Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!
2 Corinthians 5:17

There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
Galatians 3:28

For man did not come from woman, but woman from man; neither was man created for woman, but woman for man.
1 Corinthians 11:8-9

I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; she must be silent. For Adam was formed first, then Eve. And Adam was not the one deceived; it was the woman who was deceived and became a sinner.
1 Timothy 2:12-14

Theological Implications

How Do We Live This Out?

• The                                                    of all believers is for                

  But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.
  1 Peter 2:9

• There is                                                          to a woman "priest" or "overseer" in the Bible

  Now the overseer must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,
  1 Timothy 3:2

• A woman is not to hold the                                                                                                                       within the church

  I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; she must be silent.
  1 Timothy 2:12

  . . .women should remain silent in the churches. They are not allowed to speak, but must be in submission, as the Law says.
  1 Corinthians 14:34

• All ministries within the church function under the single authority as called by the congregation -- The                                of                               

  The elders who direct the affairs of the church well are worthy of double honor, especially those whose work is preaching and teaching.
  1 Timothy 5:17

  Now we ask you, brothers, to respect those who work hard among you, who are over you in the Lord and who admonish you. Hold them in the highest regard in love because of their work. Live in peace with each other.
  1 Thessalonians 5:12-13

Practical Implications at Mount Olive

• Pastors and "Elders" are men

• All other roles are available to anyone

• Everyone has a ministry in which they serve (Worship + 2)