1. Part
of our calling is to minister to pastors and other
Christian leaders and their families. As we have
ministered to this group of people, there have been a
lot of questions formed in our minds. We are going to
discuss this sensitive area. I will ask the questions
and Earline will give you her answers so that you can
not say that I am a prejudiced chauvinistic male.
2. The Bible says
that the woman is the "weaker vessel" (I Peter 3:7).
What does that mean to you? How is the man the
stronger vessel?
A. That the woman
does not have the muscular strength of a man is well
known. It is also known that women are more easily led
into Christian fantasy. By that I mean they tend to
get carried away with some teaching to the extreme.
Such as the prosperity of God to a Christian being
predominantly financial. When in truth God promised to
supply all our needs out of the riches of CHRIST JESUS
in glory. Phil. 4:19, III Jo. 2. To truly prosper is
to have success in all areas of ones life.
3. Let's say that
the woman is weaker physically and spiritually than
the man. How can she be used in the ministry? How did
women minister in the Bible?
A. Man was created
first. and given authority over the earth.
4. The Bible says
that the man is "priest and head of the home" (I Cor.
11:3, Prov. 1:8). How should he minister to, provide
for, and protect the wife and children?
5. Suppose a man
will not be priest and head of the home. Why does a
woman then try to manipulate or be a Jezebelic woman
to get the things that she and the children need in
the spiritual and physical realms?
6. Suppose a woman
is married and her husband will not provide spiritual
protection. Can she shift this responsibility to her
pastor or to any man other than her husband to be her
protective covering? What is the "covering" (I Cor.
11:3-16) of the woman?
7. We have
ministered to many women without their husbands
present who either were not saved or did not believe
in DELIVERANCE. What is the frequent result of only
ministering to the woman without her husband present?
8. There are many
woman's meetings in the land today. Why do women like
to meet without their husbands?
9. Consider the
basic way a woman thinks. What happens to a woman in
her mind when she has no male leadership?
10. Should a man
minister to a woman alone in DELIVERANCE? Should a
woman minister to a man alone in DELIVERANCE? What is
the possible happening?
11. The Bible talks
about "Priscilla and Aquila" (I Cor. 16:19). Is this a
husband and wife team?
12. We minister as a
husband and wife team. What are the advantages of this
method? What about protection from sex traps laid by
Satan?
13. What
characteristics are taken on by women who minister
full time? Do they try to emulate or copy men?
14. God sent men out
"two and two" (Luke 10:1). Did He send out any women
one and one, or two and two? Was God discriminating
against women?
15. Assume a woman
minister travels with another woman. What are the
pitfalls?
16. Assume a woman
who ministers by herself is either married or
unmarried.
What are the
pitfalls?
17. Assume a woman
who ministers is married and her husband is unsaved or
saved, and will not travel with her. What are the
pitfalls?
18. In the Bible the
family is considered as an institution or unit (Gen.
2:24) and was created even before the church. What
happens when the family is separated by occupations,
ministry or the church? How can the church help to
destroy the family by having too many meetings for
different members of the family. What is gained by
keeping the family together as a unit in work, play
and church?
19. What would you
like to add to these questions from your viewpoint as
a wife, mother, Christian woman and DELIVERANCE
minister?