Biblical Fidelity In Gender Identity Affirmation

While the Church of God is clear on Biblical marriage and sexuality, the General Assembly has not addressed by name the culturally unfolding topic of gender identity.

For the sake of our General church, our local churches, and our church institutions, we should posture our conservative, Biblically faithful denomination to articulate clarity from our highest governing body, the Church of God General Assembly so that our churches and institutions are appropriately aligned, particularly so that our credentialed and non-credentialed employees of the church are aligned with the Doctrine and teaching of the church.

Biblical Fidelity In Gender Identity Affirmation

AMEND BY ADDING THE FOLLOWING TO S.29 INSTRUCTIONS FOR MINISTERS, II. Marriage and Same-Sex Relationships:
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7. No minister shall permit any employee of any church or institution of the church, under their authority, to participate in using or verbally affirming the use of a self-selected gender identity that is incongruent with the biological gender identity given to a person at birth. Ministers are prohibited and must prohibit their employees from encouraging or affirming people and especially people within their care to identify with their sexual temptation, their unbiblical sexual attraction, or a self selected gender or gender pronoun, which is incongruent with their biological gender. Engagement in this behavior is grounds for loss of credentials. Failure of a credentialed minister to prohibit their credentialed or non-credentialed employees of denominationally affiliated institutions or churches, under their authority, from engaging in this behavior is grounds for loss of credentials.