REMIX: A Generous Complementarianism

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss complementarianism and why a healthy ecclesiology is important for this conversation. Before you listen to this episode be sure to listen to Knowing Faith Episode #44 – A Generous Complementarianism.

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• What is a pastor?
• Why is there confusion over this office/title?
• How is this title misused?
• Who can be a pastor?
• How does the office of pastor relate to the priesthood of all believers?
• Who is qualified to do what? (Non-qualified men, women, non pastors, etc.)
• How should some of the other ongoing conversations among evangelicals and Southern Baptists shape the way we approach these questions?

Helpful Definitions:

• Pastor: Office an elder, bishop, overseer, pastor. Defined and reserved for qualified men, who are ordained, to function and hold the office in local churches of what it means to be a pastor/elder/shepherd.
  • Episkopos (ἐπίσκοπος)
  • Presbyteros (πρεσβύτερος)
  • Poimenas (ποιμένας)
• Anthropology: The doctrine of humanity.
• Ecclesiology: The doctrine of the church.

Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

• Knowing Faith Episode #44 – A Generous Complementarianism
• Ephesians 4:11
• “Saddleback Female Pastors Debate Raises Bigger Questions for the SBC” Christianity Today Article
• Training the Church Cohort

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