To Ordain or Not
May 7, 2008
I talked with a friend the other day. He wanted my advice about an issue that dealt with ordination and women. Here’s the scenario, which he gave me permission to talk about if I didn’t use his name. He will be reading and enjoying our dialog, so I hope I have understood it correctly.
My friend is a Baptist denominational guy, and a Korean church under his leadership called him and asked him to participate in the ordination of a female. This lady had been on staff of this Korean church but is being led to a position, not as senior pastor, at a church in Korea. In Korean culture, ordination is very necessary. The Korean culture has a great emphasis on following authority, they are very communal in that way, so they wanted my friend to participate because of his position.
