“But I feel called to be a pastor.”
Cool. I feel called to be a dinosaur. But God didn’t ask about your feelings—He gave His Word. And His Word couldn’t be clearer:
“I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; rather, she is to remain quiet.” (1 Timothy 2:12)
You can try to Greek that into oblivion if you want. You can slap on your rainbow stole and hermeneutical gymnastics gear and swing through the “cultural context” jungle—but the plain meaning smacks you in the face like a rolled-up church bulletin: Women are not called to pastor.
And before you fire up your theological rebuttal with, “Well, what about Deborah?”, let’s take a deep breath. One obscure Old Testament exception (in a time of national cowardice and apostasy) doesn’t cancel a divinely ordered pattern repeated from Genesis to Revelation.
This isn’t about value. This isn’t about gifting. This is about design.
1. The Original Blueprint: Patriarchy, Not Pastorette
In the garden, Adam was formed first. Eve was made as a helper—not a co-preacher, not a co-senior shepherd, not a spiritual team-teacher—a helper. That’s not an insult. That’s God’s perfect order.
God didn’t stutter in Eden.
God didn’t revise in Corinth.
God hasn’t updated His Word in 2025.
From priesthood to apostleship to elder qualifications, men are called to lead the church. Every single time. No exceptions. Not even a token “lady apostle” to balance the scales.
“An overseer must be the husband of one wife…” (1 Tim 3:2)
Not “spouse of one partner.”
Not “faithful life-partner of another woman.”
Not “single independent cat mom.”
A man. With a beard. With a backbone. With a Bible in one hand and a burden to lead in the other.
2. When Denominations Go Woke, God Goes Away
Let’s name names. Because this cancer spreads when spineless men stay silent:
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United Methodists: They were too busy rewriting the Apostles’ Creed in drag-queen-inclusive language to notice their entire denomination is hemorrhaging members. Guess what? You don’t get to wave rainbow flags and ordain bishopesses while pretending you love Scripture.
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PCUSA (Presbyterian Church USA): More rainbow than Reformed. They’ve got more female “pastors” than male elders at this point. Their churches are dying faster than their theology, which is saying something.
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Assemblies of God & Pentecostals: Oh, they’ve got “female apostles” and “prophetesses” by the dozen. Speaking in tongues, slaying in the Spirit—and utterly ignoring what the Spirit actually wrote through Paul.
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Anglicans (the liberal ones): They’ve got lady bishops giving TED Talks in vestments while their congregations turn into yoga studios.
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Evangelical Covenant Church? Same.
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Nazarene Church? Same.
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American Baptists? You bet.
They all drank the same Kool-Aid—sweetened with feminism, stirred with cultural pressure, and laced with rebellion.
3. The Rotten Fruit: Feminized, Faithless, and Functionally Dead
Look around. Show me one denomination that embraced female pastors and didn’t simultaneously spiral into doctrinal chaos. You won’t. Because you can’t.
Once you neuter the pulpit, you emasculate the church. The flock doesn’t get led—they get coddled, pandered to, and starved of real spiritual meat. No man is going to follow a sermon series called “Brunch with Jesus: Finding Your Inner Peace Through Enneagram Healing.”
We don’t need more nurturing TED Talks.
We need bold, biblical, unapologetic preaching.
We need men who fear God more than they fear a tweet.
4. “But I Know a Woman Pastor Who’s Really Gifted!”
So what? I know a drag queen who can sing. Doesn’t mean he should lead worship.
Let me make this plain:
Gifting does not override God’s design.
Being talented doesn’t equal being called.
If your theology boils down to “But she’s nice!”—you’re not reading the Bible, you’re watching The View.
5. What the Church Needs: Men Who Act Like Men
Men, this is on us.
God calls you to lead your homes, your churches, your communities. But you’ve abdicated. You’ve outsourced the shepherding to your wives because you were too lazy, too passive, too addicted, or too cowardly to stand up.
Here’s a wild idea:
Read your Bible.
Lead your family.
Preach the Word.
Take responsibility.
Bleed for your people.
And when the wolves come—don’t run. Kill them.
Conclusion: The Church is a Bride. She Doesn’t Need a Bride.
The church is Christ’s bride—not Karen’s platform. God’s house runs on His terms, not ours. This isn’t a matter of preference—it’s a matter of obedience.
“For God is not a God of confusion but of peace. As in all the churches of the saints, the women should keep silent in the churches.” (1 Cor. 14:33–34)
That’s not cultural. That’s not up for debate. That’s God.
So to every denomination ordaining women: Repent.
To every woman claiming the pulpit: Step down.
To every man staying silent: Stand up.
And to the faithful churches still holding the line—don’t apologize. Preach Christ. Lead boldly. And never trade truth for applause.
The church doesn’t need more lady preachers.
It needs lion-hearted men with dust on their Bibles and fire in their bones.
Want to stir the pot? Share this blog.
Want to fix the church? Start with your own.
Want to argue with me? Take it up with Paul. Better yet—take it up with Jesus.
He’s the one who built the church.
And He didn’t ask for a co-pastor.
Thanks for reading.
