The Word of God is very clear in that God does not call
women to the office of pastor.
A pastor is one of the five ministry
offices (Ephesians 4:11) that God calls some people to under the New Covenant.
The other four are apostle, prophet, teacher (of the Word of God--not school
teacher), and evangelist. God calls some men and some women to the offices of
prophet, teacher, and evangelist. God calls some men to the offices of apostle
and pastor, but He does not call women to the offices of apostle and pastor.
(The reason that God does not call women to the office of apostle is because an
apostle functions in all five ministry offices, and since one of those offices
is a pastor, a woman cannot be an apostle.)
In the New Testament there
are five different words that are used in
reference to the pastor’s office: bishop, overseer, pastor, elder, and shepherd.
I teach my congregation the acronym “BOPES” (rhymes with
“hopes”).