For a variety of reasons, and I’m sure there are many, the issue of complementarianism in the church has once again become a flash point within conservative evangelicalism. If your church is anything like mine (and it probably is), church members are asking questions about the latest denominational report or Twitter controversy, elders are having discussions about what’s appropriate at church and what’s not, and opinions about this celebrity male preacher or that celebrity female teacher are being shared online. If you’re like me (and you’re probably not), you’d like to avoid the whole controversy, not because you don’t value women but because you know that no matter what you say or how you weigh in, some people in your congregation are going to be unhappy. But even if you’re more confident in your contribution to this conversation than I am in mine, none of us want the polarization and division that this topic seems to bring.
To the end of bringing light rather than heat to the subject, I’d like to offer some help on how to talk and think about the application of complementarianism within your own congregation, whether that’s with people you agree with or people you
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