Women in the Ministry.

        The authors set forth a three fold agenda in their consideration of women in the ministry. First, they want to examine the historical context of women in the church. They answer the question have women been an integral part of the ministering community since the beginning of the church. They delve deep into the history of the church even researching the roles of women in Judaism.         Next, they examine the biblical models for women in …

…no hierarchical foundations. 3.)         I believe that women are entitled and compelled to preach the gospel. When men, in their human weakness, hid because they were afraid to associated with the crucified "King of the Jews," it was women who bravely and defiantly stood at the cross and the tomb. It was the women who reported the gospel, to the male disciples. They had authority to tell it then and I suspect today is no different.