Why Women Belong in Ministry
Do I really belong in ministry?
In this episode, Rachel speaks directly to the women who feel the call of God but have been told to sit down, stay quiet, or wait their turn. Through Scripture, honest reflection, and a strong challenge to church culture, she unpacks why ministry isn’t about gender—it’s about obedience.
You’ll hear:
✨ What truly qualifies someone for ministry
✨ Why titles, degrees, and platforms aren’t the measure of calling
✨ Biblical examples of women God used to lead, teach, and disciple
✨ The dangers of silencing half the Body of Christ
✨ Encouragement to walk boldly in your gifts—right where you are
If you’ve felt disqualified, discouraged, or dismissed, this episode is a reminder that you are called, equipped, and courageous. You don’t need permission when you’ve already been commissioned.
Show Notes
Scripture References
Romans 16:1–2 (ESV) I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant of the church at Cenchreae, that you may welcome her in the Lord in a way worthy of the saints, and help her in whatever she may need from you, for she has been a patron of many and of myself as well.
Romans 16:7 (ESV) Greet Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen and my fellow prisoners. They are well known to the apostles, and they were in Christ before me.
Acts 18:26 (ESV) He began to speak boldly in the synagogue, but when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the way of God more accurately.
Acts 16:14–15 (ESV) One who heard us was a woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a seller of purple goods, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to pay attention to what was said by Paul. And after she was baptized, and her household as well, she urged us, saying, “If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come to my house and stay.” And she prevailed upon us.
James 1:27 (ESV) Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.
Micah 6:8 (ESV) He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?
Philippians 3:4–8 (ESV) Though I myself have reason for confidence in the flesh also. If anyone else thinks he has reason for confidence in the flesh, I have more: circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee; as to zeal, a persecutor of the church; as to righteousness under the law, blameless. But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ. Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ.
