Women in Leadership
Debunking Myths, Defending Callings
Can Women Lead in the Church? In this thought-provoking and concise book, the author examines the contentious issue of women in Church leadership. Drawing from personal conviction, his understanding of Scripture, and church practice at Riverside International Church in Cascais—where women serve freely as deacons, elders, preachers, teachers, and pastors—this book challenges traditional interpretations that limit women in ministry. Far from dismissing Scripture, it invites readers to engage deeply with the Bible and to rethink long-held assumptions about gender roles in the Body of Christ. With clarity and compassion, the author addresses issues such as male headship, submission, and the dignity of women within the family, church, and society. He also tackles the controversial passages that have served to shackle women, relegating them to positions of inferiority within the Body of Christ. This book is both a call to theological reflection and a prophetic invitation to empower and release women to lead with the full authority and gifting God has given them so that we as the church may rapidly fulfill the Great Commandment and the Great Commission because soon “the night is coming when no one can work” (John 9:4).
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