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Question: What does the Bible say about women pastors, preachers,
evangelists, teachers?

1. Pastors: Eph.4:11 (poimen); Acts 20:28; 1 Pet. 5:2. (poimaino)
     a. Qualifications 1 Tim.3/Tit.1.
     b. 1 Tim. 2;1 Cor.14

2. Preachers:
     a. verb: euangelizo: Acts 8:12
     b. also kerugma; a cry, proclamation- 1 Cor.2:4.

3. Evangelists euangelistes "one who announces good tidings
     a. Acts 21:8; Eph. 4:11; 2 Tim.4:5.

4. Teachers
     a. Women can teach, within the guidelines of 1 Tim.2:1; 1 Cor.
14.

5. This is O.T. principle as well.
     a. Miriam, the prophetess, led the women (Ex.15:20).
     b. Deborah would sit, and the children of Israel came to her
for judgment (Jud.4:5), unlike Samuel, who made a circuit as he
judged Israel (1 Sam. 7:16).

6. Some usurping, and teaching that which they should not
(Rev.2:19ff.).
     a. Ask yourself this question, if a woman would disobey such
plain passages as the above, what does that tell you about the
doctrine she will be teaching.
     b. Mt.15. If the blind lead the blind...

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