Adventist Ordination Crisis

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

What does the Bible teach regarding the role of women in the church?

Didn't Ellen White have a position of authority in the church?

Did Ellen White urge the church to ordain women?

Why is the issue of the ordination of women as elders or pastors of such crucial importance for the Seventh - day Adventist Church at this time?

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?

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?

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

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?

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?

Were women excluded from the Israelite priesthood because of their frequent ritual impurity caused by menstrual flow?

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

Did Adam “rule over” Eve before the Fall?

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

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?