Women and ordination : Biblical and historical studies : Seventh-day Adventist leaders and scholars explore an important issue facing the church

> 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. Jiří 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. Women and Ordination: Biblical and Historical Studies is a careful review of both ministry and ordination in Scripture and in the history of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. This book explores what it means to be "called" to the ministry and how ordination, as we know it, came to be practiced. The book stands as the culmination of an extensive conversation. It is poised to begin the next conversation on ordination and women in the Seventh-day Adventist Church. --back cover Women and Ordination: Biblia and Historical Studies is a careful review of both ministry and ordination in Scripture and in the history of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. This books explores what it means to be "called" to the ministry and how ordination, as we know it, came to be practiced. The book stands as the culmination of an extensive conversation. It is poised to begin the next conversation on ordination and women in the Seventh-day Adventist Church.