Westfall's 'out-group status' argument: excluding women from eldership communicates they are outsiders

Westfall argues that being wrapped in Christ 'necessitates appropriate change in the customs within the church that communicate out-group status for women.' She connects this to Galatians 2, where Jews refusing to eat with Gentiles communicated out-group status. Mike acknowledges the Galatians 2 parallel seems promising for the egalitarian case, but asks: Does male-only eldership actually communicate out-group status? Elders are not more 'in Christ' than non-elders. Not being an elder communicates nothing about being outside the group of those in Christ.