{"id":5778,"date":"2024-07-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-23T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=5778"},"modified":"2026-09-28T08:42:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T08:42:25","slug":"biblical-debates-can-women-serve-as-pastors-and-preachers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/biblical-debates-can-women-serve-as-pastors-and-preachers\/","title":{"rendered":"Le donne possono essere pastore e predicatrici? Dipende dalla chiesa"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Some churches allow women to serve as pastors and preachers, and others do not. The Catholic and Orthodox churches ordain only men as priests, and the Southern Baptist Convention limits the office of pastor to men. The United Methodist Church, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the Episcopal Church and the Assemblies of God ordain women. Does the Bible forbid women to be pastors? No verse uses the words &quot;woman&quot; and &quot;pastor&quot; together. The word &quot;pastors&quot; appears once in the\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Catholic, Orthodox and Southern Baptist churches keep the pastoral office for men; Methodists, the ELCA, Episcopalians and the Assemblies of God ordain women.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104122,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[78],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-5778","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-biblical-debates"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":53663,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/bible-study-woman-pastors\/","url_meta":{"origin":5778,"position":0},"title":"Bible Study: What does the Bible say about woman pastors?","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Ottobre 16, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Discover what the Bible teaches about women in pastoral roles and explore different perspectives on female leadership in ministry.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Bible Study&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Bible Study","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/category\/bible-study\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"The flight into Egypt, in the style of Raphael","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00394.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00394.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00394.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00394.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3962,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/baptist-deacon-marriage-eligibility\/","url_meta":{"origin":5778,"position":1},"title":"Can a Baptist Deacon Marry a Couple? 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