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Complementarianism and the Next Generation : 9Marks

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Complementarianism and the Next Generation : 9Marks 
by Daniel Schreiner



Daniel Schreiner has written a great article for 9marks in their newest journal.  Daniel is a good friend with whom I had the privilege to serve together with on a church staff and now he currently serves as an associate pastor at Hinson Baptist Church in Portland, Oregon.  


 Here is a quick blurb from his article and a link below to read the rest.  



Most millennials have never heard of complementarianism. And I confess that in my eight years in student ministry, I haven’t done much teaching on this issue. I know I’m not alone.
Here in Portland, Oregon, I get together with other pastors and youth workers at least a couple of times a month to discuss various ministry topics and to pray. Not once has the topic been women in the church. It would just be awkward. Okay, I admit, it would be mewho would make things awkward. Because to many of my colleagues I would sound like a chauvinist.
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Most Christian colleges and universities have already made up their mind what they will teach the next generation on this issue. And trust me, it isn’t the complementarian model. Far from it. Just like in the rest of the world, many Christian professors, deans, and presidents laugh at this “ancient” and “oppressive” view.
Yet God’s Word speaks clearly to the roles of men and women in the church. And while God’s design is ancient, it is as liberating today as it was in Eden. Thus, we need to model and teach on this issue—especially for the next generation of believers. Why is this so crucial? Because when it comes to roles of men and women in the church and in the home, we are talking about the image of God. So how should we teach and model God’s design for men and women? And why, as student pastors, are we being silent on this issue?
First off, the issue of a woman’s role in the church and the home is not always black-and-white, certainly when it comes to student ministry in the church. Questions like, “Can a woman teach the Bible to teenage males?” hinge on when we understand a teenage male to become a man. It hinges on this because Paul makes it clear that a woman must not teach or assume authority over a man (2 Tim 2:12). It is clear that this principle is not grounded in culture but in God’s creation design (2 Tim 2:13). This may feel like a hard pill to swallow in our cultural context.
I also think there are other, less obvious reasons why student and lead pastors may both refrain from addressing this issue. Here are three possible reasons.

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