Study Guide for Changing Our Mind: A pastor helps classes and small groups study David P. Gushee's book about the Christian acceptance of LGBT men and women

by Robert D. Cornwall, David P. Gushee

n his landmark book, Changing Our Mind, Christian ethicist Dr. David Gushee describes his journey as he changed his mind about gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender inclusion in the Church. Countless families have praised the book for the compassionate way in which Gushee helps readers toward acceptance of LGBT relatives, friends and neighbors. Now, the Rev. Dr. Bob Cornwall, a veteran pastor, writes this study guide to help your class or small group discuss Gushee’s book in a helpful and faithful way.

31 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 23, 2016

About the author

Robert D. Cornwall is minister-at-large after his retirement as pastor of Central Woodward Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Troy, Michigan. . He holds a M.Div. and a Ph.D. in Historical Theology from Fuller Theological Seminary, and is a graduate of Northwest Christian University in Eugene, OR. He is the author/editor of several books including "Second Thoughts About the Second Coming: Understanding the End Times, Our Future, and Christian Hope" (Westminster John Knox Press) coauthored with Ronald J. Allen. Other books include the second edition of "Unfettered Spirit: Spiritual Gifts for the New Great Awakening" and "The Letters of John: A Participatory Study Guide" (Energion Publications), along with a wide variety of other books (see the author listing), including Visible and Apostolic: The Constitution of the Church in High Church and Nonjuror Thought (University of Delaware Press, 1993); Gilbert Burnet's Discourse on the Pastoral Care, (Edwin Mellen Press, 1997), A Cry from the Cross: Sermons on the Seven Last Words of Christ (CSSPublishing, 2008), Religion, Politics and Dissent, 1660-1832: Essays in Honour of James E Bradley, edited with William Gibson (Ashgate, 2010); Ultimate Allegiance: The Subversive Nature of the Lord's Prayer, (Energion Publications, 2010); and Ephesians: A Participatory Study Guide, (Energion Publications, 2010). He has contributed articles to a number of books, encyclopedias, and journals, including Religious Identities in Britain, 1660-1832, Events that Changed the Word in the Eighteenth Century, The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, The Encyclopedia of the Stone Campbell Movement, Encyclopedia of Protestantism, Church History, Anglican Theological Review, Christian Century Congregations, the Progressive Christian, and Anglican and Episcopal History. He served for many years as the editor of Sharing the Practice, the journal of the Academy of Parish Clergy.

Reviews

[Robert D. Cornwall · Rating 5 out of 5]

David Gushee's book Changing Our Mind: A call from America's leading evangelical ethics scholar for full acceptance of LGBT Christians in the Church is a powerful call to inclusion of LGBTQ people. I created a study guide for my congregation, and now get to share it with others. I recommend David's book to congregations, and hope this guide will prove helpful in furthering the comversation.