Published on January 11, 2024, 12:47 am

Preston Sprinkle, a respected figure within evangelical circles and original advisory board member of Revoice, has played significant roles in changing the church’s stance on emotionally charged topics like homosexuality and variant sexualities. His influence largely stems from his network of relationships with high-profile evangelical leaders such as James Merritt, Matt Chandler, and Beth Moore.

His ministry appears to promote theological perspectives on sexuality that are uncommon. One perspective suggests that homosexuals can sublimate their homosexual desires through nonsexual same-sex covenant relationships reminiscent of marriage but not including physical penetration. Another argues for living life as a transperson without acting out sexually with someone of the same biological sex. These teachings form part of what Preston Sprinkle, Revoice and their allies advocate.

In an unusual twist, Preston Sprinkle is organizing a webinar for January titled “Christian Sexuality”. The purpose is to argue the need for more members of the homosexual and transgender communities within church leadership. It might be easy to misconstrue this as him simply attempting to foster biblical sexual ethics in individuals grappling with such temptations. However, compared against other situations – promoting thieves, the greedy or those battling other sins into church leadership; even suggesting more drunkards in church leadership – it paints quite a different picture.

Among the invited speakers at this webinar advocating homosexual and queer leadership in churches is Art Pereira who once recounted during a Revoice conference how he became roommates with someone he was attracted to and started a relationship similar in many ways to marriage— yet they identified themselves “celibate”.

These developments should serve to clear any doubts about where Preston Sprinkle stands doctrinally speaking. For insight into which kinds of “LGBTQ/SSA Christian Leaders” Preston Sprinkle tends towards supporting, we have one example of him featuring an openly gay man who confessed: “I’m gay, same-sex attracted, I like boys, but what’s really important is that I love Jesus.”

This is a good reminder of how critical it is for believers to rely on real news, trusted news, and the Christian worldview in grasifting through the multitude of voices purporting to speak on behalf of Christianity. Allowing unorthodox perspectives to infiltrate Christian leadership means we risk opening doors to unprecedented deviations which would further dilute the true essence of our faith.

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