Chuck

Lin,
That is a great question and gets to the heart of all the arguments over male headship and women in ministry. I think most of the people who believe in male headship and reject women in ministry do not stop to ask what authority means. They assume authority means that there is a hiearchy of some kind, a pecking-order of some kind. I do not think that is the biblical view of autrhority. I wrote a long essay about it a year ago, which you can read here-
http://yuckabuck.blogspot.com/2006/04/christian-and-authority.html
It actually deals with all kinds of authority in the church, and not just issues relating to women. The thesis is “I believe authority is not vested in a position, whether it be pastor, pope, or husband. But God grants authority in situations. In those situations, I should recognize where God has poured out authority and guidance, and follow that.”

Cheryl,
I appreciate your website here and pray that God would bless it and you. You seem to be making the most of the “talents”/ gifts God gave you.

God bless you,
Chuck