Ep. 118: Should Women Be Pastors? (A Chat with Pastor’s Wife, Jenn Witmer)
M Is for Mama Podcast
Abbie Halberstadt
4.9 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 1 October 2025
⏱️ 81 minutes
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Summary
Today, we’re tackling the hot button topic of whether women should be pastors with my own pastor’s wife, Jenn Witmer.
As female pastors and clerics become more common, it’s inevitable that even the most traditional minds will start to question or at least reconsider the historical church’s position on the subject.
The real question is: Should we?
In this episode, Jenn and I approach the topic with the view of scripture, not culture, as our guide.
We hope this episode provides clarity and direction for everyone who listens and gives food for thought as we engage with the hierarchy of responsibility and giftings the Lord has blessed both men and women in ministry with.
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Jenn Witmer
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Bible References:
1 Timothy 2:10-12
James 3:1
2 Timothy 3:16
1 Peter 3:7
Romans 5:12
Isaiah 55:8-9
1 Corinthians 3:19
Jeremiah 17:9
Philippians 2:12
1 Corinthians 11
1 Corinthians 14
Romans 6:1-2
1 Timothy 3:2
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to the MS for Mama podcast. I'm your host, Abby Halberstadt, |
| 0:09.2 | happy wife, Mama to 10, Bible Believing Christian, and we have a whopper of a topic on today's show. |
| 0:16.1 | And I cannot wait to dive in with my pastor's wife, Jen. We just heard from my pastor last week. |
| 0:20.5 | And this week, |
| 0:21.7 | Jen is back on the show by popular request to tackle the topic of women in ministry and what |
| 0:30.1 | that looks like from a biblical perspective. This is something I get asked about all the time. |
| 0:34.8 | So I hope it's going to be a huge blessing and point of |
| 0:38.4 | clarity for those of you who have asked me and just an interesting topic and hopefully |
| 0:42.8 | something that will bring edification and more information for those of you who maybe |
| 0:47.6 | have never considered it. Before we dive in, I want to highlight our podcast sponsor, |
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| 1:29.0 | tkr farm dot com hey friends we are back with one of my most requested guests this is my |
| 1:38.4 | pastor's wife jen wintmer and she was actually requested as a permanent co-host by multiple people. |
| 1:46.0 | I'm so flattered. |
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