There are a lot of bogus reasons why women are excluded from ministry in the church.
Women have a unique value and contribution to ministry in the local congregation.
Nevertheless there is a biblical idea of male headship and it is not appropriate for a woman to be in charge of a congregation. Carrie Sandom explains. Getting women's ministry right in the Church of England - a paper to show that Reform is not against the ministry of women and to show, indeed, that conservative evangelicals are the first to recognise the equality of men and women in Christ. Includes a discussion on women's ministry .