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I don't know what a trustee is in a Baptist church. I grew up in very fundamental SBC church. We always had a woman treasurer. I never thought anything wrong with it. She just wrote checks and kept books. Deacons authorized spending.

 

I would consider them deacons and that role reserved for a male.

 

Explicitly, no, it did not include them. The thread runs consistent through new testament that women in church do not have authority over men. Giving a job of trustee or administrator to a woman would give that authority.

 

I think ideally the church treasurer should be one of the deacons, who would, of course, be male. That is consistent with the service given in Acts 6. Nevertheless, treasurer has never been a "position of authority" in any church I've been connected with, and if it is just a matter of keeping books I suppose a woman would not be disqualified if there is no deacon qualified to do so.

What is the job and position of trustees? We don't have any of those, and no other church I've been in has had any.

 

Thanks. Not sure what Texas law states, but have never been in an incorporated church, so had no reason to find out.

No, not specifically, but since in our day caring for the physical needs of the congregation (including benevolence, helping widows, etc.) often includes using the checkbook, I think it is a good fit. The only biblical example of the role of treasurer that I am aware of was filled by an apostle (and not a good one, at that).

 

We are required by the State of Georgia to have corporation directors. Our bylaws state that our deacon board is our board of directors.

 

I believe that the Word of God on women holding authority over men is clear (1 Timothy 2:12). While the part of this verse that talks of women teaching men must be in interpreted in life of other verses, no where in the bible do we see a woman wielding actual authority over a man in the church, as far as I know. As such I would not want a woman trustee, a position I agree is good for a deacon. Neither would I want a woman "anything" that would allow her to direct the affairs of men in the church. I would even include youth minister as a male only role given it has authority over young men.

 

I should say, we do not see a woman holding authority in the church over a man in the bible. The Old Testament does show women wielding prophetic and temporal authority such as Deborah and Huldah. There are women who are prophets in the new testament in Philip's daughters. However, never do we see a woman wielding controlling authority over men in the church in any of the New Testament.

 

What does "controlling authority" mean, and where do we see anyone exercising it in the New Testament?

 

Great point. I will need to do a quick study on what the Word of God means in this case sometime tomorrow or a little later. The crux is what God means in the use of the word authority.

 

A trustee should be a trustee

A treasurer should be a treasurer

A Deacon should be a Deacon

None of those roles should be mixed.

Deacons are not administrators of the church. That is a dangerous place to put them.

 

Whatever you define

Why?

 

Deacons are not administrators of churches. They are servants directly to the people to see to the physical needs. Saying that does not leave room to place them in every physical role in the church. Deacons are not decisions makers they are pastoral support. Nothing more.