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Out of Exodus : a journey of open and affirming ministry / by Darryl W. Stephens [and four others] ; foreword by John C. Holbert.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Stephens, Darryl W., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United Methodist Church (U.S.)--Doctrines.
- United Methodist Church (U.S.).
- Grandview United Methodist Church (Lancaster, PA).
- Church controversies--United States--Case studies.
- Church controversies.
- Sex--Religious aspects--United Methodist Church.
- Sex.
- Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Christianity.
- Homosexuality.
- Gender identity--Religious aspects--Christianity.
- Gender identity.
- Identity (Psychology)--Religious aspects--Christianity.
- Identity (Psychology).
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxiii, 173 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Eugene, Oregon : Cascade Books, [2018]
- Summary:
- Biblical and progressive. Mainline and charismatic. Faithful and questioning. This book is not what you think it is. The story of the Exodus is told in parallel with testimonies, sermons, and personal reflections from a congregation in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, challenging the reader to a journey of faith. Along the way, it becomes clear that open and affirming ministry transcends LGBTQIA+ inclusion. It is also about race relations, poverty, generational change, divorce, immigration, and any other human-created barrier to loving God and neighbor. Tools for the journey. Finding a new voice amid profound social change is a difficult and vitally important task. Many congregations and entire denominations are in the process of figuring out how to express a new voice of faith, particularly in our understanding of sexuality and gender. Christians are experiencing nothing less than a holy disruption caused by the Spirit among us. The book concludes with a discussion of challenges to community and ministry. Helpful appendices provide congregational resources and discussion questions for group study. The stories in this book include experiences of and with persons in many denominational settings: Roman Catholic, Unitarian-Universalist, Presbyterian Church in Taiwan, Metropolitan Community Church, United Church of Christ, United Brethren, Church of the Brethren, Society of Friends (Quakers), and United Methodist. This is truly an ecumenical journey.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-173).
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-5326-3029-8
- OCLC:
- 1053804023
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