by Tom Lambrecht | Jul 13, 2020 | GC2020, Sexuality
The current focus of our denomination is rightly on how to do effective ministry in the midst of a pandemic and how to understand and address racism in our nation and in our church. For most of our pastors and leaders, there is not much bandwidth left to keep abreast...
by Tom Lambrecht | Oct 28, 2019 | Blog, GC2020, Sexuality
In conversations and emails, I have frequently heard frustration and confusion regarding the situation in The United Methodist Church. Perhaps a succinct overview of our conflict will be helpful to people who are lost in the details or new to engaging with it....
by Tom Lambrecht | Oct 14, 2019 | Blog, Sexuality
Over the last 20 years, I have witnessed friends and colleagues in other mainline denominations struggling with principled disagreements over the definition of marriage and the role of LGBTQ persons in the church. It was always clear to me that these other...
by Tom Lambrecht | Jul 22, 2019 | Blog, Sexuality
Every person is to be highly valued. That value makes it important to listen to every voice, whether critical or supportive, to discern which elements in what they say would be helpful in understanding their perspective and/or refining our own. That is why it is...
by Tom Lambrecht | Jul 15, 2019 | Blog, Sexuality
In an action taken July 3, the British Methodist Conference voted 247-48 to approve a report titled God in Love Unites Us. The report marks a “watershed moment in the life of the Methodist Church in Britain,” according to Methodist...
by Tom Lambrecht | Jun 14, 2019 | Blog, Sexuality
At the St. Louis General Conference and since, conservatives have often been accused of being hateful, bigoted, and punitive toward LGBTQ persons. We frequently hear quoted “Do no harm!” and “Love your neighbor!” These statements are aimed at...
