Women in ministry

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.

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The Adventist Ordination Crisis

Questions and Answers

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What has been the experience of churches that have ordained women as priests or pastors?

Would voting for a regional option create legal problems for the church?

Didn't Ellen White have a position of authority in the church?

What does the Bible teach regarding the role of women in the church?

What is Ellen White's relationship to this issue? Was she ever ordained?

Pauline Passages

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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?

What does Paul's instruction in 1 Corinthians 11:2-16 on head coverings mean for us today?

Does the Bible clearly teach that a church elder should be a man and not a woman?

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

What kind of speaking does Paul prohibit to women in 1 Corinthians 14:34 when he writes, “The women should keep silence in the churches. For they are not permitted to speak, but should be subordinate, as even the law says”?

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Old Testament

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

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

Did Adam “rule over” Eve before the Fall?

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

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

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