"Even church leaders outside of North America who believe that Adventists should not ordain women as pastors may not be willing to create a massive crisis over something that is not a doctrinal issue."

First of all, several denominations have split over this issue. And second, just because you don't think it is a doctrinal issue does not make it so.

You can pontificate that it is not a doctrinal issue, just like many churches claim the Sabbath is not a doctrinal issue. For many, the issue is clearly doctrinal and must be dealt with on this basis. And in fact, whether it is doctrinal or not, is perhaps the real reason for the conflict in the beginning. So to ignore this issue of doctrine, or not doctrine, and pretend your position of a non doctrinal issue settles the question will actually solve nothing. Except to yourself, of course.