Let's Talk About It The Christian Response to Pride Month - ft/Elizabeth Woning
Jun 4, 2024
Elizabeth Woning, co-director of the Changed Movement and a former openly gay pastor, shares her transformative journey of faith and sexuality. She discusses the evolution of LGBTQ activism, dissecting its politics and cultural impact. Elizabeth emphasizes the importance of loving individuals while discerning the broader movement. She urges Christians to engage in reconciliation rather than opposition, suggesting ways to hold respectful conversations. Her insights on identity, family, and the implications of Pride Month are both thought-provoking and heartwarming.
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Seminary Years And Rural Conversion Moment
- Elizabeth attended seminary openly lesbian and ministered in gay outreach before seminary graduation.
- She then moved to rural parish ministry and encountered Pentecostal worship that began her journey of questioning identity.
Prophetic Word That Changed Everything
- A 17-year-old boy gave Elizabeth a prophetic word that matched prayers she had carried for years.
- That encounter prompted her to reread scripture and reevaluate beliefs about God and sexuality.
Pursuit Of God Reframes Identity
- Falling in love with God's pursuit shifted Elizabeth's priorities from identity to relationship with Christ.
- Reexamining feminist and queer assumptions about gender led her to dismantle her previous LGBT theology.