Wendy VanderWal Gritter - Same-Sex Relationships (and How to Lovingly Disagree) (N88)
Nomad Podcast22 Tammi 2015

Wendy VanderWal Gritter - Same-Sex Relationships (and How to Lovingly Disagree) (N88)

Wendy VanderWal Gritter is passionate about creating 'generous spaces' in churches, where people with different understanding of sexuality can meet together without judgment, listen to each others stories and to seek Jesus together. Sounds great! But is it realistic?

“I think we are in a time of necessarily needing to reimagine what being the people of God in community will look like and same-sex relationships is just one of the catalysts that is forcing the church, in large part because our young people are saying, ‘This is ridiculous. I mean, I love my gay friends. They’re fabulous. What’s the problem?’ And [their] walking out the door is forcing the church to look at all those other things – particularly our relationship with Scripture.” - Wendy VanderWal Gritter

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