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Adventist Ordination Crisis
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This website, which represents the historical Christian position, is dedicated to supporting women in ministry according to the scriptural model. We know, for instance, that in the beginning, God created both man and woman in His image, with equal value and dignity (Galatians 3:28). Moreover, in the Bible, God clearly calls women to use their spiritual gifts in a myriad of different ministries (Joel 2:28, 29). At the same time, the Creator designed men and women with distinct gender traits and appointed them to embrace different roles within the family and the church. It is Holy Scripture that calls men to be the spiritual leaders in these realms (1 Timothy 2:2–5). This site assembles some of the best scholarship and media on this subject from a Seventh-day Adventist perspective.
The Adventist Ordination Crisis
Questions and Answers
Would voting for a regional option create legal problems for the church?
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Isn’t defending gender roles from Scripture just like defending slavery from Scripture?
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Because our women haven't been ordained, has our church undervalued their work and treated them unfairly?
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Are altered versions of Ellen White’s writings being circulated to make it seem she supported women’s ordination?
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Did Ellen White urge the church to ordain women?
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Pauline Passages
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?
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But most of the people I know (many of them, anyway) are in favor of ordaining women as elders or even pastors. Shouldn't this count for something?
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Why not ordain women as local elders? Doing so wouldn't mean we would ordain women later as pastors, would it?
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Does the Bible clearly teach that a church elder should be a man and not a woman?
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What does Paul's instruction in 1 Corinthians 11:2-16 on head coverings mean for us today?
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Old Testament
Is Gen. 1, where man and woman are presented as equals, more trustworthy than Gen. 2, where the woman is subordinate?
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Did Adam “rule over” Eve before the Fall?
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What are the implications of this for the issue of ordination of women to the headship positions in the church?
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Are “equality in being” and “subordination in function” contradictory terms?
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Does Mrs. White say that Eve was Adam's equal before the Fall and that only after the Fall was Adam to be her ruler?
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