Nathan,

I think you believe the preponderance of NT 'evidence' shows the early church at that time did not select women as deacons, elders, overseerers or apostles.  I also think you take Paul's reasoning for not appointing women at face value.  In other words you distort neither the text nor its meaning to arrive at your conclusion.  Christian liberty and grace alone are sufficient to allow for a change in practice to accommodate the current cultural need.  You depend on biblical evidence to arrive at that conclusion.  Its to the facts you say, 'so what?'  You don't say 'so what?' to the law.  You argue the law (or spirit of the law) permits us, here at this time and place to ordain women as elders.  

That is not how Adventists arrive at doctrine, but it is a legitimate hermenuetical way to arrive at Christian doctrine.  

I know you don't say, 'so what?' to the bible.