Complementarianism Applied: In The Home & In The Church

What does complementarianism actually look like — not just in theory, but in the weekly life of a church and the daily life of a marriage?

In this episode of the Canadian Pastors Forum, Paul Carter (host of Into the Word, lead pastor of Cornerstone Baptist Church) sits down with three brothers in ministry — Paul Martin (Pastor, Grace Fellowship Church, Toronto), Steve Lambert (Pastor, Forward Baptist Church, Toronto), and Phil Cotnoir (Elder and Editor-in-chief, TGC Canada) — for a wide-ranging, practical conversation on complementarianism applied.

They tackle the questions pastors actually wrestle with:

- What's the irreducible minimum of a complementarian church?

- How do elder, pastor, and deacon relate — and why does sloppy terminology cause so much confusion?

- Can women preach occasionally under elder oversight? Is that still complementarian?

- A rapid-fire lightning round mapping real church practices — communion, small groups, preaching, deacons — onto the complementarian spectrum

Drawing on Scripture (1 Timothy 2–3, Titus 1, Hebrews 13:17, Ephesians 5, 1 Peter 5) and real pastoral experience, this conversation offers a helpful map for anyone trying to locate their own convictions and practice on the complementarian spectrum.

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