This week Josh and Alex talk to someone a bit outside our normal guest pool, someone who thinks a bit differently. Bill Halter, who will be ordained as a United Methodist Elder in a few months, would not, based on his current theological understanding, perform a wedding for an LGBTQ+ couple, but he does believe that the incompatibility language should be removed from the Book of Discipline. He sees a church that is big enough and strong enough to sustain differing views and beliefs while focusing on our commonalities. Bill is currently serving as pastor at two United Methodist congregations, Maplewood United Methodist Church and Lockington United Methodist Church.
Recorded on 3/7/17.
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