Adventist Ordination Crisis

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

If the Spirit has gifted a woman to preach, who are we to stop her ordination?

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

Does Ellen White warn against seeking a role or “sphere” different from the one we're assigned by God?

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

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”?

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

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

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?

Why not ordain women as local elders? Doing so wouldn't mean we would ordain women later as pastors, would it?

Did Adam “rule over” Eve before the Fall?

Are “equality in being” and “subordination in function” contradictory terms?

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?

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