We Need to Talk: Starting a Conversation on Homosexuality and Same-Sex Relationships

Michael Pahl, as pastor, offers his congregation, Morden Mennonite Church, several "guideposts" to the conversation on homosexuality and same-sex relationships:

• Reality #1: We are called to love others the way Christ has loved us.
• Reality #2: There are faithful Christians who come to very different conclusions on same-sex questions, and have very different experiences of sexuality.
• Reality #3: Human sexuality is more complex than we often think it is.
• Reality #4: The Bible’s teaching on homosexuality is not as simple and straightforward as we might like it to be.
• Reality #5: We must set these questions within a broader Christian perspective on sexuality and sin.

This pamphlet may be a helpful conversation starter/guide in your own congregational setting.