Courage: Taking A Stand On A Defining Issue: Women's Ordination

by Samuel Koranteng-Pipim

"When truth is presented to an honestly mistaken person, he either ceases to be mistaken or ceases to be honest." —Samuel Koranteng-PipimThe question of women's ordination is a defining issue for the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The issue is more than merely whether or not women can legitimately serve as elders or pastors. More importantly it concerns the basis upon which that decision is to be made and how the outcome of that decision is likely to affect the identity, message, mission, and unity of the worldwide Seventh-day Adventist Church.This is why the decision of the Church, based on the following questions, is of such great should the Church ordain or not ordain women as elders or pastors?-What are the key issues in the debate?-How did the Church's pioneers address the matter—and why that way?-How did recent General Conference sessions decide the issue—and why?-Are the biblical arguments for or against it strong enough to stand the test of time?-What does the issue say about gender equality and gender role differentiation in both the home and the church?-What is the connection, if any, between this issue and that of homosexuality?-What was—and is—God's intended arrangement at Creation for the relation between men and women?

208 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 2, 2015

Reviews

[Canny Tay · Rating 5 out of 5]

An issue that never dies.