"Mutual acceptance" of course means that the GLBT community has to silently accept the church's vocal hatred and unacceptance, and if we don't we get called the "intolerant" ones by the Nick Zukins and Lars Larsons and Victoria Tafts of the area.
"This is without a doubt, the most abusive, coercive ministry culture I've ever been involved with," said Paul Tripp about Mars Hill. Tripp was the guy who was on the church's own accountability board. Things haven't changed, the leaders then are the leaders now.