The resources featured on this page are intended to help congregations plan and prepare for LGBTQIA+ affirming worship services and to create LGBTQIA+ inclusive spaces.
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enfleshed enfleshed was created out of a deep longing for spiritual resources that speak in our time to the things that matter most. With a commitment to spiritual and theological depth and the centering of...
Queering Lent, Slats Queering Lent is a collection of 41 poems (one for each day of Lent and one for Easter) and one sermon written as part of a simple Lenten discipline: write one...
This document explains some of the journey St. Andrews took to creating inclusive language. At St. Andrew’s we are proud of our continuing efforts to be more inclusive. It was back in 1999, after...
The Initance Project The Initance Project is a national arts organization that collaborates with communities throughout the creative process, combining their lived experiences and sacred narratives through a unique methodology of collective research, artmaking,...
Well Chosen Words Well Chosen Words is a tri-fold brochure of the PC (USA) that offers inclusive words, language, images and principles for inclusion and justice to all people, including the people of God...
Expansive Language for God – United Church of Christ Expansive Language for God is a resourced dfeveloped by the United Church of Christ Inclusive language with reference to the people of God and expansive...
Gleanings: Essays on Expansive Language with Prayers for Various Occasions The idea of inclusive and expansive language has been an undercurrent in liturgics for quite a while, but in the past decade or so,...
Naming God: Inclusive and Expansive Language Naming God is a blog that discusses the way we discuss language about God. Language is a powerful tool. How we employ it in theology matters because we...
The Diocese of Washington is calling on the Episcopal Church’s General Convention to consider expanding the use of gender-neutral language for God in the Book of Common Prayer, if and when the prayer book...
Shaping Sanctuary is a collection of justice-oriented worship resources including essays, sermons, liturgies and hymns gathered from ten denominations. A diversity of voices and a study guide make this an effective tool for those...
Prayers, responsive readings, liturgies, and music – for the Welcoming Church Movement from the National LGBTQ Task Force’s Institute for Welcoming Resources. Available for free download.
OneBodyOneFaith OneBodyOneFaith works for the full inclusion of gay, lesbian, bisexual. transgender and intersex people in the Christian churches. We believe that human sexuality in all its richness is a gift of God gladly...
Kate Bowler has stage IV cancer, and she faces it with courage and questions: Does everything happen for a reason? Is there a master plan? How can she best live with a beloved husband...
Inclusive Marriage Services (A Wedding Sourcebook) As the country moves toward marriage equality for gay and lesbian people, same-gender and straight couples alike are seeking inclusive wedding services. This sourcebook provides marriage liturgies with...