"Spectacular!...A clear, winsome and engaging treatment of one of the most important topics of our time."

Eric Metaxas, Bestselling Author, Bonhoeffer and Amazing Grace; Cohost, BreakPoint

Sean McDowell tackles one of the most controversial topics of our time and will help answer these questions:

Does God have a specific design for sex and marriage?

How do you respond to the arguments of people who support the revisionist interpretation?

How is Genesis used to establish God's design for marriage?

How to approach the issue of homosexuality biblically with compassion and clarity?

Is it a good hermeneutic to discover the importance of an issue based on how much it appears in the Bible?

Is homosexual behavior a sin, and if so, is it worse than other sins?

Is homosexual behavior a gospel issue?

What kind of attitude should we have with our same-sex attracted friends?

Why are some Christians abandoning the view of homosexual behavior held by the church for two thousand years?

Do their revisionist arguments have merit?

Same-Sex Marriage: A Thoughtful Approach to God's Design for Marriage by Sean McDowell and John Stonestreet

>>This book is the foundational source for this course.

Holy Sexuality and the Gospel: Sex, Desire, and Relationships Shaped by God's Grand Story by Christopher Yuan

>>This book is an optional reading source for this course.

See what our students are saying!

"That was extremely helpful. Sean was an amazing instructor. He is so prepared, over prepared even, for these courses that he alone is an excellent resource. But, overall you can tell that he has a passion to reach out to people who desperately need to hear the message of Christ." -Katie Meeks

"One of my favorite aspects of this course was being involved with the Zoom classes and getting to hear the stories, insights and experiences of other people as well as listening to Sean and other speakers teach. It's been encouraging to know that there are people out there interested in learning more about this topic. Initially I had considered doing the self-paced course but I'm glad I chose this one, as it allowed me the interaction with this group." -Donna Agolli

"Thank you for being generous with your time and putting resources in our hands to live out the gospel with a bold stand for God's holy Word and His heart for each of us. Thank you !" - Daniel Frederiks

"I really enjoyed learning the different views, historical and revisionist, that were explained in the course. I learned a lot about how others frame the question of same sex attraction and relationships and the church's response. Sean McDowell is an excellent instructor and the Zoom interactive sessions were definitely a highlight!" -Susan Robinson

"This course was sooooo informative, Thank you!!! I enjoyed all of it. It is so difficult to pick just one aspect of it that was my favorite part it was all good and I would love to do it again but wish I had more time to just focus on it. Thank you for opening my eyes on ways to approach this subject in a nice way and trying to see it from the other side." -Marcus Culver

"This is tough to answer as there was so much of value about this course. I really enjoyed the lectures; the zoom sessions; the additional videos and reference materials; it was all very very good!!!" - Erica Shell

Dr. Sean McDowell

Dr. Sean McDowell is a gifted communicator with a passion for equipping the church, and in particular young people, to make the case for the Christian faith. He connects with audiences in a tangible way through humor and stories while imparting hard evidence and logical support for viewing all areas of life through a Biblical worldview. Sean is an Associate Professor in the Christian Apologetics program at Talbot School of Theology, Biola University. www.SeanMcDowell.org In April 2000, Sean married his high school sweetheart, Stephanie. They have three children and live in San Juan Capistrano, California.


QUESTIONS

  • When do the live sessions take place for the PREMIUM course? Wednesday nights at 9 PM Eastern (6 PM Pacific). Each meeting lasts 1 hour.
  • What type of payments do you accept? Currently we accept Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express and check cards (as long as they are connected with one of the major credit card companies listed above) as well as PayPal.
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  • Can one person enroll in the course and multiple people attend the Zoom session with the student Unfortunately, due to copyright, privacy and security issues the answer to this question is NO.  We understand the desire to share these awesome sessions in this manner, but each course is a “closed” course.  This means that each student enrolled in a course with LIVE recorded sessions, through their enrollment, has given permission for recording of the Zoom sessions for use by the student’s in their enrolled class ONLY and verified that they are not a minor.   To remain GDPR compliant and protect privacy and security, we authenticate each student joining our Zoom meetings. This privacy is also sought to create a place where our students get to know the others in their group and feel comfortable in sharing personal thoughts and questions.  
  • More questions? Looking for more information? Feel free to give us a call at 1-704-843-0444 or send us an email to Support@onlinechristiancourses.com.