What does the Bible actually teach about men and women, gender roles, and leadership in the church?

In this episode of The Postscript Show, Brandon Briscoe sits down with Thomas Harding, pastor of Portland Gospel Church, to examine the debate between egalitarianism and complementarianism. They discuss biblical authority and hermeneutics, whether Galatians 3:28 teaches that gender distinctions have been erased in Christ, and why the doctrine of creation is foundational to understanding God’s design for men and women.

The conversation also examines Jesus’ teaching, Paul’s instructions in Ephesians and 1 Timothy, the qualifications for pastors and deacons, and why Paul’s teaching on gender roles is rooted in creation rather than merely first-century culture.

Does complementarianism diminish women? Brandon and Thomas address this question from Scripture, showing how equal value in Christ does not require identical responsibilities. They also discuss how biblical distinctions between men and women allow both to serve the church in meaningful and complementary ways.

Finally, they discuss how pastors and church members can hold firmly to biblical convictions while showing grace and compassion toward people wrestling with these questions—and why discipleship and the gospel should remain central.

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In every church in America, there are members who have opinions about how the church ought to be managed. Many times, members find themselves disagreeing with leadership. All too often, it is associate pastors who find themselves at the sharpest of odds with their head pastors. The effects of disjointed relationships in leadership can be devastating. Today we sit down with pastor Kenny Morgan, Chair of the Foundations Department at Living Faith Bible Institute and author of The Cupbearer: A Guide for Associate Pastors and Church Leaders. Pastor Kenny shares his story of how he gained a burden that resulted in the writing of his new release (by Living Faith Books). We discuss how church leaders and associate pastors can biblically support their leaders, parsing out the difference between the "yes-man" attitude and genuine Spirit-led support of the head pastor.

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As Christians, we know it is very easy to be enamored by talent in the church. We are all prone to regard charisma or intellect in our leaders. We tend to be drawn to those who are well-spoken or captivating. This way of judging the aptitude of existing or potential leaders is short-sighted in that we fail to prioritize the more significant criterion of biblical character.

Today, on the Postscript we have Dan Reneau, Pastor of Living Faith in Lee’s Summit, MO and faculty professor at the Living Faith Bible Institute. Dan is currently teaching the Pastoral Epistles course which is why he is here to discuss the biblical leadership quality of “vigilance” and why it is inextricable with the vocational call of the pastor or anyone shepherding in the Church.

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In this episode with Pastor Kenny Morgan, he and Brandon discuss their lecture series on leadership from the books of Samuel from the 2023 Certainty Conference. In today’s conversation they go deeper into the details surrounding the mighty men of II Samuel 23. The biblical record gives room to address the necessary character qualities of growing leaders. Kenny and Brandon also tackle many common questions that growing leaders have concerning God’s calling.

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