For those of you who have read and watched the exchanges between me and Catherine, this whole debate has taken place over the course of roughly one month. But for the two of us, it’s been closer to four. For every word written or spoken publicly, there were at least 2 in private. I myself have roughly 3000 words sitting in an unreleased article which will remain that way (unreleased, that is).

Right off the bat, I want to make something clear- most complementarians support women in ministry.

You know that feeling when you see someone else doing something you really don’t like and you say to yourself, “I’d never be caught dead doing that!” only to find yourself a day or a week or a month later doing the very same thing?

If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again!

Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned . . . or like a fellow complementarian disappointed in the length and quality of your arguments.

In roughly two weeks, Catherine Rybicki and I will have a public dialogue on the complementarianism vs. egalitarianism controversy. It will be livestreamed on the Advent Christian Voices Facebook page as a special episode of Bible & Banter before the end of July. Below is my presentation of the positive Biblical case for complementarianism, specifically in regards to positions of spiritual authority in the Church.