Calling Christians and churches to continue, if not expand, their support for the Boy Scouts of America should it lift the ban
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After the General Assembly 219th in 2010 lifted the ban on the ordination of gay, lesbian, and bisexual individuals, the leadership at my past church thought it might be a good idea to host a couple of evening classes to
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National Coming Out Day This week on Unbound we honor National Coming Out Day (October 11) and LGBT History Month (October) with a series of stories from PC(USA) inquirers and candidates for ordained ministry, who gathered this summer to explore their call, support one another, and discover the power of
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The LGBTQ Experience in the Church, and the Children that Keep Me Here This week on Unbound we honor National Coming Out Day (October 11) and LGBT History Month (October) with a series of stories from PC(USA) inquirers and candidates for ordained ministry, who gathered this summer to explore their
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How the Call to a New Gender Identity Brought Me Back to Church This week on Unbound we honor National Coming Out Day (October 11) and LGBT History Month (October) with a series of stories from PC(USA) inquirers and candidates for ordained ministry, who gathered this summer to explore their
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We Are Pastors Who Happen To Be Gay (or Transgender) This week on Unbound we honor National Coming Out Day (October 11) and LGBT History Month (October) with a series of stories from PC(USA) inquirers and candidates for ordained ministry, who gathered this summer to explore their call, support one
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By Rev. Jim Gertmenian, Plymouth Congregational Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota As the State of Minnesota became embroiled in a debate over a Constitutional Amendment that would prohibit same-sex couples from marrying, Plymouth Congregational Church in downtown Minneapolis began hosting monthly Sunday evening inter-faith services—called “Healing Minnesota”—for those seeking respite
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A poem in response to the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) re-authorization debate in Congress. Eighteen years ago, this week, VAWA was signed into law. In April 2012, the Senate approved a version of VAWA that extends services and protections to battered undocumented immigrants and to gay, lesbian, and transgender
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Evenings with Covenant Network and More Light Presbyterians By Patrick David Heery Two nights have passed since the opening of the 220th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) – and both were spent celebrating LGBTQQI identities. At this point, many of us young adults are saying: Wait, these
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McCormick Theological Seminary What McCormick has modeled for us is that if we love each other in deep need, across boundaries, and, especially, at the table, community is possible. By Abby Mohaupt and TC Anderson View and print as PDF. At McCormick Theological Seminary, we are family, building
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McCormick Theological Seminary By Wes Pitts View and print as PDF. Where I am from, churches do not do social justice. At best, they support non-profit organizations, which do the justice work for them. Social justice is farmed out to the secular world, while churches focus on spiritual
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Yale Divinity School Interview with Whitney Waller, 2nd Year Master of Divinity Student Interviewed by Patrick David Heery View and print as PDF. On April 20, 2012, I interviewed Whitney Waller, a second-year Master of Divinity student at Yale Divinity School (YDS), pursuing ordination with the Disciples of
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