THESIS: Women should be allowed to lead religious worship, such as music; women should be allowed to be pastors; Should women be allowed to hold high administrative positions? Should women be allowed to serve and care for others? Women are human beings and all human beings were created to serve each other; however, humanity may have culturally imposed barriers and limitations on women that would not benefit women to fill certain roles.I. Opinions of women ministersA. Traditional viewB. Complimentary - Male LeadershipC. Pluralism II. Biblical Examples of Women in MinistryA. Miriam -- Minister of worship -- Exodus 15:20B. Deborah – Judge and prophetess – Judges 4:4-5C. Anna -- Lived in the Temple -- Luke 2:36-38D. The four virgin daughters of Philip - Prophetess - Acts 21:9E. Phoebe – Church Leader – Romans 16:1-2III. Contributions of women's ministries around the worldA. Marcella (325-410) -- teacher of the ScripturesB. Paula (347-404) -- helped translate the Bible into Latin. Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) -- exposed the sin of great leadersD. Argula von Grumback (1492-1563) -- defender of the Protestant ReformationE. Margaret Fell (1614-1702) -- prison minister and missionaryF. Madam Guyon (1648-1717) -- wrote a biblical commentaryG. Barbara Heck (1734-1804) -- founded the Methodist Church in AmericaH. Catherine Booth (1829-1890) -- helped the poorI. Joni Eareckson Tada (present) -- helped the disabledIV. The challenges of women ministersA. FinancesB. Emotions1. Refusal2. HormonesC. Set priorities with FamilyV. Ministerial roles that women may or may not fit best into. Cult leaderB. Chaplain1. Hospital2. Prison3. MilitaryC. Shepherd /...... middle of paper ...... challenges can sometimes become overwhelming. After all, both genders should educate, serve and care for all people, especially in difficult times. Works Cited Calagna, S. (2003, February 24). Women and ministry. Retrieved from http://nccfchurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Women-and-Ministry1.pdfHartford Institute for Religion Research, . “What percentage of pastors are women?” Hartford Institute for Religious Research. Hartford Seminar, n.d. Web. November 11, 2013. .Riss, Richard M. "A BRIEF HISTORY OF SOME WOMEN IN THE MINISTRY." God. The Word of God to women. Network. November 11, 2013. .True Images The Bible for Teenage Girls: New International Version. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2012. Print.Webster. "Webster's Dictionary of the American Family." New York: 1998.