Reconciling and Welcoming Resources
Inclusive Church Checklist
This toolkit from queertheology.com is designed to help your church check to make sure that it is providing a space that is safe and inclusive for people of all sexual orientations and gender identities and expressions.
Transitioning to Inclusion
Transitioning to Inclusion is a guide book for families and communities of faith to welcome transgender children and youth. Put together by the Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies in Religion and Ministry, this resource provides some initial considerations for churches looking to be more welcoming of transgender children and youth, including creating space for exploration, community values, and logistical concerns including restrooms and gender-segregated spaces.
Four Steps to Affiliate
This short toolkit outlines the process of becoming a Reconciling Church, one that welcomes and affirms people of all sexual orientations or gender identities.
Congregational Assessment
Wondering what the appropriate timeline is for your church to become more welcoming and inclusive? Look no further than the “Congregational Assessment & Welcoming Process Outline” from the National Gay and Lesbian Taskforce. This thorough assessment will help give a timeline and cover some key steps depending on where your church stands in regards to inclusion.
Building an Inclusive Church
The Building an Inclusive Church Toolkit is the result of a collaboration between advocacy groups across numerous different denominations in order to help faith communities specifically welcome people of all sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions. It is presented as a guide book, not a road map, of how a church can journey to a more inclusive stance.