![]() ![]() In Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood, John Piper lists the music ministries of “composition, training, performance, voice, choir, and instrumentalist” as opportunities for women to serve, and Tom Schreiner states that “using artistic gifts by ministering in music” is a role in which a woman may serve, but neither of them specifically address service planning or musical leadership. The “ Danvers Statement on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood” affirms that “some governing and teaching roles within the church are restricted to men (Gal 3:28 1 Cor 11:2–16 1 Tim 2:11–15),” but on the issue of whether a woman may serve as “worship leader,” complementarians have not given a definitive answer. “Worship leader” is not a biblical office, some might insist, and so why couldn’t a woman lead in this capacity? In fact, most complementarians haven’t settled on an answer to this question. One particular issue in this regard is whether or not a woman may serve in this role. ![]() “Worship leader” (along with “minister,” “director,” or any other title) may possibly describe a function of one of the two biblical offices, but the title itself is not found in Scripture.Ī problem emerges out of adding this extra-biblical title, particularly for a person so prominent in a church’s worship service: who may serve in this role? Are there any biblical qualifications that must be met for a person to serve as a leader in a worship service? Qualifications for an elder or deacon are clear in the New Testament, but what of an office that is not found in Scripture? The New Testament prescribes only two offices for the church, that of elder and deacon. One problem with this title is that it is not a biblical church office. The title of “worship leader” to describe the chief musician in a church’s worship service has become fairly mainstream in contemporary evangelicalism. ![]()
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