Adventist Ordination Crisis

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

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

Why should the Seventh-day Adventist Church resist pressure to eliminate role distinctions between men and women?

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

Isn’t defending gender roles from Scripture just like defending slavery from Scripture?

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?

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”?

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 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 Mrs. White say that Eve was Adam's equal before the Fall and that only after the Fall was Adam to be her ruler?

Are “equality in being” and “subordination in function” contradictory terms?

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?