[b]Sanctified4Him wrote:[/b] [quote]Well... I figured it was inevitable... Should women be allowed to lead in the church? Is there gender specific roles in the church?[/quote] I did not read all 100 and some re to this thread...but here is my thought....I know that God has gifted woman and men with the same gifts...but feel personal that a woman should not be a sr. pastor of a church and an associate pastor, youth or children's that that is ok...but i feel I could not sit under a woman's leadership...and again there are a lot of woman out there preaching the word Joice Myers, Paule White, and other but they are all under their husband ministry...Joice her husband runs here ministry and Paule her husband is her sr. pastor and she is and associate pastor at their church...