Hello Participants

(of the summer 2022 Adult Class, Discipleship: Facing Difficult Issues Through the Lens of Beliefs and Love.)

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To prepare for this class, it is highly recommended that you read the book "Winsome Conviction: Disagreeing Without Dividing the Church". The church has a few copies available to borrow, though this is an important book to own as well. You can purchase it on CBD or Amazon.   BTW.... the audio version of the book is free on Audible.

 

First Class is vitally important to attend. Class begins July 10 at 8:45am in the Fellowship Hall. If you are unable to make that class, let Melinda know and information will be sent to you.

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SCHEDULE:

July 10th - Introduction of the class structure and discussion guidelines as well as other resources. Stressing that table discussions are to be a safe place to voice opinions and experiences and to listen to others with whom you may disagree.

July 17 & 24 - Race 

July 31 & August 7 - Gender 

August 15 & 22 - Sexuality 

August 29 - Wrap up/Follow-up: "Next Steps" 

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RESOURCES (not in any order):

Good Faith Debates (videos): https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/series/good-faith-debates/

Model how Christians can disagree on major topics.  

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on Race

• Esau McCaulley  "Reading While Black: African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope" (Book)
  “Why Christians Must Fight Systemic Racism” (NYTimes Opinion Essay) ;
  "Police Handcuffed Her, Naked, in Her Home. Will She Ever See Justice?" (NYTimes Opinion Essay).

• Ask NT Wright Anything Podcast
  #114 NT Wright, Esau McCaulley & Tim Mackie on Reading the Gospels While Black
  #115 NT Wright, Esau McCaulley & Tim Mackie on race and the church 

• Octavia Albert, 19th century author, community and religious leader, and former slave

• Lorna Dee Cervantes - Poem for the Young White Man 

• Rev. Dr. Howard Thurman's "Meditations" 

• Dr. Martin Luther King sermons/speeches 

• Lisa Sharon Harper: History, Racism and a Path Forward with Meredith Atwood on Same 24 Hours Podcast on YouTube 

• David W. Swanson, Re- discipling the White Church / INTERVARSITY PRESS Book

 

on Gender 

• Ruth Haley Barton, "Equal to the Task: Men and Women in Partnership" 

• NT Wright interview on women's role  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGb_Xnw1HGg
  and book: "Interpreting Paul"  (has a section on Paul's view on women in leadership, the role of men and women) 

• Preston Sprinkle, "Embodied: Transgender Identities, the Church, and What the Bible has to Say"

• Melissa Kruger "Identity Theft"

• Andrew Walke  "God and the Transgender Debate" 
   

on Sexuality

• Sam Allberry, Rebecca McLaughlin, and Jackie Hill Perry panel discussion (video)   “Sexual Identity and Loving Our Neighbor”

• Preston Sprinkle, "People to be Loved"

• Sam Allberry  "Is God Anti-Gay?"   

• Jackie Hill-Perry  "Gay Girl, Good God" 

• Joshua Ryan Butler (podcast)  “How to Communicate the Beauty of Christian Sexual Ethics”  

• NT Wright  interview on sexuality https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKxvOMOmHeI 

• Rebecca McLaughlin "The Secular Creed"

• Andrew Marin "Love is an Orientation"

• Joe Carter (article) “How LGBT Pride Month Became a Religious Holiday” 

• Greg Coles, "Single, Gay, Christian: A Personal Journey of Faith and Sexual Identity"

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