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Daniel, Amanda, and Joey answer a round of practical questions with varying opinions.

What does Galatians 3:28 mean? Can a woman lead worship? Can a woman speak/be on stage on a Sunday without being introduced by a man? Can women lead bible talks? Can a man listen to a female speaker? Can a man read a book by a woman? Why do we lift up headship in Ephesians, but say slavery is bad and not universal? Why could Deborah be judge (civic authority and prophetess) appointed by God? What about Anna the NT prophetess (Luke 2:36-37)? What about other prophetesses Miriam (Ex. 15:20), Huldah (2 Kings 22:14), and Philip’s daughters (Acts 21:8–9)? What if you have questions about this topic, how can you bring up your questions to the leadership of the church? Doesn't 1 Corinthians 7:3-4 show that unilateral authority from the husband is wrong? Isn’t your stress on leadership in the church and headship in the home contrary to the emphasis of Christ in Luke 22:26? Can’t a pastor give authorization for a woman to teach Scripture to the congregation, and then continue to exercise oversight while she teaches? If God has called a woman to be a pastor, then how can you say she should not be one? Do you deny to women the right to use the gifts God has given them?

What roles in ministry can women fulfill? What can we learn from Priscilla or Junia? 

Was 1 Timothy 2 ontological or situational? What was the culture of Ephesus in the 1st Century and how did the temple of Artemis come into play? 

Andy and Tammy Fleming have served as full-time Evangelist and Women’s Minister for over thirty years in the International Churches of Christ (ICOC). Andy is a Canadian and Tammy an American, who met in the Boston church of Christ in 1985, and later married on the Stockholm mission planting in early 1987. Career missionaries, they have invested their lives in the churches in Scandinavia, the UK, Los Angeles, and the former Soviet Union. They have also worked with the ICOC’s administration, have overseen mission efforts in the Middle East, and currently serve on the ICOC Teachers’ Service Team and Catalyst Team. Andy is pursuing a Doctor of Ministry degree in Missional Leadership from Abilene Christian University (Texas) and Tammy is a certified Advanced Grief Recovery Method Specialist.

What does submission mean in Ephesians 5? Can there be both mutual and distinct submissions in this passage? 

What is the meaning of Kephale? 

Further reading:

http://www.waynegrudem.com/does-kephale-head-mean-source-or-authority-over-in-greek-literature-a-survey-of-2336-examples

http://www.waynegrudem.com/the-meaning-of-kephale-head-a-response-to-recent-studies

https://www.waynegrudem.com/meaning-of-kephale-after-30-years