Tag: elder qualifications

Women elders?

Many people believe that women cannot be elders. They often base it on this Scripture: It is a trustworthy statement: if any man aspires to the office of overseer, it is a fine work he desires to do (1Tim 3:1 NASB). Many other versions say something similar. There are two problems with this translation: Nowhere… Read More

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Kingdom Women

Women as elders and deacons?

Post author By Felicity Dale
Post date May 3, 2013
19 Comments on Women as elders and deacons?

Many people say that women can be deacons but not elders. There is clear scriptural precedent for women as deacons. For example, in Romans 16:1 the word used to describe Phoebe is diakonon (sometimes translated servant). One of the arguments used to say that women cannot be elders is that the qualifications for being an… Read More

Tags deaconess, deacons, elder qualifications, elders, elders and deacons, kingdom women, women elders