fully using their God-given gifts in God’s work. While theologians debate whether God can and does call women to positions of leadership (with men as well as women), the Spirit of God is working through women whom he has gifted and called to leadership positions around the world. Experience alone is not a test of what is biblical. But when experience through the centuries runs counter to our interpretation of the Bible, perhaps it is wise to reconsider whether our restrictive interpretations actually
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