anyone. Prophetess Anna spake of Jesus "to all
them that looked for redemption in Jerusalem"
(Luke 2:36-38). Thus, women may teach a man,
woman or child.

Where May Christians Teach God's Word?
   No prohibitions or restrictions are placed upon
the Christian man as to where he may teach.
Always, though, he is to be regulated by good
sense and wise judgment. But he is not confined.
A man may teach publicly as well as privately
(Acts 20:20).
   As already shown, the Christian woman is not
confined as to whom she may teach. Clearly,
she may teach anyone., However, just as clearly,
the Christian woman is confined as to where she
may teach. She may not teach anyone anywhere.
Simply stated, where a woman may teach she
may teach anyone, even"3 man, and where she
may not teach, she may teach no one, not even
a child. To focus the issue, let us consider the
various uses of the word church.

The Church: Its Meaning
   Every baptized believer is in the church, and
every Christian has a Scriptural right to teach in
some capacity in the church. However, it is very
important that we always clarify what we mean by
teaching "in the church."
   The word church is used three ways in the
Scriptures. 1) It is used in the universal sense in
Matthew 16:18,

   We know the early church had assemblies, as is
alluded to in James 2:2, and that these assemblies
were not to be forsaken, according to Hebrews
10:25. Also, both believers and unbelievers
frequented the assemblies, as is found in I
Corinthians 14:23.
   Exactly, then, what is an assembly of the church?
Every Christian is in the universal church, but
Christians are not always assembled. An assembly
involves a coming together, I Corinthians 14:23, 26.
This coming together must be under the direction of
the local church. Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon,
pp. 195-196: "Assembly: prop. (literally) A gathering
of citizens called out from their homes into some
public place; an assembly. An assembly of
Christians gathered for worship, I Corinthians
14:19-35." When the people are gathered together
by the local church for the express purpose of
rendering spiritual service, we have an assembly.
   This now brings us back to the question of
women teachers "in the church." A woman in a
private, individualistic way, and as a member of the
universal church, may teach anyone. However, no
Christian woman may teach anyone, not even a
child, in the local church