Blue Ocean Virtual Classes

A series of recorded Blue Ocean Church Ann Arbor classes held via Zoom.

Latest episodes

1. Scripture & LGBTQ—Session 5 (Class) | Bible, Gender, Sexuality

   14 Aug 2022

   Presented by Jim Brownson, introduction by Ken Wilson Dr. Brownson discusses his book, “Bible, Gender, Sexuality: Reframing the Church’s Debate on Same-Sex Relationships”—a truer-t…

   58 min ▶

2. Scripture & LGBTQ—Session 4 (presentation) | Story of a Harmful Translation: How the RSV Introduced “Homosexua…

   22 May 2022

   Presented by Kathy Baldock, introduction by Ken Wilson Kathy tells the gripping story of her original historical research into the RSV decision to introduce “homosexual” into an En…

   51 min ▶

3. Scripture & LGBTQ—Session 3 (presentation)| Beyond the Gender Binary: Scripture, Science, and Intersex Experie…

   24 Apr 2022

   Presented by Dr. Megan DeFranza with Anunnaki Ray Marquez, introduction by Ken Wilson Megan DeFranza with her colleague Anunnaki Ray Marquez, present the science behind gender vari…

   45 min ▶

4. Reorienting Faith—Session 4: Rethinking Sex and Purity (Presentation)

   10 Apr 2022

   37 min ▶

5. Scripture & LGBTQ—Session 2 (class) | Changing Our Mind, Revisited

   27 Mar 2022

   Presented by Dr. David Gushee Ethicist David Gushee was arguably the top Evangelical ethicist in 2014 when he published Changing Our Mind. In this class he offers personal backstor…

   1 h 22 ▶

6. Scripture & LGBTQ—Session 2 (presentation) | Changing Our Mind, Revisited

   27 Mar 2022

   Presented by Dr. David Gushee Ethicist David Gushee was arguably the top Evangelical ethicist in 2014 when he published Changing Our Mind. In this class he offers personal backstor…

   39 min ▶

7. Reorienting Faith—Session 3: Rethinking Scripture (Class)

   13 Mar 2022

   49 min ▶

8. Reorienting Faith—Session 3: Rethinking Scripture (Presentation)

   13 Mar 2022

   34 min ▶

9. Scripture & LGBTQ—Session 1 (full class) | First, Do No Harm: Foundation for an LGBTQ-Affirming Theology

   27 Feb 2022

   We now know the harm that the traditional policies cause, but we are less aware that Scripture itself contains a robust “Do No Harm” ethic, one that runs much deeper […]

   1 h 16 ▶

10. Scripture & LGBTQ—Session 1 (presentation) | First, Do No Harm: Foundation for an LGBTQ-Affirming Theology

    27 Feb 2022

    Presented by Ken Wilson We now know the harm that the traditional policies cause, but we are less aware that Scripture itself contains a robust “Do No Harm” ethic, one […]

    39 min ▶

11. Reorienting Faith—Session 2: Rethinking Hell

    21 Feb 2022

    40 min ▶

12. Reorienting Faith—Session 1: Locating Yourself on the Reorienting Faith Path

    23 Jan 2022

    34 min ▶