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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
Because our women haven't been ordained, has our church undervalued their work and treated them unfairly?
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What does the Bible teach regarding the role of women in the church?
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Isn’t it a positive evidence that women are called to be ordained when they experience success in soul-winning?
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Why should the Seventh-day Adventist Church resist pressure to eliminate role distinctions between men and women?
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Isn’t defending gender roles from Scripture just like defending slavery from Scripture?
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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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Does the Bible clearly teach that a church elder should be a man and not a woman?
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Why does Paul forbid women to teach as leaders of the congregation?
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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?
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Old Testament
What evidence is there for a “structure” in the relationship of the man and woman before the Fall?
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Did Adam “rule over” Eve before the Fall?
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Are “equality in being” and “subordination in function” contradictory terms?
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Can Joel 2:28 settle the issue for us of men and women filling the same spiritual roles?
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Were women excluded from the Israelite priesthood because of their frequent ritual impurity caused by menstrual flow?
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