It is the accompaniment of the Holy Spirit of God that prepares workers both men and women to become pastors to the flock of God.
Ellen G. White Testimonies for the Church vol. 6 p. 322
The biblical understanding of ordination is not that the act changes those who are set aside but only that the church is acknowledging what God has already done by equipping them through the gifts of the Spirit.
Ji?í Moskala dean SDA Theological Seminary
Women’s ordination to ministry does not violate the preservation of God’s name neither His precepts written in the Holy Scriptures. Only two factors can limit the decision of the Adventist Church in favor of women’s ordination: avoiding scandal and the hindrance of the evangelizing mission to the world.
Natanael B. P. Moraes professor of applied theology Adventist University of São Paulo Brazil.
