Rick Warren: Why I changed my mind on women in church leadership
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Rick Warren2023-03-15T10:47:00
The author of The Purpose Driven Life reveals the Bible verses that convinced him to ordain female leaders at Saddleback church
Most people think that if you change your mind on the issue of women in church leadership you must be caving in to culture. You must be becoming a liberal. You must not believe the Bible anymore.
None of those things are true of me. I have had pressure to change my theology for years. I’ve travelled to countries where women lead churches that have 40,000 people in them – far bigger than anything in the UK or America. That didn’t change my mind. What changed my mind was scripture.
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