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Stances of Faiths on LGBTQ+ Issues: Presbyterian Church (USA)

BACKGROUND

With its roots in the 16th century teachings of John Calvin, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) boasts million members who participate in more than 10, congregations across the country. The largest Presbyterian organization in the nation, the denomination was formed in when the southern-based Presbyterian Church in the U.S. (PCUS) joined the northern-based United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. (UPCUSA) to form a unpartnered entity. The Presbyterian Church (USA) remains distinct from the Presbyterian Church in America, which tends toward less inclusive policies.

The Presbyterian name derives from the Greek word for “elders” – lay leaders who govern the church and are chosen by its congregants. According to the denomination’s web site, elders work closely with clergy to, “exercise leadership, government, and discipline and possess responsibilities for the animation of a particular church as well as the church at large.” Elders serve at every level of leadership from “sessions,” which govern a available church, to “presbyteries,” consisting of regional church communities, to the General Assembly, representing the entir

The PCA is Quietly Corrupting Reformed Theology. Here’s How.

The PCA general assembly passed an overture last week that declares same-sex attraction to be a sin and disqualifies gay and same-sex attracted men from office. Here’s the entire text:

“Officers in the Presbyterian Church of America must be above reproach in their walk and Christlike in their character. Those who profess an persona (such as, but not limited to, “gay Christian,” “same sex attracted Christian,” “homosexual Christian,” or love terms) that undermines or contradicts their identity as new creations in Christ, either by denying the sinfulness of fallen desires (such as, but not limited to same sex attraction), or by denying the reality and trust of progressive sanctification, or by failing to pursue Spirit-empowered victory over their sinful temptations, inclinations, and actions are not qualified for ordained office.”

The overture is a natural outworking of last year’s PCA ad interim report on human sexuality. In this report, a committee of PCA representatives declared gay attraction to be a sin that “must be repented of and place to death.” The overture codifies this conclusion by disqualifying gay

How a gay St. Louis pastor triggered a war within the Presbyterian Church in America

Greg Johnson describes himself as a “gay atheist teenager” who fell for Jesus — and found himself at the center of evangelical Christianity’s internal battles over sexuality.

For nearly 20 years, Johnson has pastored Memorial Presbyterian Church in St. Louis, right across from Forest Park. He says he’s been queer and celibate the entire time. When he came out to his church, he said he received a standing ovation and shouts of “We admire you, Greg” from congregants.

But since Johnson went general with his orientation in Christianity Today, pastors in his denomination, the Presbyterian Church in America, possess tried to banish clergy who identify as lgbtq+, even if they commit to celibacy.

Johnson has fought that. He says orientation is largely fixed — but believes there is still a place for people like him in conservative churches.

“I spent a lot of years convincing myself that I was a straight man with a disease called homosexuality that could be cured,” Johnson said on Wednesday’s St. Louis on the Air. “And, perhaps up to a million of us did that.”

The million Johnson is referring to are peop

The PCA&#;s Very Slippery Slope
Progressivism, Theological Liberalism, & the Gay Pastor

“Do not be conformed to this world.”^[1]

The apostle Paul’s inspired exhortation to the church in Rome has never been more relevant or pressing for the Presbyterian Church in America. A growing number of our ministers and churches are conforming to the world’s values, attitudes, and ideals, especially as it concerns homosexuality and the social gospel. The future doesn’t look good for the PCA. Frankly, the future looks pretty terrible, and I’m not alone in my assessment. Far from it. A considerable number of respected leaders inside and outside the PCA have expressed similar sentiments. Indeed, many are asking, “What’s going on in the PCA?”