Complementarian Ministry in Australia and New Zealand

This article presents the findings of a qualitative research study that investigates relationships between theology and practice in women’s ministry in reformed evangelical churches in Australia and NZ that hold to a complementarian model of ministry. More specifically, it seeks to answer whether th...

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Main Author: Hoyt, Veronica (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2022
In: Reformed theological review
Year: 2022, Volume: 81, Issue: 1, Pages: 61-85
IxTheo Classification:KBS Australia; Oceania
KDD Protestant Church
NBE Anthropology
RB Church office; congregation
Further subjects:B Church
B 1 Tim 5
B Reformed
B Pragmatic
B 1 Tim 2
B men and women
B Systemic
B Gender
B mid-week Bible study
B ministry practice
B person-environment fit theory
B ecclesiastical leadership
B ministry team
B Kadi Cole
B theologically-driven
B Evangelical
B 5Ms
B Women's Ministry
B complementarian
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Summary:This article presents the findings of a qualitative research study that investigates relationships between theology and practice in women’s ministry in reformed evangelical churches in Australia and NZ that hold to a complementarian model of ministry. More specifically, it seeks to answer whether there is sufficient clarity and consistency between the theology of complementarianism and its practice in vocational women's ministry in these churches, in order to better understand the conditions that allow women to flourish in ministry. Key findings of this research point to systemic issues in complementarian practice, and the need for a correction in women’s ministry in reformed evangelical churches across Australia and NZ, so that it is clearly and consistently theologically driven. Despite increased opportunities over the past forty years for women to serve in these churches, there continues to be a lack of clarity and consistency to how complementarianism is applied in ways that are faithful to its theology and sensitive towards female practitioners in this space.
ISSN:0034-3072
Contains:Enthalten in: Reformed theological review
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.53521/a307