{"id":2786,"date":"2023-10-14T12:04:19","date_gmt":"2023-10-14T12:04:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/14\/inside-story-of-andy-stanley-and-the-unconditional-conference\/"},"modified":"2023-10-14T12:04:19","modified_gmt":"2023-10-14T12:04:19","slug":"inside-story-of-andy-stanley-and-the-unconditional-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/14\/inside-story-of-andy-stanley-and-the-unconditional-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside Story of Andy Stanley and the Unconditional Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article_content\">\n<header>\n<div class=\"article-byline has-tools\">\n<div class=\"article-tools\"><a href=\"#cp-talk\" class=\"has-number talk-cp-255991\" data-scrollto=\".viafoura\" aria-label=\"Go to comments\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.christianpost.com\/assets\/img\/icon\/chat-rect.svg\" alt=\"\"\/><span class=\"number\"\/><\/a><a href=\"\" class=\"js-share\" aria-label=\"Share\" id=\"share-btn\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.christianpost.com\/assets\/img\/icon\/share-outline.svg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<figure class=\"img-box align-center center\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><picture width=\"760\" height=\"506\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.christianpost.com\/images\/cache\/image\/11\/61\/116108_w_760_506.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.christianpost.com\/images\/cache\/image\/11\/61\/116108_w_760_506.jpg\" class=\"type:primaryImage\" width=\"760\" height=\"506\"\/><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"caption\"><span class=\"photo-des\">North Point Community Church founder and lead pastor Andy Stanley gives remarks at Willow Creek Community Church&#8217;s Global Leadership Summit on Thursday, August 10, 2017.<\/span> | <span class=\"credit\"> Willow Creek Association<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Pastor Andy Stanley&#8217;s involvement in the Unconditional Conference, an event for parents of LGBT kids and ministry leaders, has made waves throughout the Christian world, with some questioning Stanley&#8217;s position on biblical marriage and relationships and how his house of worship, North Point Community Church, is tackling the issue.<\/p>\n<p>Christian Post reporter Ian M. Giatti joins this week&#8217;s episode of &#8220;The Inside Story&#8221; to break down the controversy, explain Stanley&#8217;s response to critique and explore the facets of this complex story.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think it&#8217;s clear that, whatever the larger &#8230; strategy for Stanley and North Point Church is, there&#8217;s definitely a blurring of the lines as far as his stance on traditional marriage,&#8221; Giatti said.<\/p>\n<p>Listen to Giatti break it all down:<\/p>\n<p><iframe data-duration=\"14:11\" style=\"width: 1px; min-width: 100%;\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/player.edifi.app\/embed\/index.html#\/episodes\/Furor-Confusion-Claims-of-'Blurring-of-the-Lines'-Over-Andy-Stanley-and-the-Unconditional-Conference:-The-Inside-Story\/6171317\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/player.edifi.app\/channels\/The-Christian-Post-Podcast\/26313?ts=1643797944335\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Inside Story<\/a>&#8221; takes you behind the headlines of the biggest faith, culture and political headlines of the week. 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