WhereastheunityforwhichJesusprayedisvitallyimportanttothewitnessoftheSeventhdayAdventistChurch,andWhereastheSeventhdayAdventistChurchseekstoengageeverymemberinitsworldwidemissiontomakedisciplesofJesusChristamongpeoplefromeverynation,cultureandethnicity,andWhereasvariousgroupsappointedbytheGeneralConferenceanditsdivisionshavecarefullystudiestheBibleandEllenGWhitewritingswithrespecttotheordinationofwomenandhavenotarrivedatconsensusastowhetherministerialordinationforwomenisunilaterallyaffirmedordenied,andWhereastheSeventhdayAdventistChurchaffirmsthatGodhasordainedthattherepresentativesofHisChurchfromallpartsoftheearth,whenassembledinaGeneralConferenceSession,shallhaveauthority,Therefore,theGeneralConferenceExecutiveCommitteerequestsdelegatesintheirsacredresponsibilitytoGodatthe2015GeneralConferenceSessiontorespondtothefollowingquestion:AfteryourthoroughstudyoftheBible,thewritingsofEllenGWhite,andthereportsofthestudycommissionsonordination,andAfteryourcarefulconsiderationofwhatisbestfortheChurchandthefulfillmentofitsmission,Isitacceptablefordivisionexecutivecommittees,astheymaydeemitappropriateintheirterritories,tomakeprovisionfortheordinationofwomentothegospelministry?YesorNo.