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Endorsements
“This is a rare book: academically informed yet genuinely accessible. The author distills complex biblical and theological debates into short, engaging chapters without sacrificing depth or rigor. Whether you are new to the conversation or have studied it for years, you will find a thoughtful, compelling, and thoroughly biblical case for women serving fully in the church.”
—MARION TAYLOR
Professor or Old Testament, Wycliffe College
Author of Voices Long Silenced: Women Biblical Interpreters Through the Centuries
"Tom McLagan isn’t a theologian or a pastor. He’s something even more valuable in this discussion: a longtime church member and elder who has witnessed firsthand the loss to the church and the cost to all of us of excluding women from leadership. That experience gives Serving God Together its urgency and also its gentleness. McLagan cares about both women and men and loves the entirety of the church, and it shows..”
—KAREN STILLER
Author of Holiness Here and The Minister's Wife
"A comprehensive and readable case for women in church leadership, patient with the hard passages and warm toward those who disagree. McLagan grounds women’s leadership in God’s creational design and the coming kingdom. I recommend it gladly.”
—GRAHAM JOSEPH HILL, OAM
Associate Professor, Charles Sturt University
Author of Holding up Half the Sky
“For those who are wrestling with the question of women’s roles in the church, this book is a must read. Driven by a deep commitment to discerning what the Bible actually says, McLagan meticulously examines the significant texts about women in leadership, exploring how they would have been understood by their original hearers. His findings will surprise and challenge as McLagan unfolds a consistent biblical witness for women’s participation in the life of the church.”
—AMANDA BENCKHUYSEN
Author of The Gospel According to Eve: A History of Women's Interpretation
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