Many of Jesus' parables depict God as our Father. The truth of the matter is that we are all created with both feminine and masculine characteristics innate within us. To properly balance the Christian faith, God has provided both women and men with ministries to meet the needs of the whole person. As children need the balance of a mother and father, God's children need both male and female models to give guidance and nurture. The woman minister is endowed with maternal characteristics projecting a mother or sister image.
Female ministers are by nature concerned about spiritual food, exercise, and rest to assure growth.
Their intuition is helpful in detecting and healing hurts. Expressing love, compassion and understanding comes naturally. Some males are more comfortable in expressing their failures to a woman, feeling it unmanly to reveal their weaknesses to another male. Women can be more intimate in their relationship with one of their own sex. Youth who alienate their own parents often seek help from a minister who has built an understanding relationship.