women pastors

Standing at a microphone in front of over 12,000 messengers, Pastor Rick Warren defended his view that Saddleback Church should not be disfellowshipped from the Southern Baptist Convention.

The SBC Executive Committee has decided to bring Mike Law’s constitutional amendment banning women pastors to the messengers at the annual meeting in New Orleans, but has voiced its opposition to that amendment.

On Friday, Saddleback lead pastor Andy Wood released a video responding to the SBC's determination that the denomination's largest church was no longer “in friendly cooperation with the Convention.”

Rick Warren tells Russell Moore how Scripture changed his view on women becoming elders and teaching men in the church; reveals plans to the appeal the SBC's recent ruling removing Saddleback Church.

Saddleback's lead pastor Andy Wood has a grand vision to build on Rick Warren’s legacy and take the church to the biggest cities in the U.S. and the world. He said he'll encourage men and women to preach — an approach at odds with the male-leadership policies of the Southern Baptist Convention.

Most Black Christian denominations have ordained women since at least the 19th century. Yet denominational leadership remained all-male until the 21st century, and women are still the exception in leadership.

Online debate erupted after Vista Community Church announced its ordination of a female pastor on its staff. VCA is a Southern Baptist Church.

The Southern Baptist Convention's North American Mission Board released a statement last Thursday, October 14, 2021, clarifying their stance on women in church leadership at NAMB endorsed church plants.