When the Church Isn’t as Safe as the World
A gay Christian shares how LGBTQ+ friends offered more welcome than the church—and why belonging, clarity, and compassion matter now more than ever. LGBTQ Christian.| Small Church Big Table
A gay Christian shares how LGBTQ+ friends offered more welcome than the church—and why belonging, clarity, and compassion matter now more than ever. LGBTQ Christian.| Small Church Big Table
Explore affirming readings of Scripture with this webinar replay and curated resources for pastors and Christians asking LGBTQ questions.| Small Church Big Table
Reasonable vs. Right? What if the goal isn't to be right, but to be reasonable? Explore how humility, curiosity, and dialogue shape faithful responses to LGBTQ+ questions.| Small Church Big Table
Here are the 5 principles to think about when you are planning on talking with your pastor about LGBTQ questions in a church that does not have open or helpful conversations about these things.| Small Church Big Table
Excerpt: When I realized the journalist wanted a peek at some of my key journal entries, I froze. Sure, there was outright fear of what she’d think (or the hordes of people who might read them). But the real issue is that I’d need to share them first with Timothy.| Small Church Big Table
Often, youth ministry is the first place where LGBTQ issues surface in the church. Youth workers often feel trapped because their students DEFINITELY want to talk about LGBTQ inclusion and yet so many times church leadership does NOT want to have those conversations.| Small Church Big Table
Books on LGBTQ issues in the church abound. 2024 published many, and here are those top books plus a few more I read this year that I recommend. This list is split between conservative and progressive Christian interpretations around LGBTQ inclusion in the church.| Small Church Big Table
The final stage in your church’s LGBTQ discovery journey includes making the final decision and communicating it with wisdom and grace.| Small Church Big Table
In the fifth stage in the discovery journey, the discernment team digs into the scriptures and into the issues, building towards a clear path forward. It ends with writing a statement.| Small Church Big Table
Stage 4 on your church’s discovery journey around LGBTQ questions is to engage the congregation in the process. This is neither easy nor safe, but it is still essential.| Small Church Big Table
Stage 3 in the process of your church’s own discovery journey around LGBTQ questions focuses on the discernment team. There’s a lot more to discernment than handing out a book and discussing it.| Small Church Big Table
Join with other leaders on similar journeys to gain practical tools and to learn best practices for having conversations about LGBTQ questions.| Small Church Big Table
LGBTQ Discovery Questions - Stage 2 in the process of your church’s own discovery journey around LGBTQ questions is about engaging the church board. If you don’t do this well, you could lose people you don’t need to, create confusion, or end up looking like a bully.| Small Church Big Table
“There are more of us out here who want to understand how progressives read the Bible as LGBTQ+ affirming."| Small Church Big Table
