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What could bring a person to change his or her mind about sexuality and ordination? What happened in your case?

November 25, 2009

- Jack Rogers … I had often said that I could not change my position on homosexuality unless I was convinced by Scripture. By studying the Bible in its historical and cultural context and through the lens of Jesus’ redeeming life and ministry, I have now been convinced that Scripture does not condemn, as such, the [...]

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What has ordination implied for Reformed Christians, and how might Reformed theologies of ordination inform our current debates about ordination and sexuality?

November 25, 2009

- Dawn DeVries The theology of the Reformation fundamentally reshaped the doctrine of ministry, and the practices surrounding ordination in Reformed churches. In the Roman Catholic as well as the Eastern Orthodox Churches, ordination as a sacrament ritually distinguished one group of people from another within the church. Priests, it was argued, by virtue of [...]

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Living in the Body

November 10, 2006

What General Assembly Called Us To Be and To Do A Plenary Dialogue Between Cynthia M. Campbell, President, McCormick Theological Seminary, and Douglas A. Nave, Esq., Member of Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church, New York  Covenant Network Annual Conference – 2006 Broad Street Presbyterian Church Columbus, Ohio November 10, 2006 Cynthia We are very grateful to [...]

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In the Beginning Was the Relationship

November 5, 2004

Jack L. Stotts  President Emeritus,  Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary Friday, November 5, 2004 I am delighted to be here as part of this conference, to share with you in our exploration of questions of theology and sexuality. The late Joseph Sitler, the distinguished theologian, is reputed to have said on the occasion of his retirement, [...]

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How I Changed My Mind on Homosexuality

October 11, 2003

Address to Covenant Network Northwest Regional Conference Jack B. Rogers October 11, 2003   I appreciate the opportunity to address you this morning. I am going to speak about my change of mind on the question of homosexuality, what I have learned theologically in that process, and some implications for us as a church. I [...]

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C’67 Litany

November 9, 2002

Litany for the Church (Based on the Confession of 1967)   Susan Ashton Conference Manager, Covenant Network, and Minister Member of San Francisco Presbytery 2002 Covenant Conference Closing Worship, November 9, 2002 One: Life is a gift to be received with gratitude and a task to be pursued with courage. All: By the power of the [...]

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