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| Posted by: Linda Wurzbacher |
4/21/2009 1:35 PM |
| I had an interesting conversation via facebook email with Ed Stetzer the last few days. (Google his name if you don't know who he is.) He is currently speaking at a church planters conference in Orlando.
I told him I wasn't sure where he stood on the issue of women pastors (although I suspected based on where he went to seminary :-) so I asked him.
He told me he's a 'complimentarian.' In case you're unfamiliar with that word, here is one definition:
Complementarianism is the theological view that although men and women are created equal in their being and personhood, yet they are created to complement each other via different roles in life and in the church. It is rooted in a literal interpretation of the creation account and the roles of men and women presented in Scripture.
In other words, no, he doesn't believe women should be pastors. I was disappointed because he I greatly admired his research & books.
He was quite gracious to continue a few emails with me however. I asked him questions regarding research on women church planters in the US. Basically, all he could tell me is that there are a few hundred. He has no idea how many are non-denominational though.
I sure wish I could find more! You'd think if there were a few hundred (and I do believe him I think) that I'd be able to find one or two!
I had read an interesting quote by him from somewhere else. Here it is: Hi Ed,
Yeah, maybe that was wrong for me to assume. You'd be surprised how often I get that response from male pastors though which is the really sad part. I'm still a big fan of yours though and the awesome research and books you keep turning out! :-)
I recently read the following quote by you:
"In the survey, the unchurched twenty-somethings were asked what impact two stances by a church would have on them.
First they were asked, "If you were considering visiting or joining a church, would knowing that the church did not endorse the ordination of women as pastors negatively or positively impact your decision?"
Sixty-five percent of all of the younger unchurched said this would negatively impact their decision.
Only 6 percent said that this would be a positive. So, the negatives outnumbered the positives 10 to 1. (Almost 30 percent of respondents either said that the stance against women's ordination would not make a difference or that they were not sure.)"
Well,seems like we're raising up a pretty intelligent next generation!
Next week I get to go to Tampa and have lunch with Steve Sjogren. How BLESSED am I!!!
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