the ordination question before general conference 2015 delegates
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WhereastheunityforwhichJesusprayedisvitallyimportanttothewitnessoftheSeventhdayAdventistChurch,andWhereastheSeventhdayAdventistChurchseekstoengageeverymemberinitsworldwidemissiontomakedisciplesofJesusChristamongpeoplefromeverynation,cultureandethnicity,andWhereasvariousgroupsappointedbytheGeneralConferenceanditsdivisionshavecarefullystudiestheBibleandEllenGWhitewritingswithrespecttotheordinationofwomenandhavenotarrivedatconsensusastowhetherministerialordinationforwomenisunilaterallyaffirmedordenied,andWhereastheSeventhdayAdventistChurchaffirmsthatGodhasordainedthattherepresentativesofHisChurchfromallpartsoftheearth,whenassembledinaGeneralConferenceSession,shallhaveauthority,Therefore,theGeneralConferenceExecutiveCommitteerequestsdelegatesintheirsacredresponsibilitytoGodatthe2015GeneralConferenceSessiontorespondtothefollowingquestion:AfteryourthoroughstudyoftheBible,thewritingsofEllenGWhite,andthereportsofthestudycommissionsonordination,andAfteryourcarefulconsiderationofwhatisbestfortheChurchandthefulfillmentofitsmission,Isitacceptablefordivisionexecutivecommittees,astheymaydeemitappropriateintheirterritories,tomakeprovisionfortheordinationofwomentothegospelministry?YesorNo.
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