The trans culture wars vs lovingly pastoring gender incongruent church members - with Rob Smith

Sydney Missionary and Bible College Doctrine Lecturer Rob Smith submits his PhD this week on ‘Identity and Embodiment’ asking ‘How significant is our embodiment to our identity? How significant are our bodies to our gender identity?

There’s a new Matt Walsh Daily Wire documentary ‘What is a woman?’ that is causing a stir across the world.

We ask Rob ‘What is a woman?’ and for his review of the new Matt Walsh documentary.

Plus how do we best care pastorally for the gender incongruent church member.

Dominic Steele chairs the Sydney Anglican pastoral ministry Living Faith. Rob is a member of the Living Faith Council.

Living Faith’s ‘Developing Discipleship in Identity and Gender’ with Sam allberry and Rob Smith is scheduled for Tuesday 2 August 2022. Register at http://www.livingfaith.online

Links:

Rob Smith’s new book How Should We Think About Gender and Identity? (Questions for Restless Minds) https://bit.ly/3NNrR2a

Recommended books:

• Joyce, Helen. Trans: When Ideology Meets Reality. London: Oneworld Publications, 2021.
• Shrier, Abigail. Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters. Washington, D.C.: Regnery Publishing, 2020.
• Sprinkle, Preston. Embodied: Transgender Identities, the Church & What the Bible Has to Say. Colorado Springs: David C. Cook, 2021.
• Smith, Robert S. How Should We Think about Gender and Identity? Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2022.
• Walker, Andrew T. God and the Transgender Debate: What Does the Bible Actually Say About Gender Identity? The Good Book Company, 2022.

Recommended articles:

• Sprinkle, Preston and Paul Eddy. “Less Than Affirming: Perspectives Beyond the Gender Affirmative-only Model of Care for Trans* and Gender Dysphoric People.” The Center for Faith, Sexuality & Gender (24 March, 2021): https://www.centerforfaith.com/blog/less-than-affirming-perspectives-beyond-the-gender-affirmative-only-model-of-care-for-trans-and.
• SEGM, “Correction of a Key Study: No Evidence of “Gender-Affirming” Surgeries Improving Mental Health.” SEGM(August 30, 2020). https://www.segm.org/ajp_correction_2020.
• “National Academy of Medicine in France Advises Caution in Pediatric Gender Transition,” SEGM (March 3, 2022): https://segm.org/France-cautions-regarding-puberty-blockers-and-cross-sex-hormones-

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