Ah, yes, but that is far different from a "minister, pastor, or priest"
A women is not supposed to be the one to lead a congregation.
(I'm at work and don't have my Bible Concordance with me, so I'm shy of scripture refs).
Yeah, me too. I think you're at the point where Paul says he does not allow a woman to have authority over a man. But this is the same Paul that says there is neither male nor female in Christ.
It's a tough situation because the Scriptural references allow both interpretations depending on where you look. Then you have to apply your "intelligence" to rectify the apparent contradiction. One viewpoint uses rectifies them one way, another rectifies them another way.
I will say this, so far I have not found a church with a woman in leadership that stands by the Bible in every other way. That either makes me wrong or it shows how hard it is to be pure in anything. I'm open to the idea that I may be wrong. Right now I still believe women can be in leadership in a church.
Shalom.