Welcome to the Gospel Coalition podcast, where we help to renew and unify the contemporary church in the ancient gospel.

Today's podcast is a panel discussion on men and women serving together as brothers and sisters in the church.

It was recorded at our 2004 women's conference, and the panelists are Wendy Alsip, Megan Hill,

Blair Lynn, and Sandy Wilson.

I just want to open our conversation by reading a few verses to you some of the more beautiful

verses I would argue in all of Scripture and they come to us at the very end of

the book of Romans Romans chapter 16 and here Paul under the inspiration of the Holy

Spirit writes this I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant of the church at

Centrea, that you may welcome her in the Lord in a way worthy of the saints, and help her in whatever

she may need from you, for she has been a patron of many and of myself as well. Greet Prisca and

Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus, who risked their necks

for my life, to whom not only I give thanks, but all the churches of the Gentiles give thanks

as well. Greet also the church in their house. Greet my brother, greet my beloved Epinatus,

who was the first convert to Christ in Asia. Greet Mary, who has worked hard for you.

Greet Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen and my fellow prisoners.

They are well known to the apostles, and they were in Christ before me.

Greet Ampliatisis my beloved in the Lord

greet Urbaneus our fellow worker in Christ and my beloved Stacus greet

appellus who is approved in Christ greet those who belong to the family of

Aristobulus greet my kinsman Herod. Greet those in the Lord who belong to the family

of Narcissus. Greet those workers in the Lord, Trifenia and Trifosa. Greet the beloved Persis,

who has worked hard in the Lord. Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord, and also his mother, who has

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