The Gospel and Gender Ideology

If you’re in the Nashville area, I want to invite you to Green Hills Community Church for our Midweek Winter Series: THE GOSPEL AND GENDER IDEOLOGY. We’ll meet from 5:30 until 7:00 p.m. for six weeks starting January 25. Dinner and childcare will be provided. Our primary goal will be to make sense of Scripture, history, and our current cultural crisis surrounding the issue of gender.

I’m putting this together as we speak, but here are some of my plans as of this blog posting …

1. We’ll talk about Creation, and how early Genesis informs our understanding of gender.

2. We’ll seek to understand the key Biblical texts which ought to shape a Christian understanding of sexuality.

3. We’ll take a look at the inherently subjective nature of transgenderism, and the problems created by such fluidity.

4. We’ll trace some of the key historical landmarks which have contributed to our present cultural confusion. 

5. We’ll explore critical sociological and philosophical underpinnings, like fatherlessness and moral relativism (and even transhumanism). 

6. We’ll consider some of the relevant medical issues, such as gender dysphoria and puberty blockers.

7. We’ll highlight a few of the larger legal issues currently in play, and specifically address the applicability of civil rights legislation to sexual orientation.

8. We’ll wade into the waters of “cancel culture” and free speech, as they relate to the topic at hand.

9. We’ll examine some of the resources currently being used to promote transgenderism in elementary schools.

10. We’ll discuss the unique problem of powerful ideological agendas in American higher education.

11. We’ll formulate a plan for ourselves as the body of Christ: how to live (and speak) graciously, winsomely, and with kingdom efficacy in the public square.

12. We’ll commit to humble ministry in Christ’s name, in a world of sexual brokenness, and we’ll affirm our calling to love those who are struggling with pain, confusion, and rejection.

Why do these things matter, friends? Because the gospel touches every sphere of our lives. In the words of Abraham Kuyper, Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1901 to 1905: “There is not a square inch in the whole domain of our human existence over which Christ, who is Sovereign over all, does not cry, ‘Mine!'”

I hope that many of you will be able to attend most of these sessions. It’s always a treat to enjoy splendid fellowship with the people of God. And it is always my privilege and joy to serve as the senior pastor of Green Hills Community Church, a congregation firmly committed to the timeless good news of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Pastor Charles