This week we wade into sensitive waters. We are talking about a heavy and loaded subject, one that has been the cause of much disunity and disagreement in the church: the role of women in the body of Christ. To begin this conversation, we are exploring together the words of 1 Timothy 2:12: “I do not permit a woman to teach or to assume authority over a man; she must be quiet.” Is Paul being chauvinistic here? Is the primary call on a Christian woman's life to submit and be quiet? Or might there be more going on here than meets the eye?

Special thanks to Life.Church and Woodland Hills Church for inspiring this series and to Christian Associates, Greg Boyd, Nikole Mitchell, and John Ortberg for their contributions to this message. For more information about Mosaic, we invite you to visit us at mosaiclincoln.org.