Good Monday, and thank you for listening to The Aspester John podcast.

Well, male and female roles in the local church are clearly defined in the Bible.

We believe those roles are clearly defined in the Bible.

But do these roles hold outside of the church, and particularly in a peer-to-church ministry structure?

Increasingly, peer-to-church organizations are saying no.

But that's the open question for you.

Today, Pastor John, who joins us remotely today over Zoom,

the question is from a man inside a peer-to-ch right now.

Pastor John, hello.

I work for a global peer-to-church organization, which is well known.

Recently, our leadership decided that all positions of leadership within the organization

will be open to women.

This includes campus leadership, regional leadership, and national leadership.

Women will be permitted to teach men from the scripture to be in positions of spiritual authority

over men, to shape and correct doctrine within the organization,

and to mentor men in their ministry roles.

Previously, these positions of spiritual authority over men were reserved for men alone.

The reason given for this change is that a peer-to-church organization is not the church.

Therefore, the commands addressed to churches about the role of men and women

in relationship to one another do not apply in this case.

How do you see it?

Well, that's sad to hear to me, but it's not surprising and it's not new.

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