The #MeToo movement has rippled in many directions. As a consequence, many conservative evangelicals, even those sympathetic to complementarianism, have revived the question about what speaking and leading roles are open for women in our churches. Of course, in many respects, these have been common questions for years. Still, these questions are asked today with a fresh urgency, and some, even within our circles, are asking if we have been too restrictive. New situations raise new questions, old questions reemerge in new settings, and we should be open to reexamining the Scriptures.
Complementarians don’t want to set up arbitrary restrictions on women. We want to follow the Scriptures, and thus we want to encourage women in the many ministries in which they can engage. We want to draw boundaries where the Bible draws them. Since our culture and even our churches often proclaim that there are no boundaries, we often need to talk about where those boundaries are (an issue I will address shortly).
But it’s also important to say up front that there are many contexts for women to learn, study, and teach, and thus we should also be proactive in encouraging and speaking about the contexts in which
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