Exile or embrace? : congregations discerning their response to gay and lesbian Christians - Siler, Mahan (Cleveland, Ohio : Pilgrim Press, 2005)
Section I : The Pullen story : a pastoral journal -- The alarm of AIDS -- The power of story -- Public reactions -- Continuing education -- Pullen going public -- The gathering storm -- Backing into a whirlwind -- The eye of the storm -- The hurricane's backside -- The storm subsiding -- The parting of ways -- Section II : Leading the process -- Readiness -- Anticipating the stages -- Leadership -- Creating a plan -- Implementing the plan -- Section III : Study guide -- Session 1 : gathering and clarifying your purpose -- Session 2 : readiness -- Session 3 : anticipating the stages -- Session 4 : leadership -- Session 5 : creating a plan (part 1) -- Session 6 : creating a plan (part 2) -- Session 7 : implementing the plan -- Session 8 : concluding the study.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-192).
Keywords: Pullen Memorial Baptist Church (Raleigh, N.C.) -- Case studies; Church work with gays; Homosexuality -- Religious aspects -- Christianity; Church work with gays -- North Carolina -- Raleigh -- Case studies; Homosexuality -- Religious aspects -- Southern Baptist Convention -- Case studies