The Flip Side Ep. 67: Pastor Jack Sytsema shares about experiencing same-sex attraction in a mixed orientation marriage

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Noah intros the topic of LGBTQ+ people and theology as a lead up to Pastor Jack Systema’s testimony sermon. This sermon is Noah’s top resource for helping understand a biblical view of sexuality and compassion for LGBTQ+ people. It’s nuanced and doesn’t fit into the prescribed categories of the current theological debates (Jesus wasn’t good at fitting into prescribed categories either…). 

In our next Flip Side episode, Noah will be interviewing Jack and his wife Becky.

Jack Sytsema is lead pastor at Lake Effect Church in Grand Rapids, MI.  As a native of Grand Rapids it would be easy to think he didn’t venture far from home.  But he’s lived in California, where he graduated from Fuller Theological Seminary; Colorado Springs, where he interned and eventually became Dean of Wagner Leadership Institute; Melbourne, FL where he was CFO of a large medical practice and non-profit for individuals with developmental disabilities. God eventually brought him back to West Michigan where he and his wife, Becky, planted Lake Effect Church in 2016. Jack and Becky have been married for 25 years and live with their three sons in Zeeland, Michigan.

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Noah is the founding pastor of Mosaic Church, a multi-ethnic church in urban Grand Rapids, MI. He is a grad of Grand Rapids Theological Seminary.
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