He said the Presbyterian Church of America maintains that the verses and the tradition apply for all time. Not so, says Dr. David Rosier, Vernette Rosier's husband. The verses and the tradition only apply for the culture that was predominant in the first millennium, he said. They expect women to be only helpmates in ministry just as they expect them to be just helpmates in marriage. The verse that said women should be silent was for that time only because of the questions that women asked at that time.
Women are very smart today.
Some of them could do better than a lot of men as pastors. Having a female pastor in church also has practical benefits, he said. David Rosier privately counsels men and Vernette Rosier privately counsels women. They counsel couples together. This way, nobody can wrongfully accuse you of anything.