THE Problem with Women's Bible Studies & Ministries - My Seminary Thesis

Man, I am really glad I stumbled across this video. I am so frustrated by christian teaching for women and christian women. I thought it was just me being a terrible person. But in theological environments I've been in, I've learned they will not engage with questions or text that requires a deeper level of thinking or application. And it is infuriating for me. They want to play, socialize, talk about their kids, but they don't REALLY want to read the Bible. And honestly, I think this is part of literature for women's fault too. Women's literature is like a bucket of cool whip. I'm so glad to hear that I am not the only one that feels this way.

I can see how this would particularly be a problem in complementarian churches, but I've experienced it too in an egalitarian church like the Methodist church. The women's circles were full of fluff while the men's groups had more substantive talks and guest speakers. The only time I experienced good, solid theological study and discussion was when I was in the co-ed Disciple Bible Study sessions.

i remember going behind my grandma as a child, probably 5 years old asking her i wonder how heavens like. and she's like: no theres no heaven. and I replied but what happens after death? she replied: nothing. you just die. And i didn't respond but remember thinking ALOT about this as a kid, and i grew up thinking i ask to much. it's so important that the grown ups knows how to respond, my mind went bonkers because i never had anyone to talk to or confide in during my childhood. little did i knew there was a God all along...

What denomination are you in?

I’m not Protestant, but have been following Faith for years even though I am Catholic because—the truth is that—the Bible is a Catholic book and what our fuller church needs—regardless of denomination—is for more women like Faith to be teaching in our universities and colleges. Please, Faith, use your degree at the university level to open minds and hearts to inspire rather than our current state of education that breaks down the spirit in teaching. Blessings!

I'll say this. It's fine to attend women's Bible study and do a book on "women of the Bible" or something like that. It's okay to go to church and create friendships etc. the key is that you have to read your Bible by yourself and at church and everywhere all the time. If the only Bible reading you're doing is in a women's study class then that's wrong. I attend women's Bible studies I don't think it's wrong. But I also study my Bible by myself and GO DEEPER INTO THE WORD. And praying. Praying is always important because the Holy Spirit will help you discern what you're doing wrong in life and you can get through that with Jesus Christ. He will always help you.

OMG! There is no such thing as a coincidence is there? I’m a pastor’s wife, senior individual and teaching my first Bible study. I was so discouraged when I started looking at Bible study books. They were all about me and how do I feel at every chapter. I thought I was losing my mind. I called a friend who is also a pastor’s wife and she is always struggling with the same thing. So, she had a study on discipleship written by a group of women in another church that ran into the same situation. We are doing the study now in our church.

My initial challenge is trying to keep everyone on track because several have a need to talk about how they feel about everything and want to share their life story. I need to find a nice way to refocus the conversation back to our study and what does God has to say to us. Perhaps you have addressed this in another posting. This is my first time here. Big thank you.

What are your thoughts on speaking in tongues?

Over the thousand or so years, hundreds of world-class Bible scholars have developed established principles for interpreting the Bible. Few women Bible teachers use those principles; instead they talk about an interpretation of a passage that makes their life more satisfactory to them. The error of that is obvious.

What happened in the garden when Eve ate from the tree of good & evil ?

As a woman I agree because I want to study the full word, not just parts.

Do any of y’all have an experience with lifeway women? I recently went to their conference and I’m a fan of Jen Wilkinson. I purchased a few of their Bible studies, but I’m wondering if that was a bad call. I generally just study the word for myself and use resources like “the Bible recap, Enduring Word, and Faith as well”. Just wondering y’all’s thoughts if you’ve done any of their recent studies. Or experiences with authors like Kristi McLeland, Courtney Doctor, etc. just genuinely curious because in this day and age it’s really hard to find solid teachers like Faith, Mike Winger, Allen Parr etc.

I’m single, 50. No kids. Try being this in the church. Try finding a women’s group or Bible study that doesn’t group all women into the wife and mom category. It doesn’t exist.

I love your content, BTW

Do you believe that women can preach over a full congregation in a Sunday service?

My aunt lead a woman’s Bible study for years and she has amazing theology and she has so much knowledge. I learnt more from her Bible study then from the churches I went to, the churches near me were a lot of ME theology but she taught us what the word said and how to study it. I’m thankful for her studies.

But I get what you are saying, a lot of woman Bible study are all about the fluff and Me but sadly so are churches.

I’m glad you have your channel.😊

Great exposition

Love this! My experience with women's Bible studies is that they often just become a book study/club. A study guide is picked, people read the chapter and then come together to do the discussion questions but instead of digging into scripture the answers are all found in what the author wrote about. I've sat through entire "Bible" studies where the Bible was only opened at the beginning to read the theme passage. I've really enjoyed Jen Wilkin's studies as they really force you to open scripture, to challenge your thinking, and learn how to read the whole Bible, not just the passage up for discussion.

This is so informative...the teaching part I really get....just a few months back I put together an entire lesson/study guide for my niece (9 yrs old) on Judas and why he betrayed Jesus. She had a period of being against Judas and his betrayal

Great testimony

I appreciate so much what you’ve shared. Not just about women, but even about the “modern church.”

I hope my 2-month old daughter will meet sisters in Christ with a passion like yours— ‘good’ role models not just in our home, but outside it, too.

I hate it when my man leaves every Tuesday night to go to small group in another city. He’s gone for hours and goes to gossip and talk about golf with a group of men. He tells them our private business that is NONE of their business. It’s harming our relationship! They do not study the Bible.

Girl, you sorta stepped on my toes, and I love it!

I am new to your chanel and this video was on my for- you-page. THIS 👏 is so true and it explains so much as to why I've always felt uneasy with "women's" ministry notes. Thank you ❤

Ok, what bible study would work to teach the bible?? I listened to the video and I agree with several things within the video, but I still want to do a women's Bible study because I feel it's beneficial in several ways. Please provide some resources please and thank you!😊

Last year I kept hearing about studying the bible but didnt not know how. So I was Looking up Bible recap found you and I am finally digging deeper and learning so much. I had the desire to dig deeper but didnt know how. Thank You. You are definately doing Gods work. <3

Exe-whatnow?

I was ordained in my denomination many years ago. My mother was ordained when I was young. Both of us ministered alongside our husbands through the years. There are plenty of arguments in the Word for women who minister. It is good to see you sharing the whole, deep scripture, not just the "women" subjects. I have believed all these years that church "ordination" is just men/people acknowledging the fact that God has already anointed and ordained us.

I stopped going to woman bible studies. They always talk about feelings ,and they want to talk about my feelings. It's so annoying. My church doesn't have a woman's or a mens ministry we study with the men. We have a book study we all study together and it's not the fluffy stiff either. Right now we are studying the forgotten attributes of God. Its God focuses. I realy like it.

Spot on!!! I learned from Jen Wilkin to always look for God in the scripture therefore I teach our ladies ministry to look for God and expound the scripture. We do verse by verse!

The problem with women is Religion. Women were created as an after thought, Religion see's women as a pig if they are not virgins. No woman can be a priest in the Catholic Church, women are not even supposed to speak in church according to the Bible. . Religion is reaching into your bedroom and your doctors office and your devices. Time to run with the Hare or the Hound ladies

Yuupp. Our women should only learn from the women from the bible... Like nooooo. So boring. I don't need to see me in the bible. I wanna know what the bible is wanting to tell me!!

Having come out of NAR movement I’m trying to absorb all I can and learn myself not bd spoon fed theology anymore. Your video made me tear up. We have so much to give in Him and NOW. Is the time! You are a blessing - keep up the good work!

I would also recommend a book called How To Eat Your Bible by Nate Pickowicz

Uh when I didn Bible studies in college we didn't really talk about women of the Bible it was always either what we learned from that past sunday or just a certain topic and a whole study on that topic. I've recently noticed I don't know much about the topic of the women in the Bible that's not to say I don't know many of the women in the Bible and their stories.

Honestly men and women should be together along with children being involved. Satan comes into the church and separates the family unit.

You were spot on with this video Faith. 🙌🏾

You talked about all the technology in today's world, all the news, all the time... So true. "Ever learning and never able to come to the knowledge of Christ." ~ II Timothy 3:7 immediately sprang to mind. No matter the knowledge we may have at our fingertips, none of it can take the place of God's Holy Word. It is forever settled in Heaven and will not change. Love your thoughts about all of this. Thank you.

I'm 62 now and lonely.
Most of my family has passed on.
I would give anything to be invited to a Bible study.
I don't care what they're doing just so I can be a part of people who are getting together.
Then I can wear a nice outfit that I bought when I dream of future things.
Most of them just sit around and they're out of style now.
I want a reason to put a nice outfit on and we're pretty jewelry and make nice friends but no matter how many times I go out and try to meet people it seems like they already have their groups.
So I decided to Google it so I could just see and pretend.
❤ I'm very thankful that I can travel through my eyes.
The eyes of My Heart ❤️

I so agree with what you are saying. I am fortunate with my church. We go through the Bible verse by verse; book by book; Genesis to Revelation.
The woman’s study compliments this style of teaching/learning also studying the complete Bible.
I found your videos by Divine guidance, and I really appreciate you taking the time to speak to us.

I don’t think it’s wrong to try to find answer to life’s questions in Gods Word. Some of what you said sounds critical of this. I do agree that “Ladies Bible studies “ have not been well done. Ladies will start but not complete them because they are not deep enough to bring them back.

I do appreciate that you are teaching how to study God’s Word. It’s helpful content. It is teaching us how to fish and not just handing us a fish.

Thank you. Eye opener. I agree!!!!!!!!!

After having been led astray in doctrine in women’s Bible studies, I have decided not to participate in that type of Bible study ever again.
So I definitely agree with you! Since that happened, I am trying to learn how to study the Bible for myself. That’s why I have been watching your videos. Thank you so much for sharing what you have learned with all of us. We desperately need the help!

I never buy or read "women"-centered material bc I know it will be too fluffy for me. Too emotion centered and not fact centered. I saw a vid there a guy compared the he reads truth and he reads truth bibles. Page-by-page and article by article. The woman's bible was completely dumbed down. It was embarrassing.

the Bible says women can teach and preach. just as men. huabands have to submit to wives just as wives to husbands
first of all there is no male no female in Christ Lord Jesus (gal 3;28). God doesnt look at us through flesh because those who look at the flesh are carnally minded (rom 8;5)
secondly, in 1 tim 2 apostle paul talks about ONE woman to not teach one man. God is very specific and He does know how to use singular and plural form. when in the earlier verses paul was talking about modest dressing style when referren to women he used PLURAL form and then he talked about some issue we do not know about he used singular form. he forbade one woman to teach one man. he added that she was not to usurp authority over the man. of course! nobody can usurp authority over another person. men cannot usurp authority over women as well. men are to be submitted to their wives just as women to their husbands (eph 5;21), they are to walk in humility and die for their wives just as Christ died for the church (eph 5;25), if they want to be first they are to be slaves of all (mark 9;35).
also priscilla taught a man, apollos (acts 18;26),
we all are to teach and admonish one another (col 3;16). i repeat ALL
in 1 cor 14;35 the verse talking about women not speaking in the church does not say that women are to be silent in the church and cannot preach. it talks about chatting of women thorugh which they were disturbing the service. in 1 cor 11 paul taks about women praying and prophesying in church so women did speak in the church.
also, infamous jezebel was preaching in those times and she was deceiving people. Lord Jesus was correcting her about deceiving people and what did He say? He told her to repent... of what...of preaching and teaching? No! of her fornication.
in 1 cor 14;26 we read that everyone who comes to the church meeting can serve the church whether it is psalm, doctrine, revelation. everyone is everyone.
also in eph 4;11 we read that it is God who chooses apostles pastors prophets etc. Women are prophets chosen by God and the office of the prophet is mentioned in this verse next to the office of pastor or apostle or teacher. women are not excluded. all the offices are mentioned in the same verses. if women can be prophets they also can be pastors and teachers.
these are just a few reasons women can teach and preach to men and be pastors so stop lying and deceiving people.

I was confused... are you saying ordain women pastors?

I am just seeing this video. I am so thankful that our pastor is teaching us how to read and study the bible. How we ask the questions who, what, where, when, and why. It is a structure that makes the Word much more friendly in the reading and understanding. It has truly been an eye opener. Thank you for the insight you share with us.

I agree with you on most of it but are you commentariat or not? You paint with broad strokes as if every church is the same. Not true.

GURL YOU BETTA PREACH 🔥

I have a girl who only talks about her, makes it about her and rambles on for minutes! I’m with 30-70 year olds, she’s 30 and irrelevant.