In 1972, the United Methodist Church passed a part of its Book of Discipline that said homosexuality is incompatible with Christian teaching. There was nothing even in our church law about same-sex marriage before then. The progressive wing left and formed their own denomination called the Global Methodist Church. In 2019, there was something that was passed called a Disaffiliation Clause where a church could leave the UMC.
The United Methodist Church is on the verge of splitting over human sexuality. This is Part 1 of my conversation with Rev. Loren Richmond Jr. on his Future Christian Podcast. Loren asked me to join him to discuss The UMC from a family systems perspective.
Show Notes:
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Background on The UMC 10:03
A family systems take on the current conflict 18:07
Future Christian Podcast
My first appearance on Future Christian Podcast from 2020
Read the Full Transcript on The Non-Anxious Leader website.
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