Partridge’s tweet on women as worship leaders is not an isolated expression.
Reformation Seminary advertises itself as offering “a one-year diploma program designed to prepare men to exegete, preach, shepherd and plant a biblical house church.” He also has published a children’s book titled Jesus and My Gender designed to teach young children that gender is fixed by God and cannot be changed. His organization,, bills itself as a ministry to “strengthen biblical literacy in the church.” He is the author of a book titled The Manliness of Christ and another titled A Cover for Glory: A Biblical Defense for Headcoverings. Partridge is an advocate of strict gender roles in church and home. While these tweets may appear out of left field to average Christians in typical churches, they appear mainstream for those who live in the most conservative sectors of American evangelicalism. Under my leadership, women on my team occasionally sing the melody line while I harmonize.
Paul Trotter, a musician from Princeton, Ill., replied - apparently not in jest: “As a worship leader, I hold the responsibility of making sure the songs we sing are in accordance with biblical principles.
“Under my leadership, women on my team occasionally sing the melody line while I harmonize. Some said they would go even further than keeping women from leading singing. That tweet garnered 80,000 views in less than 24 hours and drew a long string of comments, including those agreeing with Partridge and those skewering him. The truth is, a church learns much of its doctrine by what it sings, and if a woman can direct the church in worship, she certainly has authority over the men. Churches: “Let’s have a woman worship leader!”
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