Jim,

There may be no 'overt' GC opposition to women being ordained as local elders, but almost 30% of the TOSC thought that was the root of our WO biblical difficulties. I have been vociferously opposed to any WO for 40 years. 

diakonos is best translated 'male servant' not helper - but you knew that.   You know a lot.

You know there is absolutely no positive New Testament evidence for women in church leadership.  Minus that you contrive very flimsy postulates that it must be okay to do so now because times have changed. You choose to ignore Paul's direct explanation why we must not do this.

But hey, at least we are talking about the very thing that has to be argued, what does the bible, our authority, teach about this WO matter?   

Nathan Schilt, dismisses the biblical evidence with a "so what?"    At least he is honest.  His argument for WO is cultural. At least his weltanschauung doesn't trash the hermenuetics. Unfortunately Adventists can't settle disputes that way.