Historically the Free Methodist church has held that women and
men can share equally in pastoral roles in the church.
However, our own practice has been influenced by a cultural reluctance
to accept women in role.
In addition, many sincere Christians who try to adhere to the teachings
of God's Word have come to believe that the Bible prohibits women
in pastoral roles. Our founder, B.T. Roberts, took issue with that
interpretation. And while this issue has come under scrutiny many
times over the past 140 years of our history, Free Methodist leaders
laboring over God's Word continue to hold strongly to the legitimacy
- in fact, the importance - of women taking pastoral leadership
in the church.
Below is a list of resources that have helped our people prayerfully
and carefully think through the subject.
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