Commentary: Membership Interviews as Doctrinal Gate

Ardavanis says:

"It is a question that comes up frequently in our member interviews."

He doesn't explicitly state agreement is required for membership, but the framing is revealing — he preaches an entire sermon establishing this as the only correct reading, in the context of membership screening. Making a debatable interpretive conclusion a membership gate is functionally making it a creedal issue — elevating it to the level of core doctrine. Question: If a prospective member said "I believe women can preach," would they be admitted?