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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.

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The Adventist Ordination Crisis
Questions and Answers
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Are altered versions of Ellen White’s writings being circulated to make it seem she supported women’s ordination?
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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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What does the Bible teach regarding the role of women in the church?
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Was the Biblical exclusion of women from elder-pastor roles a consequence of a prevailing patriarchal, “male-chauvinist” culture and mentality?
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Does Ellen White warn against seeking a role or “sphere” different from the one we're assigned by God?
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Pauline Passages
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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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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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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
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What does Paul's instruction in 1 Corinthians 11:2-16 on head coverings mean for us today?
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Why not ordain women as local elders? Doing so wouldn't mean we would ordain women later as pastors, would it?
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Old Testament
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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?
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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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Is Gen. 1, where man and woman are presented as equals, more trustworthy than Gen. 2, where the woman is subordinate?
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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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