Presbyterians Comfortable with Female Leaders; Don’t Prefer Them
At least 87 percent of members, elders (lay leaders) and ministers of Presbyterian churches across the country indicated they have “no opinion” on whether they prefer a man or a woman for most congregational roles, such as a deacon, an elder or a committee chair. But when asked about the gender of their pastor, a smaller majority, at least 63 percent, said they have no preference, the latest Presbyterian Panel survey showed.
Among those who did express gender preferences, 37 percent of members prefer a man as pastor while only 1 percent prefer a woman.
These statistics appear to be for the Presbyterian Church USA.
One Comment
They must never study Theology. Men and women symbolize Christ and the Church. Teaching is a position of authority. If a woman teaches in Church, then they are reversing the natural order of symbolism of Christ and the Church. Pastors typify Christ, whereas, the church members typify the Body of believers. Male/Female heirarchy in roles are important to God.
Sad to see so many Theologically bankrupt church members.
Charles Gillihan
Bartlett, TN