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From a statistical perspective I have been a Christian for 30 years. As that number has gotten larger over the years, it used to be something I was proud of. How dumb is that? God saves me by His grace, and I'm stuck on a number...anyway in an effort to make my way out of this religious forrest I have to take out one tree at a time.

The following verses deal with women and ministry:

I desire then that in every place the men should pray, lifting holy hands without anger or quarreling; likewise also that women should adorn themselves in respectable apparel, with modesty and self-control, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly attire, but with what is proper for women who profess godliness—with good works. Let a woman learn quietly with all submissiveness. I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; rather, she is to remain quiet. For Adam was formed first, then Eve; and Adam was not deceived, but the woman was deceived and became a transgressor. Yet she will be saved through childbearing—if they continue in faith and love and holiness, with self-control.
(1 Timothy 2:8-15 ESV)

From there, chapter 3 goes on to talk about qualifications of an overseer/pastor/elder, and it's obvious that this position is supposed to be filled by a male.

I recently heard a sermon from a Nampa pastor that really made me think. Statistically, women outnumber men 11 to 1 on the foreign mission field. So if there is a woman in south American village doing God's work, and people are getting saved can she 'pastor' that local church or should she stall until a man steps up to fill that role?

Is this a major issue, or a minor one?