But the 12 apostles were all men…

To those who use the apostles’ gender as an argument against women being leaders in the church:

The twelve apostles were also all Jewish.  

I can only assume, then, that we should return to the “biblical” pattern of ethnic hierarchy as well.

No?

For further reading, check out these helpful posts from Mimi Haddad and J.R. Daniel Kirk.

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