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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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Is the authority of the Bible really such an important issue for Seventh-day Adventists?
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If the Spirit has gifted a woman to preach, who are we to stop her ordination?
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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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Did Ellen White urge the church to ordain women?
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Why should the Seventh-day Adventist Church resist pressure to eliminate role distinctions between men and women?
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Pauline Passages
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Does 1 Timothy 2:12 really forbid all kinds of teaching and speaking by women in the church? If the Adventist Church took Paul's statement literally, “I permit no woman to teach . . . she is to keep silent,” following it would cripple us, since we use the talents of women so heavily in Sabbath Schoo
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Is it true that if Paul's argument about the priority of Adam's creation is valid, then the animals should rule mankind because animals were made before Adam was?
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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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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?
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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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Can Joel 2:28 settle the issue for us of men and women filling the same spiritual roles?
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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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Wasn't Eve's subordination to Adam in Genesis 3:16 a part of the curse, which Christ came to take away?
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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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