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10 Reasons Your Church Should Be Welcoming and Affirming

by Kurt Kaufman | Jul 6, 2023 | Congregational Care, LGBTQ Narratives, Resources, Web, Web

Read for Free on Baptist News Global “Scripture as a whole testifies to a God who invites people from the margins to the center.” In this article by AWAB Pastor Art Wright of Williamsburg Baptist Church, Rev. Wright describes the many reasons that a church should...
Called Out With (Stories of Solidarity)

Called Out With (Stories of Solidarity)

by Kurt Kaufman | Feb 15, 2023 | Book, Congregational Care, Resources

Buy on Amazon Called Out With presents itself as compendium and complement to the book Called Out: Voices and Gifts of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered Presbyterians. Here you will read stories of friends, family, and allies who work beside lesbian, gay,...
In The Eye Of The Storm: Swept To The Center By God

In The Eye Of The Storm: Swept To The Center By God

by Kurt Kaufman | Feb 7, 2023 | Book, Congregational Care, Resources

Buy on Amazon In this meandering but charming book, Robinson, the controversial gay Episcopal bishop of New Hampshire, addresses sexuality and theology. He argues that the cause for which the planets “seem to be aligned” today is full civil rights of GLBT people. Many...
Congregations Talking About Homosexuality: Dialogue On A Difficult Issue

Congregations Talking About Homosexuality: Dialogue On A Difficult Issue

by Kurt Kaufman | Feb 7, 2023 | Book, Congregational Care, Resources

Buy on Amazon Gaede skillfully weaves together the stories of many congregations and how they faced and dealt with the issue of homosexuality. A helpful resource for assisting congregations that seek to engage in dialogue about one of the most difficult faith issues...
Gifted by Otherness: Gay and Lesbian Christians in the Church

Gifted by Otherness: Gay and Lesbian Christians in the Church

by Kurt Kaufman | Feb 6, 2023 | Book, Congregational Care, Resources

Buy on Amazon Gay and lesbian Christians are in the awkward position of trying to explain themselves to two mutually hostile audiences. On the one side, the gay-lesbian community is often deeply suspicious of anyone connected with Christianity. On the other side sits...
A Whosoever Church: Welcoming Lesbians and Gay Men into African American Congregations

A Whosoever Church: Welcoming Lesbians and Gay Men into African American Congregations

by Kurt Kaufman | Feb 6, 2023 | Book, Book, Congregational Care, LGBTQ Narratives, Resources

Buy on Amazon This book features interviews with twenty black scholars and religious leaders who speak out–from various theological perspectives–against institutional prejudice toward gay and lesbian people. The interviews are conducted in a conversational...
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