General Conference also voted to eliminate pathway for churches to disaffiliate
The school was pressured to review its current policy after hosting ‘Holy Sexuality Week’
The school received pushback after firing an employee who refused to sign a statement affirming biblical sexuality
This more recent round of disaffiliation marks the last chance for Florida churches to leave the denomination before the Dec. 31 deadline.
Pastoral care disconnected from theology is neither pastoral nor caring
Stanley told his congregation the church is committed to the New Testament sexual ethic and biblical definition of marriage.
The school in Spokane, Washington, joins a sliver of Christian colleges and universities who are hiring faculty in same-sex marriages.
Tensions increasing over LGBTQ issues
More than 90% of clergy members in attendance at the Conference’s annual meeting voted in favor of the move