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3/10/15

Should Women Be Leaders in the Church? — The Question That 'Preachers of Detroit' Refuses to Sweep Under the Rug (Watch a Sneak Peek)

Preachers of Detroit," the Midwest spinoff of the controversial and popular "Preachers of L.A." reality show, has put front and center in its early episodes the debate about what roles women are permitted to hold in the church.


Christians remain divided over what perimeters they believe the Bible lays out for women called to ministry.

Some believers point to passages like 1 Timothy 3:2, which states that a bishop, or overseer, is to be "faithful to his wife ..." — indicating that a Christian holding that position must be male.

However, others argue that there's biblical support that leadership roles in the church are not restricted by gender, as evidenced by early church figures such as Junia, an apostle, and Phoebe, a deacon — based on the particular translation of the texts where these women are mentioned.

In "Preachers of Detroit," that elephant — complicated to some, and an open-and-shut case for others — refuses to leave the room. Or, at least, Bishop Corletta Vaughn has been making it her personal mission to make sure every cast member acknowledges the elephant.

Specifically, Vaughn, senior pastor of The Holy Ghost Cathedral and chief apostle to Go Tell It Evangelistic Ministry Worldwide, has raised the issue each and every episode of "Preachers of Detroit" with fellow minister and accomplished gospel singer Dorinda Clark-Cole, and anyone else who will listen.

Clark-Cole, who uses the title of "evangelist" because her church affiliation does not ordain women as pastors, serves at the Greater Emmanuel Institutional Church of God in Christ under the leadership of Bishop J. Drew Sheard.

As viewers of the Oxygen series well know, Clark-Cole and Vaughn, the only two females among the seven-member cast of ministers, have been getting into it about the "place" of women in church every single episode — either because the bishop truly refuses to let the matter rest, or producers think it makes for great TV.

The preview of episode four of "Preachers of Detroit" indicates that that the issue will be hammered out some more, during a double-dinner date with Vaughn and Clark-Cole and their respective husbands.

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