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3/7/2010

Balancing Grace and Truth with Homosexuals
Darrel Rowland
3/7/2010

“We are a fallen race, humanity as a whole, suffering terrible consequences from the power of sin and death at work in us. Homosexuality is one manifestation of that fractured, sinful nature,” says says Kent Paris, a pastoral counselor and author.

How to Help
Darrel Rowland
3/7/2010

John Walker wishes for a climate that encourages openness and honesty for people--including ministers--who may be struggling with homesexuality.
  • Searching for Causes of Homosexuality
    • Kent Paris
    3/7/2010
    In an excerpt from his new book—“The Means of Grace: A Primer for the Understanding and Care of Souls Affected by Homosexuality” (College Press)—seasoned counselor Kent A. Paris offers answers for those struggling with homosexuality.
  • Our Ministry to Gays and Lesbians
    • James C. Donovan
    3/7/2010
    Holding a traditional position on homosexuality and homosexuals made it extremely difficult to minister to them. Of course, it is one thing to say ”love the sinner and hate the sin,” but an entirely different thing to try to reach out to them and love them in Christ without condoning their lifestyle and behavior. To date, it is the single most difficult thing I have tried to do in 39-plus years of ministry.
  • God Intends Church Growth
    • Stephen Bond
    3/7/2010
    Luke 15 is a seminal text exposing God’s heartbeat to reach the lost.
  • Humble Beginnings (Communion Meditation)
    • Mark Atteberry
    3/7/2010
    Mark Atteberry, senior minister with Poinciana Christian Church, Kissimmee, Florida, since 1989, is writing the Communion Meditations for March.
     
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