Cheryl Schatz

Hi Mark,
I am glad to see you back.

Allow me to clarify something if I may 🙂 You said:

Seems like your blog is about ministy and ‘roles’ not spiritual equality.

My friend, ministry is a spiritual part of our lives and the ability to have equal freedom to operate without restriction with the gifts that the Holy Spirit gives us is an issue of spiritual equality.

There are “role” differences in the natural. Only women can be mothers. Only men can be fathers. However when one tries to place a “role” on the spiritual as if some are free to use their gifts without anyone standing in their way and others must deal with human roadblocks in order to fulfill their spiritual calling, there is a spiritual problem.

Perhaps you can tell me why you think this is not a spiritual issue? Do you consider “spiritual” matters to only be private issues concerning ourselves and God or can you understand that spiritual matters can be our spiritual service to the body of Christ? I would be very interested to understand your viewpoint.