What Does It Mean to Be Welcoming? - Navigating LGBT Questions in Your Church

"Welcoming?" An Introduction



Part One: The Complexity


1. Meanings, Motives, Regrets, and Hopes

2. A Difficult, Knotty, Potentially Thorny Conversation

When Your Child Is Gay

3. The Terrifying Beauty of a Diverse Church or Denomination



Part Two: The Topic


4. The Affirming Position

Testimonial: From a Lesbian Christian

5. The Traditional Position

Testimonial: From a Single, Gay Christian

6. What Does the Bible Say?



Part Three: The Way Forward


7. What Should a Same-Sex Attracted Christian Do?

8. We Can't Just Sing Kumbaya Forever

9. Welcoming but Not Affirming and Mutually Transforming

Testimonial: Called to Stay

Testimonial: Called to Leave

10. What Can We Do?



Conclusion

Acknowledgments

Appendix A: A Process

Appendix B: A Statement on Sexuality

Discussion Guide

Notes

For Further Reading

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