FEARLESS SUNDAY - SEPT 9
A DAY OF THEOLOGICAL "OUTING":
A TIME TO ASK PASTORS WHAT THEY REALLY BELIEVE
Progresssive Christian churches ought to be able to answer YES to all questions listed below.
(Ask other Christian churches and groups the same questions, and see what they say!)
1. Can I make great new friends there?
2. Does it have good worship?
3. Does it offer Bible study?
4. Will it help me grow in my relationship with Christ?
5. Does it practice meditative prayer?
6. Can it help to get me involved in activism for service and social justice?
7. Do its members take the Bible seriously without having to take it literally?
8. Does it take scientific and intellectual exploration seriously - for example, does it accept the validity of the theory of evolution?
9. Are women given the same opportunities for leadership positions in the church as men?
10. Does it fully affirm LGBTQ sexuality, and support same-sex marriage?
11. Does it teach that how we treat others is the true test of our faith, rather than belief in a fixed doctrine?
12. Does it respect and celebrate other faiths? Does it teach that other religions might be as good for others as Christianity is for us?
13. Does it teach that because God is love, nobody is going to hell?