Since 1972, The United Methodist Church has struggled with a variety of understandings of homosexuality as it relates to who we are as faithful Christians. Recently, church legislators strongly encouraged its agency on Christian Unity and Interreligious Concerns (CUIC) to develop resources that help United Methodists talk with civility about their different views of homosexuality in an open atmosphere where unity and understanding could grow. DVD resource does not present solutions to divisions over the issue of homosexuality but provides a usable tool to keep the conversation going.
Tape 1 of 2.
1.Intro - by Jan Love, Greg Stover & Craig Mulanax
2.Personal Stories
Why hearing stories is important; Gay and Transformed individuals (4); Families (6); The Witnesses (6);
3.Perspectives
Cultural Understandings/Global Church; On Ordination; On the Church's Position; Responses
4.General Church Dialogues
Council of Bishops; General Council on Ministries; Racial Ethnic Caucuses; Youth and Young Adult
*Downloadable Documents on CD-Rom.