“This study will look at Genesis 3:16 and ask if this verse about “ruling,” “dominating,” “mastering” presents a prescription or a description. The question can be posed thusly: Is the “ruling of man over woman” something in place before the Fall by the design of the Creator — a prescription — or is the “ruling” […]
Tag Archives: Ordination of Women
What Does This Mean? posting on Facebook
Ahead of our participation in the August 2-4 “Our Children’s Church” Conference, Ordain Women Now will be posting topics from WhatDoesThisMean.net on our Facebook page. The website was written by OWN Board member and Missouri Synod Pastor Arnie Voigt. The 42 topics on the website regarding the ordination of women were derived from a larger […]
A Challenge to the Church by Rev. Al Kirk
In A Challenge to the Church, LCMS Pastor Al Kirk writes that “There are many gifted people among us and the gifts do not appear to be allocated on the basis of gender.” Considering changes over time regarding the expectations, status, and vulnerability of women, Kirk notes that in Biblical times women were considered property that […]
OWN Annual Meeting and New Vision Statement
The Board of Directors of Ordain Women Now recently met in Valparaiso, Indiana for its annual meeting. Officers elected for the organization are: Dr. Elizabeth Goodine, President Rev. Sue Beadle, Vice President P. Joan Trapp, Secretary Carol Schmidt, Treasurer Pictured in the photo are, left to right, Joanie, Carol, Sue, and Elizabeth. In accord with […]
What Does This Mean?
What Does This Mean? is a new website dedicated to addressing the biblical issues surrounding “the question of women’s participation in the life, structure, and ministry of the Church.” Dozens of topics authored by Arnold J. Voigt, a retired Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod pastor, are presented seeking discussion and response. Rev. Voigt’s topics are comprised of portions […]
Letting Women Off Easy, he said
“[EXCOMMUNICATION] IS LETTING YOU OFF EASY. IN THE MIDDLE AGES, THEY BURNED HERETICS AT THE STAKE.” These words were included in a post left recently on the Ordain Women Now Facebook page. The man’s complete message can be read below. From some of the words he used, I surmised that he intended to leave the […]
A Time For Everything
What’s changed in the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod over the past 50+ years? When will women be ordained in the LCMS and how will this change occur? The Rev. Dr. George F. Lobien addresses these questions and more in his article, A Time for Everything. Pastor Lobien is a graduate of Concordia Seminary in St. Louis […]