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Learning from one who was at the frontlines of denominational change

Posted October 26th, 2021

Educator, consultant, chaplain, tennis coach and human rights advocate Dr. Michael J. Adee offered up a lifetime of insight and stories during a webinar Monday exploring the work that’s been done by the church and remains to be done toward the full inclusion of the LGBTQIA+ community, especially transgender and non-binary people.

Webinar on human rights for the LGBTQIA+ community set for Monday

Posted October 19th, 2021

Dr. Michael J. Adee, a global advocate for human rights for LGBTQIA+, is the featured speaker during a storytelling webinar at 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday. The event is open to everyone, but registration is required. Register for the free event here.

Black Women and Girls Task Force lifts up LGBTQIA issues

Posted June 25th, 2021

A panel discussion hosted by the Disparities Experienced by Black Women and Girls Task Force was nearing a close Thursday when the Rev. Ashley DeTar Birt asked panelists how the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) could better support queer and trans Black women and girls.

Refugee and LGBTQIA+ lives intersect every day

Posted June 17th, 2021

When the Rev. Victor H. Floyd traveled to the U.S.-Mexico border with a group from Calvary Presbyterian Church in San Francisco, he was prepared to encounter a lot of pain in refugees they would meet in U.S. detention facilities and migrant shelters in Tijuana. He wasn’t prepared for Petter.

Challenging the ‘idolatry’ of the nuclear family

Posted May 20th, 2021

The first time the Rev. Lee Catoe heard the term “queer,” it was in the saying “queer as a $2 bill.” Sometimes it simply referred to something that was just odd, but other times it was referring to someone in the LGBTQIA+ community.

Mother’s Day to Father’s Day series considers new definitions of family

Posted May 12th, 2021

The past few years, Unbound: An Interactive Journal of Christian Social Justice has launched Advent and Lenten devotional series focusing on groups such as Black Women and people with disabilities.

Partnership key to Presbyterian youth workers resurgence

Posted May 7th, 2021

Feedback from cohort groups sponsored by the Office of Christian Formation for Presbyterian Youth Workers Association has been so positive that the organization is considering making it part of it regular life.

Christian Formation cohort groups are just about the best gift ever

Posted March 24th, 2021

As cohort groups are being formed by the Office of Christian Formation in partnership with the Association of Presbyterian Church Educators and Presbyterian Youth Workers Association, Christian educator Linda Babcock said her cohort was “a real lifesaver.”

A somber hour during the Week of Action

Posted August 28th, 2020

Presbyterians paused during their Week of Action Thursday to take a more introspective and personal action: mourning the deaths of 183,000 Americans and more than 832,000 people around the world who have perished from COVID-19.

Peace Camp teach-in encourages grassroots activism

Posted June 19th, 2020

What’s an activist for social and racial justice to do when a global pandemic turns the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) General Assembly into an online proceeding with a significantly streamlined agenda? Answer: Encourage Presbyterians to fight for justice at the grassroots level, including in their own communities.