The problem with complementarianism (and ideas like it) is that it affirms m…

The problem with complementarianism (and ideas like it) is that it affirms male headship in principle while leaving its substance so undefined that basically, egalitarian practices can fit inside it. Scripture presents something much clearer: the husband is the head of his wife and is called to exercise real, loving authority in the home; the wife is called to submit to and respect that headship; qualified men are entrusted with the governing and authoritative teaching offices of the church; and the differences between men and women are rooted in creation itself, not in a few arbitrary church rules. Biblical headship is not harsh or selfish domination, but neither is it a symbolic title, an occasional tie-breaking vote, or a role stripped of actual authority. The biblical pattern is ordered, hierarchical, and fitted to the distinct nature and duties God gave to men and women.