Become a Welcoming Church
The Christian movement for LGBT inclusion is more than 30 years old. There are multiple resources – both denominational and non-denominational – that can help guide your church in the process to becoming welcoming. Following you will find links to both resources and organizations that have pooled the wisdom of the movement into hands-on steps your church can take toward becoming welcoming.
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How To Be Welcoming
Church leaders share practices they've implemented to welcome the LGBT community.
A La Familia: A Conversation About Our Families, the Bible, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Rev. Dr. Miguel A. De La Torre, Rev. Dr. Ignacio Castuera, Lisbeth Melendez Rivera
Human Rights Campaign, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, UNID@S, the National Latina/o LGBT Human Rights Organization: 2011
Brethren Mennonite Council for LGBT Interests Resources
Brethren Mennonite Council for LGBT Interests (Mennonite Church USA)
Become a Reconciling Lutheran
Lutherans Concerned North America (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America)
Integrity USA (Episcopal Church), Process for Becoming Welcoming & Affirming
Integrity USA (Episcopal Church)
Gay, Lesbian and Affirming Disciple Alliance (Disciples of Christ), Downloads and Resources
Gay, Lesbian and Affirming Disciple Alliance (Disciples of Christ)
The Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists (American Baptist, Alliance of Baptists and other Baptist churches), Resources
The Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists
Reconciling Ministries Network (UMC) Study Guides and Worship Resources
Reconciling Ministries Network (United Methodist Church)
Having the Conversation
Believe Out Loud
2010
2010
How People Change
John Janka
believeoutloud.com, 2010
believeoutloud.com, 2010
Coalition for LGBT Concerns (United church of Christ) O&A Study Packet and Resources
The UCC Coalition for LGBT Concerns
Building an Inclusive Church: A Welcoming Toolkit
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force’s
Institute for Welcoming Resources
Institute for Welcoming Resources
Congregations Talking about Homosexuality: A Dialogue on a Difficult Issue
Beth Ann Gaede, ed.,
Alban Institute, 1999.
Alban Institute, 1999.





