Recently one of the most frequently raised questions is whether or not the Dutch church of Seventh-Day Adventists operates according to guidelines as set forth by the World Church in the so-called Working Policy of the General Conference. The question at hand may draw one to think that there is a certain suspicion concerning the[…]
The world is richly diverse, and so too is the world church. That is why a set of guidelines, applicable to the whole world, were created. We call these guidelines the Working Policy. In 2014 about 30% of the book was deleted, which brings the last edition to 792 pages. It is a thick book[…]
The discussion about ‘women in ministry’ is not something new, it has been doing the rounds for a long time. The first time that the General Conference discussed this was in 1881. At that time the church was not prepared to install women as pastors with the same status as men. Later – as in[…]
Recently there has been a remarkable shift taking place in the discussion regarding female pastors in the church. Originally, the discussion was directed on the question of whether or not it is a step too far to ordain women pastors. At the moment the remark is often heard that there should be no female pastors[…]