RELATIONSHIPS IN THE PASTORAL FAMILY

Ellen G. White Estate

Pastoral Ministry (1995) , page 88, paragraph 3

Chapter Title: 15: Relationships in the Pastoral Family

Shepherds who fail at home will fail at church.--He who is engaged in the work of the gospel ministry must be faithful in his family life. It is as essential that as a father he should improve the talents God has given him for the purpose of making the home a symbol of the heavenly family, as that

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in the work of the ministry, he should make use of his God-given powers to win souls for the church. As the priest in the home, and as the ambassador of Christ in the church, he should exemplify in his life the character of Christ. He must be faithful in watching for souls as one that must give an account. In his service there must be seen no carelessness and inattentive work. God will not serve with the sins of men who have not a clear sense of the sacred responsibility involved in accepting a position as pastor of a church. He who fails to be a faithful, discerning shepherd in the home, will surely fail of being a faithful shepherd of the flock of God in the church.--6MR 49.

Source: http://www.egwtext.whiteestate.org/cgi-bin/egw2html?C=49524383&K=165059091710725818

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Paulsen acknowledged the frustration and said the question is often a "euphemism" for a more pointed one: "'Why don't we ordain women to the ministry in same way as we do men?'"

"You all know we've been around this one a few times," Paulsen said of the world church's history of discussing the topic beginning in 1990.

The world church, he said, has never taken the position that the "concept" of ordaining women is rejected by the Bible or the writings of church co-founder Ellen G. White.

"It's just a question of 'can we make this major change and still hold together as a global community?'"

Paulsen told Roda his response to women interested in ministry: "Respond to the call God has placed in your heart. Train for ministry, seek the profession, become engaged in it."

Source: http://news.adventist.org/data/2007/08/1189774815/index.html.en

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***Pastor Jan Paulsen, in response to your statements above given to the Pastors in Conversation on September 13, 2007. Please check the EGW Estate for Sister White's writings, supporting or discouraging the ordination of women as Pastors. I have acquired the above article online from there. Which to me is perfectly clear. There is no ambiguity, whatsoever! Yet, the Holy Scriptures are clear: The Old and New Testament affirm a pastor is a type of Priest; Which is something that a woman (per definition) as such can not fulfill. It takes a righteous man not to appease, but to instruct in the will of God; Despite the objections that may arise.

With all due respect,

Thank You.

Arsenio.

Maranatha.