Brother William,

So you are opposed to women serving as local elders or as Commissioned Ministers?  At least that is a consistent stance which I understand.

I wonder whether you are also opposed to Deaconesses?  That would be consistent if you limit the NT "diakonos" to masculine only.  (I chose Helper rather than Servant because in American English that is more descriptive of the role of Deacons / Deaconesses.  This was also the earlier English meaning of Minister.)

What roles do you envision for women in your NT-mandated church?  Can women lead a Sabbath School if men attend, or only teach the children?  Must they keep their heads covered when they speak or pray in church?  Or must they remain silent when men are present?  

Did Ellen White obey these rules or was she a false prophet as my Calvinist relatives have claimed?  They used the same "proof texts" from Paul to deny Ellen that you use to deny women as even local elders, much less broader leadership roles.