Unfortunately, over the centuries women have been unfairly restrained in their ability to lead churches from the pulpit. From a historical perspective this problem is especially pervasive in all churches, both white and black. Issues of sexism and women's rights in the black community often take a backseat to racial issues. It was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. who said, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” Injustices also happen in the Church. Discrimination, based on gender bias, in the pulpit is a huge injustice to women, especially black women. The success of churches past and present is largely due to the efforts of women who make up more than the majority of most church congregations. Yet the responsibility of leading those same faithful is reserved for a man. What a travesty. The chapter glossed over women who held leadership positions in Christian churches with titles such as exhorters, evangelists, and missionaries, but this does not do justice to the vital work that African American women do in the church. Unfortunately for the Black Church, many Black women have chosen to seek ministry opportunities in white denominations as they have exhibited more progressive attitudes toward accepting women as leaders in the church context. Women have proven to be vital in the church and are more or less the backbone of the body of believers they serve,