Women in ministry
Home
History
Q & A
Media
Free Resources
Store

Adventist Ordination Crisis

Download PDF
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.

Download Adventist Ordination Crisis as a PDF file
The Adventist Ordination Crisis
Questions and Answers
Shortline
Because our women haven't been ordained, has our church undervalued their work and treated them unfairly?
Read Answer...

Didn't Mrs. White encourage women to participate in the work of the church?
Read Answer...

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

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

What does the New Testament actually say about women in elder-pastor leadership roles?
Read Answer...

More Questions


Pauline Passages
Shortline
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?
Read Answer...

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

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?
Read Answer...

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

Why does Paul appeal to Adam's being created before Eve to justify his injunction that women should not be permitted “to teach or to have authority over men” (1 Timothy 2:12)? Is it arbitrary to assign leadership on the basis of priority of creation?
Read Answer...

More Pauline Passages


Old Testament
Shortline
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?
Read Answer...

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

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

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

Did Adam “rule over” Eve before the Fall?
Read Answer...

More from the OT


Longline
Home
History
Q & A
Media
Free Resources
Store

Terms of Use  |   Privacy Policy  |   Copyright 2010 - Present   |