2.14 Jonathan Leeman, David Schrock, Stephen Wellum • Interview • "Criteria for When a Woman Can Teach Among Christians"

Does Scripture permit a woman to teach a Sunday School class? What about lead a small group? While Scripture clearly teaches complementary roles for men and women, applying this teaching to various ministry settings requires careful thought. So, what does a faithful and wise complementarianism look like in practice? Timestamps to Know Intro: 00:37 How Conversations on Complementarianism Have Shifted - 02:33 Complementarianism Through the Decades - 05:11 The Gift of Authority Preserves Goodness & Distinction of Gender - 07:37 Erasure of Gender Leads to Authority and Justice Issues - 09:55 ‘Real’ and ‘Perceived’ Injustices in Authority - 12:14 Why Leeman’s Article is an Important Piece For Today - 14:26 Lines that are Drawn for Teaching- 17:56 Concentric Circles of Authority Stemming From the Church - 20:38 A Theology of the Gathered Church is Crucial - 23:50 Is There Correlation between Ecclesiology and Egalitarianism - 26:54 Working Backwards from 1 Tim. 3:15 to 1 Tim. 2 – 30:07 Starting With a Full-Orbed Christian Worldview - 33:11 What If a Pastor Doesn’t Hold Fast to Complementarianism? - 35:07 What If a Denomination Doesn’t Hold Fast to Complementarianism? - 38:09 Outro - 40:20 Resources to Click Criteria for When Woman Can Teach Among Christians by Jonathan Leeman Why Not to Have a Woman Preach by Thomas Schreiner Churches: The Embassies and Geography of Heaven by Jonathan Leeman On Earth as in Heaven: A (Very) Brief Biblical Theology of Heaven by Sam Emadi The Church Gathered by Jonathan Leeman Books to Read Women in the Church: An Interpretation and Application of 1 Timothy 2:9-15 ed. by Andreas Köstenberger and Thomas Schreiner Understanding the Congregation’s Authority by Jonathan Leeman Don’t Fire Your Church Members: The Case for Congregationalism by Jonathan Leeman Strange New World by Carl Trueman Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood ed. by John Piper & Wayne Grudem