Where Can Women Teach? - Mary Kassian

Eight Principles for Christian Churches

This is a great article by Mary Kassian.  Mary originated in Edmonton, and has been a friend of Elk Point Baptist Church.  She is a profound theologian and gifted communicator.  Mary graduated from the faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine from the University of Alberta, Canada and has studied systematic theology at the doctoral level. She has taught courses at seminaries across North America, including Southern Baptist Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky.

THIS IS A VERY PRACTICAL, HELPFUL ARTICLE.

The way I determine if teaching in a specific religious venue to a coed audience honors male headship is by trying to determine how closely that particular situation mimics the nature, role, and function of a church father in governing and providing public doctrinal instruction for the local-church family.

In particular, I try to pin down where the venue sits on the following eight continuums. The more a teaching venue leans toward the left (the first part of each pairing), the less likely it is that the venue is an appropriate one for me to provide coed instruction. The more the speaking venue leans toward the right (the second part of each pairing), the more likely it is that I might be a helpful teacher in this context.

1. Context: congregational (church) ⟶ non-congregational. Is this the local church, or is it not exactly church?

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