Talked with a good friend of ours today - Linda Ridgeway. Before joining our church she had been an elder in another local church. We had a meal after the meeting tonight, so I took the chance to ask her what she felt about women in leadership and her previous position.
Linda's answer was that the previous church had been quite different. The essence (left unstated - this IS England, and people are often careful about how they put things) was that they needed a woman to lead because there weren't the men to do it. Her position was that while women could do quite a bit in the church, government was a male area. I asked how she felt about things now. Linda and Andrew (her husband) lead a housegroup together, and she was happy with that. She also noted that women had a number of roles within the church (our worship leader was a women this afternoon, although the meeting was presided over by a man).
Linda - I believe this to be correct, but if you do get a chance to read it, please feel free to leave a comment below. Thanks
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