Toward the beginning of this year, I had a dream. In my dream I walked into a pastors' leadership gathering, looking to find a pastor who could help with a specific need someone had. I was specifically looking for a woman because the type of help was needed was the kind that women tend to be most naturally gifted to provide. The problem was emotional in nature and required someone nurturing and gifted in emotional intelligence. I had a certain type of person in mind.
There were two women at the gathering, but I knew "they would not do" because they had only been invited since they were able to fit into the roles traditionally filled by men. Everyone just stood and looked at me strangely, like they didn't understand what I was looking for. It was as though they did not understand the type of person I was looking for or why I was trying to find one among them.
In my dream, I was aware that the men were doing a great job at what they were created to do. On top of that, they did the best they could to fill-in in areas where women had been absent. However, they were not fully capable of filling both roles and it was an extra burden they weren't intended to carry.
My question is: What does it look like for women to step into their place as women in the Church?
