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Originally Posted by Evangelical
This is not about that, but about female leadership. It is a mistake to think that just because Jesus spoke to a Samaritan woman that he wants women to be church leaders. Everyone knows that Christianity was an improvement from the state of Judaism in regards to breaking Jewish traditions. However this does not mean that Jesus intended women to function equally to men in all roles such as leadership.
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Perhaps the mistake is thinking that God wants any leadership other than Jesus, male or female.
A shepherd is a servant of the owner of the sheep. The NT is very clear that both men and women can serve the Lord. There is no limit to what you can do as a servant -- "move mountains", "greater works than these", etc.