Wendy Jackson: A gender-equal church
God did not create men and women in a hierarchy (“A gender-equal church,” Connections Vol 26 No 7). “He created them male and female and blessed them. And he named them ‘Mankind’ when they were created” (Genesis 5:2, NIV). Sinful humans created hierarchies post-fall and God has been trying to bring us back to His ideal—we are all His equal children—since then. It also seems illogical to deny all of the undoubted gifts of half of humanity. The Lulu Wightman struggles should not happen to women in the 21st century. Thank you, Wendy, for your mission and may God continue to be with you.
Colin Crabtree
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Wendy’s comments about knowing for certain God had called her to theology resonate with every woman who has been called to a ministry leadership position in the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
Aleta King
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