Being a woman in ministry is NOT for the faint of heart!
Before I start this post let me say: I'm not writing this to gain sympathy. It's more to shine a bit of a spotlight on things as they are - not as they are perceived to be. Being a woman in ministry is hard (though it is easier today than it was 20, 30, 40, 50 years ago), and it is not for the faint of heart. This is a multi-faceted topic; one that a single blog post cannot do complete justice to, but the conversation needs to always be open. Women in ministry is a VERY controversail topic. It is one of those topics that people have DEFINITE opinions on, and are usually not able to - through lack of desire, cultural differences or upbringing - hear the other person's side of the issue. (Similar to issues of race: women (in general) in ministry are looked down on because of their gender as those of other races are looked down on because of their ethnicity. It's exceedingly frustrating to be held down over something you have NO control over. "Fun" fact the