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Preston Sprinkle returns to Shifting Culture to discuss women in leadership — one of the most debated and consequential conversations in the church today.
After 3+ years of studying this question from the ground up, Preston Sprinkle — author of From Genesis to Junia — walks through what the biblical text actually says about women in leadership. Rather than starting with assumptions or predetermined conclusions, he takes a careful, patient approach to the exegesis.
In this conversation, we cover:

What Genesis 1–3 says (and doesn't say) about male authority and the word ezer ("helper")
How modern church structures are often read back into New Testament leadership language
The women in Mark's gospel described using the Greek word diakonos — the same word used for leadership
Key passages that divide complementarians and egalitarians: Romans 16, Junia, 1 Corinthians 11, and 1 Timothy 2
Why how we answer this question shapes how we structure our churches, read Scripture, and raise the next generation

Whether you're complementarian, egalitarian, or still working through it, this episode is an invitation to slow down and wrestle honestly with what the text says.
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