What happened at the Unconditional Conference, which was hosted by Andy Stanley at Northpoint Church? What are some positive takeaways and what are some areas of concern? What is the strategy behind the conference and what effect will it have on the church? Our guest today, Alan Shlemon, went to the conference and will give us an inside look. We also address questions such as (1) Should the church make an accommodation for same-sex unions as it seemingly has for divorce? (2) Are same-sex unions and transgender identities issues we can agree to disagree over?
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
1:50 Andy Stanley's Background
2:49 Why speaking out now?
5:14 A 30,000 foot view of what transpired
7:06 Key themes of the breakout sessions
9:34 Positives from the conference
11:11 Reviewing Andy Stanley's Message on Sunday
14:27 Key Themes from the speakers
16:32 Final positives from the conferences
18:17 Concern 1: New Approach vs Traditional
21:30 The 3rd Approach
26:55 Concern 2: A Theological Neutral Space
31:12 Sean's concerns
34:52 Abortion & the Fundamental Question
36:07 A Clarification of Sean's Concern
38:00 Who else was there and their thoughts?
40:42 3 Models for approaching Transgender Ideology
44:15 Jesus drew circles which included sinners?
47:01 The strategy behind this conference
52:58 Is it better to tell same-sex attraction to be celibate?
55:38 Isn't it better to have same-sex couples go to a church like North Point anyway?
57:53 Should we make an accommodation for same-sex unions and others?
1:01:59 Are same-sex unions agree-to-disagree issues?
1:09:04 Why not make space on this issue?
1:11:45 Andy's Principles #1: Honor God with your body
1:16:00 Andy's Principles #2: Don’t be mastered by anything
1:18:30 Andy's Principles #3: Don’t sexualize a relationship outside of marriage.
1:20:40 Where do we go from here?