The Nashville Statement is a confessional document released by CBMW in 2017. Since its release, the Nashville Statement has been signed by over 25,000 evangelical pastors, scholars, and leaders, as well as adopted and affirmed by evangelical churches and institutions across the world.

In this podcast series, we are walking through each of the fourteen articles of the Nashville Statement as we discuss the statement’s biblical basis and ethical implications with Denny, who is one of the statement’s principal authors. Today, we are tackling Article V.

The Nashville Statement is a confessional document released by CBMW in 2017. Since its release, the Nashville Statement has been signed by over 25,000 evangelical pastors, scholars, and leaders, as well as adopted and affirmed by evangelical churches and institutions across the world.

In this podcast series, we are walking through each of the fourteen articles of the Nashville Statement as we discuss the statement’s biblical basis and ethical implications with Denny, who is one of the statement’s principal authors. Today, we are tackling Article IV.

Title: “Heterodoxy in the Rectory: The Blessing of Gay Spouses in the Church of England”

Guest: Matt Kennedy

Description: The Church of England’s recently decided to offer blessings to couples in gay marriages, and the move has roiled the worldwide Anglican Communion. The orthodox leaders of the Global South Fellowship of Anglican Churches (GSFA) have responded with a declaration that is nothing less than an ecclesiastical shot heard round the world. They have set forth a series of resolutions that effectively declare their independence from the heterodox Church of England.

Rev. Matt Kennedy is the Rector of the Church of the Good Shepherd in Binghampton, New York. He joins us on the program to share his own part in this controversy and to explain what this recent news means for the Anglican Communion.

On today’s program, we discuss whether Christians should set aside masculine names for God in favor of feminine or gender neutral names. Feminist theologians have been arguing for years that calling God “Father” and “Son” depicts the godhead as an oppressive and abusive patriarchy. For that reason, they argue, we should address God with feminine names or perhaps even gender neutral names. So instead of “Father” and “Son,” we might name God as “Mother” and “child.” Or instead of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, we should refer to him as “Creator, Redeemer, and Sustainer.” Should Christians set aside masculine names for God in favor of feminine or gender neutral names?

Show Notes: This article originally appeared at WORLD Opinions: https://wng.org/opinions/is-andy-stanley-affirming-1674823491