Additional Resources on Homosexuality
Last night I got home from Willow about 10:30 pm. I was really late getting home. Anyone have some Reconcilosec? (Film Festival inside joke) But my wife wasn't worried because she was deeply engaged in a documentary on PBS about a gay men's chorus. It followed their
life experiences as a group and individually. Julie's heart was broken by one moment in the film. Almost every man recounted how his church abandoned him. One man told the story of how as an 18 year-old he was unexpectedly brought before the congregation, accused of being a homosexual with evidence from a secret council, and then excommunicated before all. I don't know how to love gay people the way Jesus would and does. As a pastor and leader, I don't know exactly how the Church should engage people who are gay and their families. In the blog comments Wednesday, someone mentioned a *** couple in their church that was fully accepted until they had a child and it came time for Baby Dedication before the church. What do you do? There are no easy answers. We wanted to provide you with some additional resources to help you as you prayerfully seek answers for you and your own ministry context. Nothing we could offer would be able to do all of the work for us,, but our hope is that these materials would be helpful to you as you seek scripture and the Spirit for guidance. “Is God … Homophobic?”
Book by Eric Bryant
Podcast of a recent message from Erwin McManus, Lead Pastor and Cultural Architect of Mosaic