New Church Life Jan/Feb 2015 | Page 77

       .  female, is what makes the world go around. Wouldn’t women in the mix of church leadership provide this essential balance? Question – How do you understand the role of a New Church minister?   Answer – “To teach the truth and lead to the good of life” is, I believe, a minister’s job description. They might be sent to a society with a school where they will be expected to teach. They would also be expected to preach, comfort the dying, counsel the troubled, raise money, provide marriage guidance, baptize babies and the ever-present “do somethin rf