Delegates at the annual Georgia Baptist Convention (GBC) voted on November 16, 2010 to oust one of its historic member churches for having a woman as a co-pastor, according to the Christian Post website.
The majority of messengers at this year's GBC annual session agreed that the Druid Hills Baptist Church in Atlanta is "not a cooperating church" based on the denomination's articles of faith.
According to the Southern Baptist Convention's 2000 Baptist Faith and Message, women can hold teaching or ministry positions, but not that of a pastor.
The document states that "while both men and women are gifted for service in the church, the office of pastor is limited to men as qualified by Scripture."
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