Adventist Ordination Crisis

Are altered versions of Ellen White’s writings being circulated to make it seem she supported women’s ordination?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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

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?

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

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

Did Adam “rule over” Eve before the Fall?