From Duck Dynasty fame, Sadie Robertson Huff has transformed into a rising female preacher in Evangelicalism. She has lived as a female pastor more than she has ever defended egalitarian theology. But in an interview with John Crist, the supposedly Christian comedian who got caught getting sexual with groupies, Huff would be asked and provide a defense of women preaching.
On Wes Huff’s podcast, Sadie Huff discussed her upbringing and how she went into preaching. John Crist, who himself is egalitarian, at least on this podcast, brings up the question as it’s a hot-button issue, likely because of the Southern Baptist Convention. Sadie Huff is a little taken aback from the question.
Evangelism vs Preaching
The main arguments that Sadie Huff makes for female preaching are as follows. The first is that Jesus commissioned women to share the good news, citing the woman at the well in John 4 and the women outside the empty tomb. Neither of these women delivers a sermon or preaches. But she views herself as preaching in churches and at conferences as the same thing. John Crist agrees.
The other argument is that God has opened the doors for her to preach which she views as divine favor on her endeavor. This is a classic example of confirmation bias from someone who parlayed childhood celebrity into an adult career. All the while, Huff strays away from getting “controversial.”
The last argument that Huff makes is that representation matters and that it’s important for young women to see women preaching.
Subverting the local church
Sadie Huff’s first point in defending women preaching is to decry the mean comments on social media from people who don’t support egalitarianism. Interestingly enough, Huff goes to her family church which is not egalitarian. She claims that she loves her church and has no interest in changing its beliefs, as she can simply preach where allowed.
Additionally, she alluded to being confronted by people in her life who do not approve of women pastors and likened them to the social media comments. People have wondered about whether her family approves, and while there isn’t reason to think that they don’t, this is the first indication that there is a minority opinion.
Huff claims that she is not interested in changing her church’s doctrine, but it’s difficult to argue how she isn’t subverting it. In the end, Sadie Huff is going to do Sadie Huff, and disregard the Bible when it gets in the way.
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