Ordination Standards: 2010-2011

2010-2011 Voting Results on G6-0106b, the new Form of Government, and the Belhar Confession.

Other Resources

Historical Context
Aselgeia: Jesus' Term for Homosexual Behavior?
A study of the longer article, below, by G. Thomas Hobson
Aselgeia: Jesus' Term for Homosexual Behavior?
The full article by G. Thomas Hobson, a member of the Presbytery of Southeastern Illinois.
Rob Gagnon's Website
An Associate Professor of New Testament at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, Robert has written extensively on the subject of homosexuality, and his website provides a large amount of free material dealing with Scripture and homosexuality.
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Speeches and Viewpoints

Charlotte Presbytery
This 10-minute opening presentation against 10-A by Robert Austell makes a good argument for why voting/debating is still important, even though 10-A has been approved.
Minnesota Valleys Presbytery
A speech given by Dr. Jim Edwards on April 2, 2011.
Muskingum Valley Presbytery
Western North Carolina
Giddings-Lovejoy Presbytery
by Thomas C. Pfizenmaier, Ph.D.
Presbytery of the James
by Rev. Corey Widmer
Chicago Presbytery
by Rev. Ray Hylton
Compassion Without Compromise
Points for Debate Related to Homosexuality, by Bill Campbell
A Missionary's Concern
Don Weymeyer, an ordained Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) minister, is filling the position of Director, School of Continuing Education, at San Pablo Theological Seminary in Mérida, Mexico.  He teaches theology courses, leads workshops in many of Mexico's rural areas, and publishes a magazine for pastors for the Synod of the Yucatán Peninsula.
A Redemptive Approach
by pastor Jeff Winter, in a Viewpoints article written for Presbyweb (April, 2011).
Can Homosexuals Change?
by pastor Jeff Winter, in a Viewpoints article written for Presbyweb.
Continuing Misunderstandings of G-6.0106b
by Richard McConnell.
Authority, Biblical Sexuality, and Ordination Standards
by Carol Shanholtzer
What the Confessions Call Sin

Articles on G6.0106b

Communion and Koinonia: Pauline Reflections on Tolerance and Boundaries
This article by N.T. Wright helps us understand "why Paul says what he does about tolerance of different view points on the one hand and why he says what he does about not tolerating immorality on the other hand."