Amanda Pence, M.A.

Amanda Pence is a Talbot educated Biblical Scholar & LGBTQIA+ Advocate mobilizing evangelical communities to build biblically-based, inclusive church communities.

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Watch my video, and read more about Jesus as Boundary Breaker on my substack (blog)! Amandapence.substack.com

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“Jesus broke the boundaries of Sacred Space. Anyone of any gender, of any sex, of any gender presentation, can draw near to God and be part of the family of God, and be part of the community of the people of God.”- Amanda Pence, from her Conference

In Atlanta for the Reformation Project conference!

Boundary Breaker: Sacred Time By challenging the way the People of God observed sacred time, Jesus demonstrated the importance of prioritizing human flourishing.

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I've got a new Substack post! Check it out!

YouTube video by Radical Love Live Amanda Pence PART 1: Understand your hermeneutic (yes, you’re using one right now!) | RLL S5E17

I was interviewed on a podcast called Radical Love Live! Check it out!
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Challenge starts tomorrow! If you've been thinking of joining, now's the time!

Asking “is ______ a sin?” is misses the point.

You’d be hard-pressed to find the word “sin” used with an indefinite article in the Bible, cuz sin ain’t really about a list of rules.

Sin is the destruction of shalom.

The point ain’t to avoid “sinning.” It’s to not live in sin.

This June, I'm hosting a Loving LGBTQ+ Neighbors Challenge in my Facebook group for evangelicals who want to learn how to better love their queer neighbors. Comment below if you'd like more info, or find me on Facebook! The group is called Affirming Evangelicals Construction Zone.

This June, I'm hosting a Loving LGBTQ+ Neighbors Challenge in my Facebook group for evangelicals who want to learn how to better love their queer neighbors. Comment below if you'd like more info, or find me on Facebook! The group is called Affirming Evangelicals Construction Zone.

Boundary Breaker: Table Fellowship By eating with “sinners,” Jesus redefined the boundaries of who would be considered in or out of the community of the People of God.

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My Substack post for April & May is available! Boundary Breaker: Table Fellowship explains that by eating with "sinners," Jesus redefined the boundaries of who would be considered in or out of the community of the People of God. Link in comments!

There are opportunities for pastors to be pastored, but it's rare for lay leaders to receive that kind of spiritual care. Thankful. /end

As a female volunteer in complementarian spaces, I've done a lot of the work of pastoring without recognition or support. I didn't expect my cup to be filled, but here I am, full, loved, and cared for.

Waiting at the airport, heading home from a pastor's conference. I went to network which went well but I wasn't expecting how healing it would be. 1/

At Biola, my alma mater, for a regional ETS meeting!

🏳️‍⚧️ Happy Trans Day of Visibility 🏳️‍⚧️

Vindicating Bathsheba - CBE International We must stop blaming victims, including Bathsheba, who honored the Torah much more than David did.

Also I wrote an academic article on this. Check out Vindicating Bathsheba: www.cbeinternational.org/resource/vin...

I remember way back in 2022 when Russell Moore said that the revealed sexual abuse in the SBC was the Southern Baptist "apocalypse." Still waiting on that one. 😒

Jesus: The Boundary Breaker Jesus broke the boundaries that set the People of God apart from others and from each other.

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New Substack post is up! In it, I write about how Jesus broke the boundaries that set the People of God apart from others and from each other. Please check it out, and enter your email address to subscribe! Link in comments.

It's on my list!

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I'm a proud mother. Whether I'm walking my son to school or reading him a bedtime story, I do everything to make sure he grows up loved and cared for.

And for the sponsor of the drag ban to say that my existence is a fetish is false & cruel.

I'm glad we were able to defeat this hateful bill today.

Good morning, beloved.

The middle ground is not holy ground.

Today is a great day to overcome evil with good.

Soo cool!!

Ooh what are you getting?

Yes please!!! I should do one about Encanto. 😁

I've been really into Moana these days!