Women are still tambourine in Christian worship John Marak Tambourine, Timbrel in Heb. can be found throughout in Old Testament. Tambourine was often used by women in singing and dancing (eg. Ex. 15:20; Jgs. 11:34; 1 Sam. 18:6; Jeer. 31:4; Ps. 68:25). As well Israelites use Tambourines to accompany in festive occasions, victory celebration and in their worship. Even though it is one of the important musical instruments of Israelite people, it was never played inside the temple because Tambourine was mostly played only by the women; women were not allowed to enter inside the temple. Women in the religious life of Israelites, though they are the integral part of the community they were restricted by laws concerning rituals purity. Bodily function such as menstruation and child birth rendered woman ceremonially “unclean.” It is considered that everyone and everything she touched became “unclean” (Lev. 15:16-18). Women involve singing in temple choir, ministered at the door of the tent of the meeting (temple) (Ex. 38:8; 1 Sam2:22), sweeping, cleaning and even sacred prostitution have been suggested but it should be noted that when it comes to worship these women served only at the door of the temple. Even their prayer was done not inside the temple (e.g. in 1 Sam1:12, Ellie saw Hannah praying while he was by the door post at the Shiloh Temple). Sacrifices were offered in temple only by men on behalf of their families. Women also bring their own offerings to the door of the tent but only for their “purifications” (Lev. 12:6; 15:29). As saying is there, “there is a woman behind every successful man,” likewise there were Shara, Rebeca and many other women but they were not given much important and always neglected. There were women like Deborah, Huldah, Isaiah‟s wife, who plays very important role in history of Israelites and even they are describes as prophetess, but most of the time women are always sideline and their voice were never heard. One of my experiences in one church where I was attending for several months, in relation to that church there were some theologically qualified women who can preach but so far, personally I never saw any of them standing on the pulpit. Forget about preaching, those churches practice reading of the Psalms (short meditation on Psalms) before main preaching, even that was not taken up by any women. I was surprise and disturbed by seeing this for months. So one fine day I just approach one lady and ask of not taking up preaching and even psalms reading by the women in church service. Her response astonishes me. She replied, “Because I am a woman. I can preach, and I can read psalms but congregation will not happy with it.” Here my question is whose duty it is to educate those congregations? Or it is good to continue in that same manner by sidelining women in our churches? If there is no equality in worshiping of just God who is the giver of life, what is the use of calling our churches as „Christo centric‟ (Christ Centered) church? (Christ, who loves sinners, women children, outcast, lepers etc.)