Matthew Vines loves the church, cherishes God's word, and counts as precious the church communities to which he has and does belong. In fact, if you were to run into Vines at your church this weekend, it's probable that you would have a conversation just like any other Sunday morning discussion you are likely to have.
That is, until you realize that Matthew Vines also founded and facilitates The Reformation Project, a ministry with the mission to encourage LGBTQ inclusion within the church. That's where the conversation is bound to get very interesting.
Some studied estimates say that nearly 80% of members within the LGBTQ community have been or are invested in a church. Today's [Worldview Contrasts] episode of Kingdom Culture Conversations moves beyond debate to a genuine discussion that goes deeper than "Your side talks about these verses and our side talks about these verses." Matthew tells his story and talks about how and why The Reformation Project came to be. He also affords us the privileged opportunity to understand, without necessarily agreeing with, his convictions on homosexuality and the Bible. With honesty and transparency, we enjoy a two-part, robust discussion that identifies areas of consensus without either of us compromising our convictions.
In the process, we attempt to model both civil discourse and the brotherly love that Jesus advocates for in John 13: "By this everyone will know that you are My disciples, if you love one another."
For more information on Matthew Vines, please visit this link.
To learn about Vines' book "God and the Gay Christian", please follow this link.
For more information about The Reformation Project, click here.
"Kingdom Culture Conversations" is a podcast created through Frameworks, a Biblical worldview initiative of Northwest Christian School.
For more information on Frameworks, please visit: https://frameworks.ncsaz.org/
For more information on Northwest Christian School, visit: https://www.ncsaz.org/
To reach out to Geoff Brown, please email gbrown@ncsaz.org or you can reach him by cell phone: (623)225-5573.
"Kingdom Culture Conversations" is a podcast created through Frameworks, a Biblical worldview initiative of Northwest Christian School.
For more information on Frameworks, please visit: https://frameworks.ncsaz.org/
For more information on Northwest Christian School, visit: https://www.ncsaz.org/
To reach out to Geoff Brown, please email gbrown@ncsaz.org or you can reach him by cell phone: (623)225-5573.