In other words, as long as a woman is unordained, she is allowed to teach and exhort men and to orally read Scripture during worship services. I have heard any number of arguments raised to support this avenue of thought. Some say the woman remains under the authority of men because she is teaching and exhorting by invitation of and under the authority of the Session. If this argument is valid, it would also allow for an ordained female to speak as long as she was invited by the Session. Others would allow for this in order to more actively involve women in worship.
Scripture clearly testifies that men are to lead worship.
If the issue is redefined in terms of ordination rather than gender, the doors are open for women to participate in worship leadership. Upon returning from General Assembly others often ask those who attend for their assessment. I have not attended the past two years. Yet, I have heard more than one commissioner describe the Assembly as being good, as in smoothly run, with little controversy. As much as we detest controversy, we must remember that the absence of disagreement does not mean a meeting has been good.