In Episode 005 of To Be Encouraged Bishop Julius C. Trimble and Rev. Dr. Brad Miller talk with Rev. Rob Fuquay from the St Luke's UMC-Indianapolis about the resource that he wrote "Faithful and Inclusive-The Bible Sexuality and The United Methodist Church."
The conversation is a deep dive into the issues surrounding human sexuality and in particular just what does the bible says about such matters.
The discussion around interpreting the bible in regards to homosexuality is a the center of the division in the United Methodist Church and is certainly the key factor regarding an expected schism in the church.
Episode 005 is a frank and helpful conversation on the pertinent biblical texts and a good overview of a resource that can be used in the local church by pastors and small groups to navigate this issue.
Bishop Julius C. Trimble is the Resident Bishop of the Indiana Area of the United Methodist Church.
Bishop Trimble has the personal mission to encourage all people with the love of Jesus Christ to rise to their highest potential. It is his commitment to his personal mission that led Bishop Trimble to create the “To Be Encouraged” Podcast along with co-host Rev.Dr. Brad MIller.
Bishop Trimble says, “I am compelled by Jesus to share with you an encouraging word or two about Jesus, theology, the bible, the pandemic, the environment, racism, voting rights, human sexuality and state of the United Methodist Church.”
To Be Encouraged with Bishop Julius C. Trimble is to be published weekly and is available at www.tobeencouraged.com and all the podcast directories.
https://www.inumc.org/bishop/office-of-the-bishop/
To Find out more about Rev. Rob Fuquay and the resource "Faithful and Inclusive-The Bible Sexuality and The United Methodist Church please go to these links:
https://institutefordiscipleship.org/