What if it’s not men that men are looking for?

I got into a car recently, with another female pastor and an
Evangelical man. I asked the guy about his church and he said, “I go to a
church where men’s leadership is very important. Men don’t go to church
any more. And so our church puts men in leadership so that it will
attract more men.”

I was not very quick on my feet… it had been a long day… so I didn’t
say anything and just swallowed the insult. After all, it’s not a new theory, I’ve heard it about a thousand times. It’s just one of those indignities that we endure as women clergy.

“Men are attracted to male leadership. We need more men. We will hire a man so that men will attend our church.”