"The number of male Seventh-day Adventist ministers relinquishing in their ordained minister credentials in favor of commissioned minister credentials—the credentials available to their women colleagues—grew again last week as pastors in the North Pacific Union Conference handed in their ordination credentials. Exchanging ministerial credentials represents one of many ways Adventist pastors have worked toward gender equality after a vote of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists last July disallowed the denomination's thirteen world divisions making provision for the ordination of women within their respective territories. Because the General Conference voted no on the question, it remains the prerogative of unions and conferences—the structural units below the division level—to recommend and approve ordinations (General Conference leadership has disputed this).
Since San Antonio, male pastors have sought commissioned credentials instead of ordination
credentials as an act of solidarity, and conference and union leaders who have made commissioning equal to ordination have helped smooth the way. However, nine professors from the Adventist Theological Seminary at Andrews University requested commissioned credentials from the General Conference last Fall, but were told that current policy does not allow it. For the professors, the matter was one of conscience and integrity, arising from a deep sense of injustice and unfairness done to women colleagues who also serve in ministry.
During its regular meeting on March 2, the North Pacific Union Conference Executive Committee approved the request of 10 pastors to exchange their ordination credentials. In a public notice reporting the meeting, the NPUC wrote,
Since San Antonio, male pastors have sought commissioned credentials instead of ordination
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| Actually a CLOUD of those as part of a growing list of the hard hearted would be a better logo with their pics |
During its regular meeting on March 2, the North Pacific Union Conference Executive Committee approved the request of 10 pastors to exchange their ordination credentials. In a public notice reporting the meeting, the NPUC wrote,
In other action, the committee approved the request of 10 pastors—eight within the Oregon Conference and two in Washington Conference—to voluntarily relinquish ordination credentials and accept instead commissioned minister credentials. Both conferences have recently voted to allow both ordained and commissioned ministers within their territories to fulfill the same responsibilities. This action acknowledges the wish of these pastors to be assigned the same credentials as female pastors under current world church policy." CristVaiVoltar
Now I beseech you, brethren,
mark them which cause divisions
and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned;
and avoid them.
Romans 16:17
P.S.-each one of these pastors who have this level of hard heartedness against the Biblical position of the Church, who requested "commissioned credentials" and the 9 professors at the seminary who did so, should obviously have their employment severed by the Church. THINK for a second, those 9 professors were from the seminary---one can only imagine what nonsense they are teaching the next generation of young pastors! Why is open rebellion being tolerated?
