministry.<\/p>\n<p>Conservative Southern Baptists must stop the Christ dishonoring practice of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Debilitating Christian females with God-given gifts.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Denigrating Christian females in their Spirit-led ministries.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Downplaying Christian females as New Covenant priests<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"pullquote\">\n<p><strong>If not, God may write the word <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandistrict.org\/resources\/blog\/ichabod-the-glory-has-departed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>ICHABOD<\/strong><\/a><strong> over the door of the Southern Baptist Convention. <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>You may not agree with what I\u2019ve written, but I\u2019ll do all I can to prevent the removal from the SBC Christian people who see Christian ministry differently than you do.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pullquote\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m a conservative when it comes to the sacred Scriptures, not a liberal. I\u2019m a biblicist when it comes to teaching, not a feminist. And, most of all, I\u2019m a protector of the entire Body of Jesus Christ, not just males who cling to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Fraudulent-Authority-Pastors-Seek-Others-ebook\/dp\/B01EDH4GH8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Fraudulent Authority<\/a> over Christ\u2019s people.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018In that day, I (the Messiah) will raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up its ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old.\u2019 \u2013 Amos 9:11 \u2018And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":352927,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[173858,173856,96742,173859,173860,173857,114242,173861,43,173862],"tags":[173863,21274,29594,173864,12666,157825,173865,173866,313,173867],"dealstore":[],"offerexpiration":[],"class_list":["post-352926","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-al-mohler","category-bfm-2000","category-blog","category-moonarmstrong2027","category-sbc","category-southern-baptist-convention","category-spiritual-gifts","category-the-mohler-amendment","category-women","category-women-in-ministry","tag-al-mohler","tag-biblical","tag-ministry","tag-moonarmstrong2027","tag-perspective","tag-sbc","tag-spiritual-gifts","tag-the-mohler-amendment","tag-women","tag-women-in-ministry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.4 - 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