Since 1972, The United Methodist Church has struggled with a variety of understandings of homosexuality as it relates to who we are as faithful Christians. Recently, church legislators strongly encouraged its agency on Christian Unity and Interreligious Concerns (CUIC) to develop resources that help United Methodists talk with civility about their different views of homosexuality in an open atmosphere where unity and understanding could grow. DVD resource does not present solutions to divisions over the issue of homosexuality but provides a usable tool to keep the conversation going.
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1.Intro - by Jan Love, Greg Stover & Craig Mulanax
2.Personal Stories
Why hearing stories is important; Gay and Transformed individuals (4); Families (6); The Witnesses (6);
3.Perspectives
Cultural Understandings/Global Church; On Ordination; On the Church's Position; Responses
4.General Church Dialogues
Council of Bishops; General Council on Ministries; Racial Ethnic Caucuses; Youth and Young Adult
*Downloadable Documents on CD-Rom.

This tape offers information about setting up dialogues on the local level; presents biblical insights, thoughts on the nature of the church and ministry options; and provides worship materials.
1. How to Talk
What Dialogue is and is not; Principleas for Planning and Conducting Dialogue; How Guides/Facilitators Help; Models of Dialogues for classrooms, Annual Conferences or large groups, One-On-One
2.Presentations
Biblical Insights; Nature of the Church; Some Ninistry Options
3.Worship
Worship services and sermon excerpts
*Downloadable Documents on CD-Rom.

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A soliloquy on loving animals, along with thoughts about what the church can do, leads into a visit to a ??green??cathedral for a joyous celebration of creation. This program provides a culmination of this series and becomes a celebration for all.

This video tape was made as one result of the project mandated to the General Commission on Christian Unity and Interreligious Concerns (GCCUIC) by 2000 General Conference concerning the challenging issue of homosexuality and the unity of the church. Two speakers representing differing points of view were invited to make presentations to the bishops. Then followed a candid discussion among bishops. For the sake of the conversation, the decision was made not to videotape the actual consultation. However, bishops were invited to speak on camera about the consultation and their experience of it.

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Story of a major oil company's efforts to be environmentally responsible introduces the problem of dilemmas. Theologians and other thinkers reflect on dilemmas we all face and how we deal with them.

Produced for the Third National Consultation on Cooperative Parish Ministry held in Louisville, KY, in 1991, this video tells the stories of Cooperative Parish Ministry. Christians are a cooperative people, coming together to build buildings, feed hungry neighbors, teach Church School, plant gardens and do numerous other tasks. These are Christians coming together cooperatively in love.

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The Rocky Mountain Institute's mission is to work for efficient use of resources as a path to environmental security. Their practical story is followed by thoughts on limits and the spiritual cost of consumerism.

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A look at organic farming and the relationship the farmer feels with the land. It moves to an exploration of how each of us is connected to the rest of creation.

We recycle. We car pool. We hear daily about the environment. But just how aware are we of what we do and don't do that hurts the earth and ourselves? Our planet is in trouble because we stopped loving it in order to use it, but we can start loving the earth and creation again. This six-part series proposes that what we love we won't destroy, and that we ourselves will be healed by being reconnected to all that God called good.

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A congregation in Montana is working to save the Sweetgrass Hills from the devastation of gold mining. Their love of nature that underlies their efforts is the subject of the reflections that follow, including whether we can love nature without worshipping it.