Cheryl Schatz

Ramon,
Well if as you say that the “qualifications” that exclude people are very clear, then surely you must agree that no single man may do the work of an elder and no married man who does not have children may do the work of an elder, correct?

In the Christian faith, as all of us are “sons” of God, there is no restriction to any unless the restriction is clearly stated. If there is a sin that lists a woman being an elder, then surely it can be shown to me. If it is a sin that a single man is an elder, then show that to me. If not, then we should not restrict what God has not forbidden.