How can you know your church’s doctrine about women in ministry? Most denominations have a position either for or against women in leadership. There are a few questions that you can ask to determine where your church or denomination stands on the subject.

Does my church allow for a women’s ministry leader?

Does my church allow for women ministers to teach adult men?

Does my church ever have a woman teaching from the pulpit if men are present? (Not the same thing as a woman giving announcements or reading a Scripture. However, some denominations refuse for a woman to do those things or to lead prayer if a man is present in the audience.)

Does my church expect that men are superior and head the household rather than Jesus as the head of the household?

Does my church allow for women pastors and elders?

You might be surprised at how many churches locally do not allow for women to be equal to men in ministry. God sees everything. He will withhold His supernatural anointing on men in those churches and pour them out the women who honor Him. It’s no wonder that those pastors don’t hear God and why God has to send a woman prophet to point out their false teaching. I’m just saying that those men need to get their head out of their own butt long enough to realize that God is not playing games with this. Seek God and know His will.

I will put a link below as an example of how to google search certain denominations and their doctrinal stance. Check and see if your church sees you as a less-than because you are a woman. Who would want to be part of that? Why would you give money in the offering to a church that teaches falsely?

(I typed into Google search “Does Calvary Chapel allow women pastors?” and the AI response was: “No, the official position of the Calvary Chapel Association and CGN is that they do not permit women in the senior leadership offices of pastor or elder, as they interpret scripture to reserve these roles for qualified men. While women can hold other leadership positions, evangelize, and disciple others, they are not allowed to serve as the public, doctrine-setting, governing authority over a mixed-gender congregation.”) The link is on my Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/tammie.edwards.100