We're back from our winter break with an all new episode! We had the privilege of sitting down with Rev. Winston Bosch to discuss a sermon series he preached a couple of years ago. The series is based on the 30th article of the Belgic Confession which covers the reasons for male-only leadership in our churches. We chat about the history and the Biblical view of stereotypes, leadership in the early church, deaconesses, the critiques of culture and how we should view the church as a family (plus much more). As we are people who must always go back to Scripture, we hope this episode helps you think through this important topic. 

We encourage you to listen to the sermons Winston preached by clicking the links below:

Sermon 1: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=U9v-l7fvTbY&feature=youtu.be

Sermon 2: https://youtu.be/5L8n-HlLmvY

Sermon 3: https://youtu.be/a3RgcnMbPpg

00:00 - Intro

7:20 - Stereotypes

10:00 - History of Stereotypes

17:00 - Biblical view of tendencies/stereotypes

21:00 - Gender Identities

24:00 - Who To Emulate?

25:30 - The Weaker Vessel

32:50 - Early-Church roles

41:35- Deaconesses

55:00 - Why Male-Only Leadership?

59:00 - Symbolism

01:07:00 - The Modern Critique

01:15:00 - The Church as a Family

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