Ladies Discipling Little Men

What specifically does God say about whether a woman should preach and teach in the church? What about a woman functioning as a pastor? Is there a distinction in God's eyes between men and women in this regard? Yes, there is a distinction. Paul shows how distracting the angry rivalry between the men was in the church. But the women were also distracting. They should also abandon the beauty competition and fix their hearts and minds on worship. Both men and women can distort worship to make themselves look good. The joint motive to worship God should drive both the way we conduct ourselves and clothe ourselves. Beauty in both is beauty of the heart. Fortunately, Paul explains what he means. Women can display this beauty by avoiding responsibilities as teachers in the corporate worship of the saints. Part of the reason for this was because God made men to lead in a loving way. Women tend to take leadership roles as men fail to. Yet what is most striking in God's design is that women are not deprived of teaching in the church. They have the privilege of being mothers who have more influence on their sons than any other single person in that son's world. A faithful mother goes a long way to prepare a faithful man for the pulpit, and in a manner of speaking, speaks through his lips. This is a privilege godly women should embrace as a joy rather than a burden.