[muawiyah]

let me toss this one into the mix ~ it will make everything clear: "<< Romans 16 >> English Standard Version Personal Greetings 1I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant (Footnotes: a 1 Or deaconess) of the church at Cenchreae, 2that you may welcome her in the Lord in a way worthy of the saints, and help her in whatever she may need from you, for she has been a patron of many and of myself as well."

[nonsporting]

a servant (Footnotes: a 1 Or deaconess)

A deaconess is not a preacher and she may not have authority over men.

The Bible does not contradict itself on this matter. Nothing in Romans 16 changes the prohibition against women speaking in the assembly and having authority over men.