gengwall

I think many conservative denominations view gender roles in ministry as a settled argument, and that is why you don’t see people leaving. Feminism really never had much impact on conservative denominations and even older, more conservative, protestant congregations. The women there didn’t feel downtrodden because they accepted and were quite comfortable with male leadership. Frankly, most women didn’t want the job. Why leave when you are perfectly happy with the way things are?

I see that in both the chruches my grandparents attended and the evangelical churches I have attended since becoming married. For the most part, the women are perfectly happy with the way things are. Of course, for the most part, the men don’t lord it over the women. As I have said many times, these people often operate in a very egalitarian manner even if they are operating within a complimentarian structure.