Discussing Gender and Faith

I was really excited this morning when I got the Facebook notice that Quest Church is putting on one of them most important conferences there can be in the church.  I know that this will be a legit conference as I know Eugene Cho, Lead Pastor of Quest would never put on a conference for the sake of just doing a conference.

The conversation will center around the role of gender and what it means to be men and women “in Christ”.  Their guest teacher will be Lauren Winner.  Lauren is someone I’ve met and have immense respect for on this particular subject.  This is going to be such an important couple of days for pastors, Christ-followers, and anyone in general who believes we have a long way to go in the dialogue of gender and faith.

I have been very frustrated as a pastor to not see more and more women affirmed in the church as leaders and ministers.  My own mother has been a pastor for many years and I’ve seen first hand just how hurtful the church can be towards them.  It really can be disgusting!

I’ve also found myself frustrated with the fact that the church I co-pastor (Redwood Hills), has been unable to involve more women in our leadership.  Other than a Trustee, and kid’s director, we have a major absence of women being an active voice in our teaching, and mission.  I will not be attending this conference hoping to find that one female looking for a job in a church…rather, I will be there to listen and learn from women.

If you’re close to the Seattle area, I want to encourage you to sign up for this opportunity to learn and grow in your faith by entering a very important conversation. 

Love and Peace.