Women

Did They Have Female Pastors In Church History? | The Roles of Men and Women in the Church and the Home | Part 2

Did They Have Female Pastors In Church History? | The Roles of Men and Women in the Church and the Home | Part 2

The reality is that there has been near-universal agreement on the issue of male-only headship in the Church until the 19th century. Antoinette Brown Blackwell is thought to be the first “female pastor” to be ordained in a recognized denomination. Even then, it was only liberal denominations that implemented any form of female authority. While egalitarians will appeal to “a diversity of interpretations” on the passages at hand, the idea that theologians have interpreted it differently gives the wrong idea.