Confronting The Controversies: Biblical Perspectives On Tough Issues: Leader's Guide

by Adam Hamilton

Confronting the Controversies is a 7-session group study of
“tough issues” based on Adam Hamilton’s sermons on these topics. The
study is designed as a “fishing expedition,” with tools and helps that
will enable congregations to make the study a church and community wide
outreach event, including sermon starters and promotion aids. The seven
sessions

The Separation of Church and State
Creation and Evolution in the Public Schools
The Death Penalty
Euthanasia
Prayer in Public Schools
Abortion
Homosexuality


The Leader's Guide gives tips on setting up and facilitating a group, getting the most out of each session, and coordinating with church-wide activities. Includes reproducible worksheets, brief summaries of session content, discussion questions, and activities.

Paperback

Published May 1, 2005

About the author

Rev. Adam Hamilton is the founding pastor of the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection in Leawood, Kansas. He grew up in the Kansas City area. He earned a B.A. degree in Pastoral Ministry from Oral Roberts University and a Master of Divinity Degree from Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University.

The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection has grown from four people in 1990 to more than 16,000 adult members with an average weekly worship attendance of more than 8,600 in 2011. The church was listed as the most influential mainline church in America in a 2005 survey of American pastors.

Adam has been married 30 years to LaVon. They have two grown daughters.