Kay

Cheryl,
This reminds me of Mark’s comments regarding your post “Does God Torment Women?” He shocked me and several other readers by dismissing the fact that Jesus Himself made Mary Magdalene the first to tell the Good News of His resurrection to the apostles. He wishes to dismiss the fact that the same word is used in 1 Tim.5 for women as well as men.
I realize you’ve been trying to help Mark understand that “teacher” is a gift and “elder” is a work that one can aspire to. But he seems to have the two so intertwined that he cannot consider them separately.