Women & The Church: What to do With The Complementarian vs Egalitarian Debate?! with Michelle Lee-Barnewell
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Send us Fan Mail What if the debate over women in the church is starting with the wrong questions? For decades, the conversation has largely been framed around two positions: complementarianism and egalitarianism. Who has authority? Who can lead? Can women preach? Are men and women equal in role as well as value? But what if Scripture gives us a bigger framework? In the first interview of our Women and the Church series (and before we head into the views themselves), I’m joined by biblical sc...
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