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God & Sex: Gospel Conversations on Gender, Identity, & Sexuality

God & Sex: Gospel Conversations on Gender, Identity, & Sexuality

When

February 17-18

Where

Willingdon Church

4812 Willingdon Ave. Burnaby BC
(see parking information below)

Cost

No Cost - Registration Required

For

Everyone

Sex is a wonderful gift from God, but it is often misunderstood, sometimes even idolized.  For this reason, understanding our sexuality from a biblical perspective and celebrating it, is probably one of our greatest opportunities to shine like stars in our day

To encourage us in our journey to understand the Bible, ourselves, and the world around us, we have planned a weekend seminar for February 17-18, 2024, entitled, “God & Sex: Gospel Conversations on Gender, Identity & Sexuality.”

Dr. Christopher Yuan, a great friend of Willingdon, will return to guide our conversation.  Dr. Yuan’s speaking ministry on faith and sexuality at churches and university campuses has reached five continents.

Dr. Yuan’s newest book, Holy Sexuality and the Gospel: Sex, Desire and Relationships Shaped by God’s Grand Story, was named 2020 Book of the Year for Social Issues by Outreach Magazine.

All sessions are free, but you must register for each session you would like to attend. Please register online using the button below or at the resource center. We look forward to seeing you February 17-18.

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Overview of Seminar Sessions

Session One:
Saturday morning – 9:00am to 12:30pm, will address questions such as: “Is sexual identity the core to who we are?” and “Is Being Gay Genetic?”

Session Two:
Saturday evening – 7:00pm to 8:30pm, will be an interactive conversation tailored specifically for students and young adults. The overriding question is, “What’s the Big Deal?” Why do we make so much of this conversation anyways?

Sunday Morning:
 We will have our regular worship services at 8:30am, 10am and 11:45. Dr. Yuan and his mother, Angela, will be sharing a family testimony. Please note, registration is not required to attend our services, however, we encourage you to attend the 8:30am OR 11:45am, as the 10:00am will be full.

Session Three:
Sunday afternoon – 1:30pm to 2:30pm (following the services), introduces a new streaming video series for parents, grandparents and their teens, an animated faith-based Christian curriculum on the subject of sexuality for families, educators and Christian schools.

Session Four:
Sunday evening – 7:00pm to 8:30pm, will be a public lecture on the theme, “Sex, Gender, and the Image of God.” How do we wrap our minds around sex as male or female, gender identity, and transgenderism?  Is gender a social construct?  Do our bodies even matter?

All sessions are free, but you must register for each session you would like to attend.
Please register on our website or at the resource center.  We look forward to seeing you February 17-18.

Speaker’s Bio

Christopher Yuan

Dr. Christopher Yuan has taught the Bible at Moody Bible Institute for twelve years and his speaking ministry on faith and sexuality has reached five continents. He speaks at conferences, on college campuses, and in churches. He has co-authored with his mother their memoir, Out of a Far Country: A Gay Son’s Journey to God, A Broken Mother’s Search for Hope (100,000 copies sold and now in seven languages). He is also the author of Giving a Voice to the Voiceless. Christopher graduated from Moody Bible Institute in 2005 and received a master’s in biblical exegesis in 2007 and a doctorate of ministry in 2014. Dr. Yuan’s newest book, Holy Sexuality and the Gospel: Sex, Desire, and Relationships Shaped by God’s Grand Story, was named 2020 Book of the Year for Social Issues by Outreach Magazine.

for more information about Christopher and his ministry please visit

http://www.christopheryuan.com

 

Event Parking Information

Saturday, February 17th

  • FREE parking available at Willingdon Church
  • FREE parking available at Moscrop High School
  • PAID parking available at BCIT

 

Sunday, February 18th

  • FREE parking available at Willingdon Church (reserved for seniors and special needs)
  • FREE parking available at Moscrop High School
  • FREE parking available at BCIT