John MacArthur connected the issue of women preaching to feminists’ quest for power. MacArthur didn’t stop there. His recent criticism of Southern Baptist celebrity Bible teacher Beth Moore drew condemnation from many in Big Evangelicalism including J.D. Greear, the president of the Southern Baptist Convention. The Baptist Message published an article by Will Hall dealing with this issue and what Al Mohler and the Baptist Faith & Message have to say about women preachers. You can read the article in the Baptist Message. Here is a long excerpt:
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (LBM)—The discussion of women pastors continues to expand among Southern Baptists with some choosing to make a distinction between “being the pastor” and simply performing the pastor’s function of “preaching.