Presbyterians (PCA) to Consider Clearer Restrictions Against Women Leaders
Women in the Presbyterian Church in America may face stricter rules regarding the offices they serve in.
The Central Carolina Presbytery has submitted an overture for consideration by the denomination's highest governing body, asking that women be stripped of the title "deaconess."
Currently, women in the PCA are excluded from serving as ministers, elders and deacons but the Book of Church Order allows for them to "assist the deacons in caring for the sick, the widows, the orphans, the prisoners, and others who may be in any distress or need."...