Adventist Ordination Crisis

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

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

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

Isn’t it a positive evidence that women are called to be ordained when they experience success in soul-winning?

Did Ellen White urge the church to ordain women?

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

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

Why does Paul forbid women to teach as leaders of the congregation?

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?

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?

Is Gen. 1, where man and woman are presented as equals, more trustworthy than Gen. 2, where the woman is subordinate?

Did Adam “rule over” Eve before the Fall?

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

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