Motshwarakgole writes Woman, You’re Divinely Ordained
Nnasaretha Kgamanyane | Monday June 16, 2025 14:11
The book was published by Ahava Publishers in Gaborone. He explained that he was inspired to write the book by the low number of women in leadership positions across churches, not only in Botswana but globally. Motshwarakgole stated that he wanted to encourage the church leadership to accommodate women into leadership roles and to motivate women to know that they, too, are capable through his writing. 'God did not deny women leadership in both the New and Old Testaments. God and Jesus called women into leadership positions. This is also a call to men to support women in their endeavours to hold leadership positions. This was also to discourage men from oppressing women. The Bible in the New Testament speaks of no more differences between men and women before God (Galatians 3:28),' he said. He further explained this is not to confuse the roles of men and women in marriage as husband and wife, saying those roles still stand, but in the community, each gender has equal opportunities to lead. He added that they were selected days in the calendar where women’s rights are encouraged, which also encouraged him to recognise them.
He also highlighted that there were international organisations that advocate for women’s rights and parity between men and women. He said some of the clergy in those organizations disregard them and label them secular. 'To my surprise, these organisations quote the scriptures to support parity between men and women. This disqualifies the clergy from condemning the organisations. (see Chapter 10 and the Appendices of the book). The Book has 65 plus five pages for the publisher and the table of contents. It has 12 Chapters plus the Appendices and the Bibliography. The genre is on Christianity. There are low numbers of women in church and ministry leadership positions, yet they are capable, and God has ordained and appointed them; this is what ticked me. This was for motivating women to stand and fight for their rights. I wanted to encourage women to take and follow their vocation when God had called them,' he added. Furthermore, Motshwarakgole stated that his book targets different audiences prioritised to encourage women to follow their God given vocation; church leadership to encourage the gifts that women have and not to downgrade, demoralise, and compete with them, but usher them into leadership positions the same way as their male counterparts; women's capabilities had seen in churches, but have not called forth to leadership (quoting Proverbs 31 woman; why deny her the chance?), and asking men to encourage women into leadership and not to despise or look down upon them. He pointed out that for those who read the book, a number of them were in support of it. However, he said a few were of the view that women were only allowed since capable men were not available at the time.
He said if that was true, it validates that even in today’s world, if a woman had displayed capability and had been ordained by God, they must be given the leadership position. 'Why should an incapable male be given the position if capable women are available? Hulda was appointed to be King Josiah’s advisor while her contemporary prophets like Jeremiah and Zephania were available, II Kings 22:11-20 and II Chronicles 34:14-43. This is a clear indication that it was God’s choice, not man,' he said. Speaking of the challenge he faced in writing the book, he pointed out that identifying a seasoned Christian woman who had an excellent understanding of the scriptures for proofreading and editing of the book and who understood the issues of women's empowerment, was the biggest one. He said others were too busy to assist and he could not approach men because he believed they were not conversant with women's issues of empowerment. He added that soliciting funds for publishing, printing and advertising was not an easy job. Motshwarakgole also said Botswana had a limited market and people do not read.
He stated that they were mostly kept busy by social media. He pointed out that online reading did not capture them since they use the same gadgets for social media. 'There is a need to advertise the book through media houses, social media, the limited number of bookshops in Botswana, to physically cross the streets and do door-to-door or house-to-house campaigns and do a book launch. These come at a price. We need to inculcate the spirit, the habit of reading in our citizens. This is my second book after the first, which was published in 2017. It is titled, Provoking God’s Favour,' he said.