| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 176 pages) |
| Contents |
Front Cover; Praise for Why Churches Need to Talk about Sexuality; Why Churches Need to Talk about Sexuality; Title Page; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Our Story; Process and Transparency; Getting Started; The Pain of Silence; Where We've Come From; Looking for Resources; "Dear God, I Think I Might Be Bi"; Study, Dialogue, and Prayer; What the Bible Says; Medicine, Science, and Genetics; What about the T in LGBT?; Laura Beth; What about Marriage?; Taking the Pulse of the Study Group; Majority versus Minority; Reporting to the Congregation; We Love Wilshire; Church Conference |
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The Vote and the FalloutRebuilding; For the Joy Set before You; Appendix A: Common Questions and Objections; Appendix B: Q & A about the Study Group; Appendix C: What the Bible Says about Same-Sex Relationships; Appendix D: The Baptist Pastor and His Transgender Friends; Appendix E: Genetics and Sexuality; Appendix F: Adolescent Sexuality; Back Cover |
| Summary |
Journalist and pastor Mark Wingfield describes how the congregation he serves undertook a study of how churches respond to the inclusion of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender members. Why Churches Need to Talk about Sexuality is for congregational leaders and others who want to understand the debates about human sexuality and who desire to follow a process to discuss the topic and make decisions about how congregations and individuals will respond to these issues |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 13, 2023) |
| Subject |
Gender identity -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
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Sex -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
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Homosexuality -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
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RELIGION -- Christian Ministry -- Pastoral Resources.
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Homosexuality -- Religious aspects -- Christianity
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Gender identity -- Religious aspects -- Christianity
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Sex -- Religious aspects -- Christianity
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781506458588 |
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1506458580 |
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