Qualifications for ministry

1 Timothy 3:6 English Standard Version (ESV)

6 He must not be a recent convert, or he may become puffed up with conceit and fall into the condemnation of the devil.

A cautionary tale: A look back to a story from 2000 about an abortion business operator who was rushed into the Christian pro-life spotlight and crumbled under pressure

There's a lot in the epistles shaming believers who don't move from milk to meat in their spiritual growth, but one shouldn't deny a period of time before weaning.  Later in 1 Timothy, Paul urges Timothy, "Do not be hasty in the laying on of hands" (5:22), and deacons have to go through a period of testing before they are appointed (3:10).  To rush recent converts into leadership roles does no favor either to them or to the Church.

Salvation and "family values"

1 Timothy 2:15 New International Version (NIV)

15 But women[a] will be saved through childbearing—if they continue in faith, love and holiness with propriety.

"...now that our kids are out of the early years of diapers and naptimes, out of the constant cycle of ear infections and throw-up bugs, out of car seats and high chairs and strollers—I see that the journey into typical motherhood offered its own narrative of change and growth, of breaking me apart, only to transform me yet again. It offered a call to sacrifice, even if it was simply a sacrifice of time and physical endurance. Sacrifice is always a form of hardship, and yet when it emerges out of love, it has the power to make us new." -- Amy Julia Becker, "Ordinary Moms, Everyday Heroes"