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Grace/Truth 1.0

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Grace/Truth 1.0
 
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Five Conversations Every Thoughtful Christian Should Have About Faith, Sexuality & Gender

Grace/Truth 1.0 is a five-week small group learning experience that introduces Christians to LGBT+ people, the language to use and avoid, a theologically faithful view of marriage and sexuality, and practical guidance on how to embody the love of Christ toward sexual and gender minorities. The book and accompanying videos are only available for purchase at the Center for Faith, Sexuality, and Gender's online store.

Small Group leaders, be sure to download the free Leaders Guide, and purchase one DVD for your group, in addition to books for each person.

  • Conversation 1: Dear Church: I’m Gay (read now for free)

  • Conversation 2: Grace/Truth—The Jesus Way

  • Conversation 3: What Is Marriage?

  • Conversation 4: What Does the Bible Say about Same-Sex Relations?

  • Conversation 5: Six Relational Do’s and Don’ts

 

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Can Grace and Obedience Be Friends?

The following is an excerpt from my book Charis: God’s Scandalous Grace for Us. The relationship between grace and obedience is a gnarly issue, and too often you have to hack your way through a theological jungle to sort out the problem. In general, there are three different explanations Christians give to how grace relates to obedience.

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Can Grace and Obedience Be Friends?
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An Open Conversation on Mixed Orientation

A “mixed orientation (M.O.) marriage” is where one spouse is straight while the other opposite-sex spouse is attracted to the same sex. History has seen many such marriages end in much pain and

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An Open Conversation on Mixed Orientation
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Grace/Truth 2.0

Grace/Truth 2.0 is an additional five-week learning experience that dives deeper into LGBT+ questions. It discusses why some Christians are changing their view toward affirming same-sex relations, addresses some of the strongest affirming arguments, explores a biblical and theological view of transgender and intersex persons, and offers practical advice on how to embody the grace/truth way of Jesus in the context of ministry.

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Grace/Truth 2.0
Preston Sprinklestore, resources

Digital Leaders Forum

A comprehensive course on faith, sexuality & gender for Christian leaders and pastors taught by Dr. Preston Sprinkle. The online course includes 22 sessions, 8 hours of video content, LGBT and pastoral panels, and hours of bonus material. This product is only available through our website.

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Digital Leaders Forum
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My Nashville Statement

It is ironic and possibly prophetic that the Nashville Statement (NS) was published the very same day that I released a short film on LGBT people in the church titled Dear Church: I’m Gay. I think these two “statements” represent two brands of evangelical approaches to questions about faith, sexuality & gender. These two brands overlap quite a bit; they both agree that marriage is between a man and a woman and that all sexual relations outside this type of marriage covenant are sin. That’s a big overlap. However, there are many differences in tone, rhetoric, and how to go about this whole conversation. In some ways, the Nashville Statement brought these differences to light.

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My Nashville Statement