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Originally Posted by KMK  I thought PCA already allowed for deaconesses. Maybe I am thinking of another Presby denom. |
You may be thinking of our denomination--RPCNA. This was an issue for me when it came time for my ordination. I had to take an exception to the practice of ordaining women to the diaconate, but thankfully was still ordained (but by only one vote!).
Please know that while I personally take exception to the practice, I would not be quick to say that just because a denomination adopts the practice that it automatically means the denomination is liberal. That's hardly the case with us.
I heard Ed Clowney teach on the subject (recorded lecture on "The Ordination of Women" available from WTS). If my memory serves me rightly, I think he was in favor of the practice of ordaining women to the diaconate.
Schwertley wrote a book entitled "A Historical and Biblical Examination of Women Deacons." It's available online here:
A Historical and Biblical Examination of Women Deacons