Based on the available Ellen White Estate book sources, here is a summary of what is said regarding the ordination of women as pastors: - Ellen White strongly affirms the value and necessity of women in ministry and church work. She writes: "Women may take their places in the work at this crisis, and the Lord will work through them... They can do in families a work that men cannot do, a work that reaches the inner life. They can come close to the hearts of those whom men cannot reach. Their labor is needed." (6T 117.4) - She also states: "It is the accompaniment of the Holy Spirit of God that prepares workers, both men and women, to become pastors to the flock of God." (GW 96.3) - Ellen White describes women as being well-adapted to teaching, missionary work, and ministering in various ways, including preaching: "It was Mary who first preached a risen Saviour." (GW92 383) - However, there is no direct statement in the available book sources that explicitly addresses the formal ordination of women as pastors in the same way as men. Ellen White does emphasize the public recognition and ordination of ministers (GW 441.3), but does not specifically mention women in this context. - She does state: "I do not recommend that woman should become a voter or an office-holder; but as a missionary, teaching the truth by epistolary correspondence, distributing tracts and soliciting subscribers for periodicals containing the solemn truth for this time, she may do very much." (GW92 383) In summary: Ellen White affirms that women are called to significant ministry, including pastoral care and preaching, and that the Holy Spirit prepares both men and women for pastoral work. However, the available book sources do not contain a direct statement from Ellen White either supporting or opposing the formal ordination of women as pastors. The emphasis is on the importance of women’s ministry and their vital role in the church, rather than on the specific act of ordination. If you would like to see if there are more explicit statements in other collections (such as manuscripts or periodicals), please let me know. References: - White, E. G. (1900). Testimonies for the Church, Vol. 6, p. 117. - White, E. G. (1915). Gospel Workers, p. 96, 383, 441. - White, E. G. (1892). Gospel Workers (1892), p. 383.