The Feminization of the Body

I have recently heard pastors / teachers warning of the feminization of the body. I think the reason that the church loses the men is because the leadership / clergy sustain a flawed system that classifies most men as no more than women; able to grow a beard, among other things, but given no voice in the worship of the church. We, along with the women, also must go home with our questions / opinions unheard after sitting thru a lecture by a supposed expert. The early church worship was very similar to that of the synagogue. Over time, every adult male had the opportunity to share from the scripture (1 Cor 14:29). In this structure the gifts flowed very naturally among 1st century Christians. In my opinion the Catholic Church perverted the worship service giving their clergy / priesthood preeminence. The reformers, those paragons of the truth, did not reinstitute that fellowship, perhaps clinging to the idea of the clergy while rejecting the idea of the priesthood. You want men to be involved in the fight? You want men to struggle with the ideas and issues of the faith? Then stop the lecturing, find some other venue in which to teach and inform (lecture if you must) and give back to the body the Sabbath / Lord’s day to do the work of the ministry (Eph 4)!! I challenge you to give that some thought.