TY  - BOOK
AU  - Siler,Mahan
TI  - Exile or embrace?: congregations discerning their response to gay and lesbian Christians 
SN  - 0829816305 (alk. paper)
AV  - BV4437.5 .S55 2005
U1  - 261.8/35766 22
PY  - 2005///
CY  - Cleveland, Ohio
PB  - Pilgrim Press
KW  - Pullen Memorial Baptist Church (Raleigh, N.C.)
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Church work with gays
KW  - Homosexuality
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Christianity
KW  - North Carolina
KW  - Raleigh
KW  - Southern Baptist Convention
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-192); 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
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0517/2005022480.html
ER  -