Genesis 1:26–31,

I was recently asked by a young father living in another state whether he should be concerned about having his family attend a church that has women pastors and aggressively egalitarian advocacy on its website. Here is my response to him (edited to conceal identities).

Mary Kassian has written a five-point summation of complementarity that can be accessed at The Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood.

Shepherding the Flock and Building Disciples at Bethlehem.pdf

Approved by the Elders 12/6/11

“Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock, 
in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, 
to care for the church of God, 
which he obtained with his own blood.”
(Acts 20:28) 

“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations . . . 
teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you.” 
(Matthew 28:19–20) 

A Glimpse of Family Life in Jason Meyer's Home.pdf

A Glimpse of Family Life in Jason Meyer’s Home
The Night When Bethlehem Elders Came Calling
By David Michael, Pastor for Parenting & Family Discipleship

Vicki is the wife of the main speaker (Brad Bigney) at Bethlehem’s recent marriage retreat.

During a Q&A she said, “It’s better for your husband to lead poorly than for you to lead well.”

Following the Desiring God 2012 Conference for Pastors, Doug Wilson spoke at the Downtown Campus Wednesday night Connection service, and said …

“Duties are intertwined with relationships (fatherly duties, etc.).”

“Obedience is not at war with grace.”

“Fathers are as much under authority as children are. ‘Don’t provoke your children’ is a command.”

“The duty of giving honor to parents is never relinquished.”

“Even righteous anger (which is rare) is like manna: It rots overnight. So, don’t let the sun go down on your anger. When Jesus got angry, somebody got healed. His anger was constructive.”

“Father-hunger is deeper than any other ache.”

“Jesus is the only way to the Father.”

“Biblical headship joyfully bleeds and dies for others, taking the blame for what he did not do.”

“Fathers do not have the option of shutting up.”

Only one Voice matters.

A dad has a signature over a son’s soul.

Greatness has to do with closing the gap between what I say and who I am.

You have many targets, but only a few bullets. You must prioritize and not waste ammunition.

Don’t deify your dysfunction. Repent.

Hear Crawford Loritts’s full lecture.