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Welcoming Church Leaders' Summit |
| More Light Presbyterians joins in
National Ecumenical Welcoming Church Leaders' Summit this week in Houston,
January 4 - 7 [1-4-05]
More Light Presbyterians,
and the welcoming and affirming movement in the Presbyterian Church (USA),
will be represented at the upcoming National Ecumenical Welcoming Church
Leaders' Summit this week in Houston, January 4 - 7, by Michael J. Adee,
National Field Organizer, MLP and Elder, First Presbyterian Church, Santa
Fe, NM.
Martha Juillerat, National Program Director,
The Shower of Stoles Project, of
Minneapolis, MN, a life-long Presbyterian and founder of the project, will
be attending as well.
Other national leaders will represent the national
welcoming church programs from their denominations and faith traditions
including the following: Reconciling in Christ Program, Evangelical Lutheran
Church in America; Open and Affirming Program, United Church of Christ;
Reconciling Ministries Network, United Methodist Church; The Association of
Welcoming and Affirming Baptists, American Baptists USA; Gay and Lesbian
Acceptance, Community of Christ; Open and Affirming Ministries, Disciples of
Christ.
Leadership from this Welcoming Church Program Leader's
group was responsible for the genesis of the historic Witness Our Welcome
2000, the first national ecumenical LGBT-affirming conference; Shaping
Sanctuary, the LGBT-affirming worship resource book; Claiming the
Promise Bible Study; and support for the WOW 2003 Conference in
Philadelphia.
The Summit will include: training by Donna Red Wing of the
Gill Foundation; discussion of national trends among pro-LGBT work in
religious communities; sharing of resources and models of organizing and
working in churches; and a presentation by the Institute for Welcoming
Resources (IWR).
Michael Adee provided this report |
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PVJ's
Facebook page
Mitch Trigger, PVJ's
Secretary/Communicator, has created a Facebook page where
Witherspoon members and others can gather to exchange news and
views. Mitch and a few others have posted bits of news, both
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Voices of Sophia blog
Heather Reichgott, who has created
this new blog for Voices of Sophia, introduces it:
After fifteen years of scholarship
and activism, Voices of Sophia presents a blog. Here, we present the
voices of feminist theologians of all stripes: scholars, clergy,
students, exiles, missionaries, workers, thinkers, artists, lovers
and devotees, from many parts of the world, all children of the God
in whose image women are made. .... This blog seeks to glorify God
through prayer, work, art, and intellectual reflection. Through
articles and ensuing discussion we hope to become an active and
thoughtful community. |
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John Harris’ Summit to
Shore blogspot
Theological and philosophical
reflections on everything between summit to shore, including
kayaking, climbing, religion, spirituality, philosophy, theology,
politics, culture, travel, The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), New
York City and the Queens neighborhood of Ridgewood by a progressive
New York City Presbyterian Pastor. John is a former member of the
Witherspoon board, and is designated pastor of North Presbyterian
Church in Flushing, NY. |
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John Shuck’s Shuck and Jive
A Presbyterian minister, currently
serving as pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Elizabethton,
Tenn., blogs about spirituality, culture, religion (both organized
and disorganized), life, evolution, literature, Jesus, and
lightening up. |
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