This Month's Issue

What’s a Woman’s Place in the Church?
Story by Celeste Bylden Ryan

What is the role of God’s feminine creation in fulfilling the Great Commission? From 1857-1861, The Review and Herald published a series of articles that addressed this topic. Here are two excerpts and one from 1894:

Las mujeres, su ordenación y la unidad—La respuesta a sus preguntas

El camino hacia un sí o un no en San Antonio ha sido largo y lleno de baches por no decir más. Y todo ha sido sobre la cuestión de la ordenación de la mujer que se discutirá en la 60ª Sesión de la Asociación General en julio: ¿deberían decidir las divisiones?

Members Prepare for 60th General Conference Session
Story by Beth Michaels

We asked church leaders and theologians the questions you’re asking about women, ordination and unity.

 By Celeste Ryan Blyden

La feligresía se prepara para la 60ª Sesión General

The following individuals are the Columbia Union Conference delegates to the 2015 GC Session in San Antonio.

As thought leaders of our denomination once again discuss, debate and decide the role of God’s feminine creation in fulfilling the Great Commission, a number of articles published in the 19th century shed light on their perspectives and may provide insight to the century-old discussion.

On November 4, 2013, the North American Division’s Executive Committee approved a recommendation from its Theology of Ordination Study Committee to ordain women to the gospel ministry.

In July 2012, the Columbia Union Conference became one of the first unions to officially approve the ordination of women.

While the Theology of Ordination Study Committees from the Adventist Church’s 13 world divisions, sometimes came to different conclusions about women’s ordination, they agreed on and presented a consensus statement, which shares a common understanding of ordination. It was voted at the 2014 Annual Council.