the continued debate

I'm really not sure if a good solid answer can ever be reached for the question of women as pastoral leaders. There will always be differing opinions and different views and interpretations of what the Bible says on the matter. Yes the world has changed and continues to change and roles and opportunities continue to change, on that I agree with Melissa whole-heartedly. However I am still not totally sure that just because the world changes and does something that we are to follow suit. Christians--Christ followers not world followers. But yet we are also to be applicable and understanding in this everchanging world. What is the middle ground? Is there really a Biblical answer on this?