This is a quick reference list of people/artists/denominations that have taken a clear stance on the issue of women's and men's roles in the church. It is meant to be a place where you can look and see what's going on in a quick glance. It is NOT all inclusive or definitive as that would be hard to do. It is updated as new information comes in.

If you have someone you would like to include in a category, please use the contact us page to make your suggestion. Please include a link to material that verifies their position.

 

search this site


EGALITARIAN


People

Ben Witherington III (Professor, Author)
Calvin and Lisa Wulf (Spiritual Directors)
Carla Sunberg
(General Superintendent CotN)
Catherine Clark Kroeger
(Co-Founder CBE, Author)
Craig S. Keener (Professor)
David Joel Hamilton (Pastor, Author)
Diann L. Neu (Co-Founder WATER)
Donald Joy (Professor)
Ellsworth Kalas (Asbury)
F. F. Bruce (Professor, Author)
Gail Vaughn Wallace (Professor)
Gina Messina-Dysert (Dean, Speaker)
Gordon Fee (Theologian)
Greg Boyd (Author, Pastor, Speaker)
John R. Franke (Professor)
Jory Micah (Author, Pastor, Speaker)
Joy and Harold Raser (Professors)
Kathy Escobar (Pastor, Author)
Laura Rossburt (Pastor)
Les and Leslie Parrott (Authors, Professors)
Marg Mowczko (Writer and Scholar)
Mary E. Hunt (Co-Founder WATER)
Mike Herzog (Pastor)
Mimi Haddad (Head of  CBE)
Miriam Adeney (Professor, Author)
Myron S. Augsburger (President, Pastor, Author)
N. T. Wright (Bishop, Author, Theologian)
Roberta Hestenes (Professor)
Roger Hahn (Professor)
Roger Olson (Professor)
Ron Sider (Activist, Author)
Rosemary Radford Ruether (Theologian)
Sara Moslener (Professor, Author)
Tim Keel (Pastor)
Timothy C. Tennent (President, Asbury)
Tom Noble (Professor)
Tony Campolo (Pastor, Speaker, Author)
W. Ward Gasque (Professor)

Authors

Christy Gunter Sim Hailey (Abuse Counselor)
Danielle Grubb-Shroyer (Author, Pastor, Speaker)
Linda Belleville (Author)
Mary J. Evans (Author)
Mary Stewart Van Leeuwen (Author, Researcher)
Nadia Bolz-Weber (Author, Pastor, Speaker)
Rachel Held Evans (Author, Speaker)
Raymond Bakke (Author)
Rebecca Merrill Groothuis (Author)
Richard Foster (Author)
Rob Bell (Author, Speaker)
Sarah Styles Bessey (Author, Speaker)
Shane Claiborne (Author)
Wm. Paul Young (Author)


Denominations (US)

American Baptist Churches USA
Assemblies of God
Christian Reformed Church in NA
Church of God (Anderson)
Church of the Nazarene
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
ELCA (Evangelical Lutheran) 
Episcopal Church
The General Association of Baptists
Lutheran Evangelical Protestant Church (GCEPC)
Mennonite Church - USA and Canada
Methodist
Moravian Church
Presbyterian (PCUSA) 
Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)
Salvation Army
UCC (United Church of Christ, Disciples of Christ) 
United Methodist
United Reformed Church (UK)
Wesleyan

Denominations (International)
Church of Scotland
EKD - Evangelical Church in Germany
Mennonite Church - Canada
The Reformed Church of France
United Church of Canada


 

Organizations
Please see the LINKS page.

Individual Churches

Please see the Churches page.

Community Covenant Church - Springfield, VA
Highlands Church - Denver, CO
House for All Sinners and Saints - Denver, CO (ELCA)
Grandview Christian Church, Johnson City TN
 Incarnation Church (Anglican), Pittsburgh PA
Jacob's Well - Kansas City, MO
Mission Gathering - San Diego, CA
Mountain Home Church of the Nazarene - Mountain Home, ID
The Gathering Ottawa - Ontario Canada
The Refuge - Broomfield, CO


Schools

Asbury Theological Seminary
Fuller Theological Seminary
Iliff Theological Seminary
Luther Semiinary
Nazarene Theological Seminary
Perkins School of Theology
Southern Methodist University
Spring Arbor College
St. Paul School of Theology

Evangelical Lutheran,  Mennonite,
Nazarene, United Methodist, Wesleyan
Schools & Seminaries

*These schools come from traditions that support egalitarian views. However, you may find differing views among students and faculty.


Complementarian

People

Daniel L. Akin (President, SBTS)
Alistair Begg (Pastor)
James Borland (Professor)
Gerald Bray (Professor)
Denny Burk (President CBMW)
Don Carson (Professor)
Grant Castleberry (CBMW) 
Matt Chandler (Pastor, Author)
Jack Cottrell (Professor)
Mark Dever (Pastor, Author)
Kevin DeYoung (Pastor)
Mark Driscoll (---)
J. Ligon Duncan, III (Pastor)
Emerson Eggerichs (Pastor, Author)
Tony Evans (Pastor, Author)
John Frame (Theologian)
Greg Gibson (Author)
Wayne A. Grudem (Founder CBMW)
Joshua Harris (Pastor, Author)
Daniel Heimbach (Professor)
H. Wayne House (Professor)
Elliott Johnson (Professor)
Peter Jones (Professor)
Mary Kassian  (Professor, Author)
Tim Keller (Pastor, Author)
George W. Knight III (Professor)
Andreas Kostenberger (Prof., Author)
Richard Land (President, SES)
John F. MacArthur (Professor)
C. J. Mahaney (Pastor)
Albert Mohler (Professor)
Douglas Moo (Professor)
Dorothy Patterson (Professor)
John Piper (Pastor, Professor, Author)
Adrian Rogers (President, SBC)
Priscilla Shirer (Author)
Owen Strachan (Emeriti President, CBMW)
K. Erik Thoennes (Professor)
Terry Virgo (Pastor)
Bruce A. Ware (Professor)
Doug  Wilson (Pastor, Author)


Authors

Elisabeth Elliot (Author)
Steve Farrar (Author)
Susan Hunt (Author, Speaker)
J.I. Packer (Professor, Author)
Vern Poythress (Author)
Matt Walsh (Author)

Schools

Bethlehem College and Semianry
Bob Jones University
Boyce Bible College
Cincinnati Christian University
Dallas Theological Seminary
Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary
Liberty University
Midwestern Seminary
Phoenix Seminary
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Talbot School of Theology

*These schools come from traditions that support complementarian views. However, you may find differing views among students and faculty.


 Organizations

9 Marks
Biblical Foundations.org
CBMW (Council for Biblical Manhood and Womanhood)
Desiring God Ministries
Family Life Today
Men's Leadership Ministries (Steve Farrar)
New Frontiers
The Gospel Coalition
Truth for Life
 


Bands

Skillet (John Cooper)

Denominations (US)

Acts 29
Christian and Missionary Alliance US
Evangelical Lutheran Synod
Free Reformed Churches of NA
Mennonite Brethren Church
Missouri Synod Lutheran (LCMS)
Orthodox Church in America
Orthodox Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Church in America
Roman Catholic Church
Southern Baptist Convention
United  Reformed Churches in NA
Wisconsin Synod Lutheran

Members of the NA Presbyterian and Reformed Council (NAPARC)

Denominations (International)
Free Church of Scotland (& Continuing)
Independent Evangelical-Lutheran Church Germany
Presbyterian Church of Australia
Reformed Churches in the Netherlands (Liberated)


Individual Congregations

Bethlehem Baptist Church - Minneapolis, MN
Capital Hill Baptist Church - Washington DC
Covenant Life Church - Gaithersburg, MD
First Presbyterian Church - Jackson, MS
Flatirons Community Church - Lafayette, CO
Parkside Church - Cleveland, OH
Redeemer Presbyterian Church - NYC, NY
Sovereign Grace Church - Louisville, KY
University Reformed Church - East Lansing, MI