What does it mean to be a man? What does it mean to be a woman? Does it even matter? How do these questions bear upon topics such as how we work together in society at large and the church in ways that affirm and promote us in all that God has created us to be? It is so important to seek clarity with civility in pursuit of biblical unity, diversity, and honor in a culture where our beauty as God’s human creation is so often endangered by physical, emotional, and spiritual abuse. We approached gender identity from a variety of angles in a biblically integrated and in a culturally meaningful manner. We had a full slate of topics including gender roles, sex trafficking, pornography, gender non-conforming, masculinity, femininity, complementarianism, egalitarianism, the Trinity and gender, gender and social construction, headship, and ethnicity and gender.
New Wine hosted this conference on Saturday, March 3 from 9am – 4pm at Multnomah Biblical Seminary (8435 NE Glisan St. in Portland). Speakers included Steve and Celestia Tracy (Mending the Soul Ministries), Val Clemen (Multnomah Biblical Seminary), Barbara Feil (Multnomah Biblical Seminary), Paul Louis Metzger (New Wine Director), Brad Harper (New Wine Associate Director), Domani Pothen (Multnomah University), Elizabeth List (Multnomah University), Michael Gurney (Multnomah University), Tom Schiave (Multnomah Biblical Seminary), Katie Langner (Multnomah Biblical Seminary), Wink Chin (New Wine), Cliff Chappell (New Wine), and Beyth Hogue Greenetz (New Wine).
Click here to see the schedule for the conference.
Click here to see the workshop descriptions for the conference.
Click here to listen to an audio recording of Conversation Starter: Talking Gender with Paul Louis Metzger.
Click here to listen to an audio recording of Joy, Pain, or Shame: The Divine Purpose for Gender and Sexuality with Steve & Celestia Tracy.
Click here to listen to an audio recording of Intimacy Disrupted: The Relational Impact of Porn on Men and Women with Steve & Celestia Tracy.
Click here to listen to an audio recording of Gender Identity and the Trinity with Katie Langner.
Click here to listen to an audio recording of Beyond the Complementarian-Egalitarian Impasse with Brad Harper, Barbara Feil, Val Clemen, and Mike Gurney.
Click here to listen to The Elephant in the Room: Sexuality and Gender with Steve & Celestia Tracy.
Click here to listen to Gender and Ministry: One Woman’s Story with Barbara Feil.
Click here to listen to Healthy Male/Female Relationships: A Trinitarian Corrective with Steve & Celestia Tracy.
Click here to listen to Outside the Box: When “Boy” or “Girl” Doesn’t Fit with Wink Chin, Brad Harper, Beyth Hogue Greenetz, Elizabeth List, and Tom Schiave.
