Four weeks of collective learning on biblical hospitality for all people
Sunday mornings, 9:00 – 9:50 AM
September 29 – October 20
Meeting in community room 110 @ Pine Lake Covenant Church
- Participants asked to review resources in advance
- Open to anyone middle school and older
- Childcare available by advance registration (email Pastor Sharon at sharona@plcc.org)
Week 1 (September 29) / Clarifying Issues: The Great Debate
Resource: Dive Into the Deep by Bruce Miller
Week 2 (October 6) / Biblical Perspectives
Resource: Sexuality, Scripture & the Soul of Christianity (YouTube video of debate between Justin Lee and Preston Sprinkle)
Week 3 (October 13) / Creating Hospitable Space
Resource: Embrace webinar # 11 – “Is the Gospel Good News for Gay People?” by Laurie Krieg
Week 4 (October 20) / Moving Forward
Resource: Finding Common Ground
Each week a resource (webinar, article, chapter of a book, etc.) will be highlighted to engage before the gathering. The schedule and links to weekly resources will be accessible here on this page.
Resource List
These resources are offered for increasing our discipleship and understanding. There are many other resources that might be included. Inclusion on this list does not necessarily mean endorsement by Pine Lake Covenant Church.
Books:
- Leading a Church in a Time of Sexual Questioning by Bruce B. Miller
- What Does It Mean to Be Welcoming? Navigating LGBT Questions in Your Church by Travis Collins
- Costly Obedience: What We Can Learn from the Celibate Gay Christian Community by Yarhouse & Zaporozhets
- People to be Loved: Why Homosexuality is Not Just an Issue by Preston Sprinkle
- Torn: Rescuing the Gospel from the Gays-vs-Christians Debate by Justin Lee
- Washed and Waiting: Reflections on Christian Faithfulness and Homosexuality by Wesley Hill
- A Letter to My Congregation by Ken Wilson
- Does Jesus Really Love Me? A Gay Christian’s Pilgrimage in Search of God in America by Jeff Chu
Webinars:
Embrace – All 13 webinars are helpful, but these are especially recommended:
- “People to Be Loved: Why Homosexuality Is Not Just an Issue” by Preston Sprinkle
- “Single Gay Christian: A Personal Journey of Faith and Sexual Identity” by Greg Coles
- “Is the Gospel Good News for Gay People?” by Laurie Krieg
- “Who God Says You Are: Christian Identity and Human Sexuality” by Dr. Klyne Snodgrass
“Dive into the Deep” (Bruce Miller) on Right Now Media
Articles & websites:
- Finding Common Ground, an ECC resource
- Spiritual Friendship: Musings on God, Sexuality, Relationships
- Hole in my Heart Ministry
- Lead Them Home: Loving LGBTQ+ People in the Church
General resources
- Glossary of Terms
- Q Christian Fellowship – The Great Communion
- Six Christian Viewpoints in the LGBTQ+ Conversation