Adventist Ordination Crisis

Was the Biblical exclusion of women from elder-pastor roles a consequence of a prevailing patriarchal, “male-chauvinist” culture and mentality?

Isn’t it a positive evidence that women are called to be ordained when they experience success in soul-winning?

Is the authority of the Bible really such an important issue for Seventh-day Adventists?

Are altered versions of Ellen White’s writings being circulated to make it seem she supported women’s ordination?

Why is the issue of the ordination of women as elders or pastors of such crucial importance for the Seventh - day Adventist Church at this time?

Why does Paul say, “I permit no woman to teach or to have authority over men” in the church (1 Timothy 2:12)? Is it because women in his day were uneducated?

What is the significance of Paul's discussion about head coverings in 1 Corinthians 11:2-16 for the discussion of the role of women in the church?

Is it true that Paul's argument about the priority of Adam's creation (“For Adam was formed first, then Eve,” 1 Timothy 2:13) is faulty because it is based on the wrong Creation account (Genesis 2 instead of Genesis 1) and because it attaches significance to the fact that man was created before woma

Does 1 Timothy 2:12 really forbid all kinds of teaching and speaking by women in the church? If the Adventist Church took Paul's statement literally, “I permit no woman to teach . . . she is to keep silent,” following it would cripple us, since we use the talents of women so heavily in Sabbath Schoo

Does the New Testament distinguish between the office of elder and that of pastor?

Wasn't Eve's subordination to Adam in Genesis 3:16 a part of the curse, which Christ came to take away?

Can Joel 2:28 settle the issue for us of men and women filling the same spiritual roles?

Were women excluded from the Israelite priesthood because of their frequent ritual impurity caused by menstrual flow?

What are the implications of this for the issue of ordination of women to the headship positions in the church?

What evidence is there for a “structure” in the relationship of the man and woman before the Fall?