How can churches balance tradition with the evolving role of women in society and the church?

[Carry_Your_Name]

Here's where I came to rest on this. There is a history of corrupt male pastors in all denominations, so calling a male does not guarantee righteous leadership. I have not known a church that opposes female pastors including Catholic, Lutheran Brethren, Southern Baptist, and Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, that does not allow women to teach Bible studies, Sunday School classes, or fill other leadership roles in the church. I have to say this sure sounds hypocritical.

To be honest, women tend to be less stoic and more capricious, they are under the impact of hormonal ebbs and flows during their menstrual cycle, they are more sensitive to negative emotions; whereas men are generally more interested at things, their compositions and mechanisms, women are generally more interested at people, their feelings and relationships. This is a stereotypical assessment which applies to most women - not all women, but these qualities do put women in a disadvantage in regard of leadership. If your church preaches the true gospel of Christ and dares to expose the darkness, the lying narrative from the news, the evils spirits, to redpill the congregation, instead of generic "self help" motivational speeches with a Christian label, then be prepared for pushbacks from Satan, the trials and tribulations, you know, the immense pressure, the negative feedback, the vicious attacks, even political persecutions. True faith costs dearly, especially for the leader of a flock, not every woman can handle that.

 

[Carry_Your_Name]

That being said, one of the greatest challenges for today's church is addiction, which comes in many forms, either substance, behavior or both. In older generations, common addictions are alcohol, cigarettes, opioids, gamble; in younger generations, video games, social media, porn and junk food. The root cause is the same - human instinct of avoiding pain and seeking pleasure. When you're hit with negative emotions, hurt feelings or traumatic experiences, this instinct kicks in, the coping mechanism in the brain is activated to ease the pain with pleasure, and the quickest and easiest way is these addictions. This gives women a unique advantage, since women are more sensative to negative emotions, as I pointed out, they are able to identify and articulate these emotions, and they're more likely to find relief by speaking it out with other people; men on the other hand are not as acutely aware of these negative emotions as women, and they're generally reluctant to share or seek help because it'd be perceived as weakness and moral failure, they tend to lick their own wound in solitude, and that makes them more susceptible to addictive substances or behaviors. You may often hear from a woman confessing her struggle with junk food or social media, but very rarely from a man talk about these problems, it's hard for them to look beyond the symptoms and diagnose the root cause. I'm sorry if this is too much of a stretch from the topic, but speaking of women's role in the church, this is where women to stand out and take the mantle.