Draw the Circle Wide Resources
Here’s a list of resources curated by our Transforming the World team that you may find helpful!
Outside the Lines: How Embracing Queerness Will Transform Your Faith
Mihee Kim-Kort
Mihee Kim-Kort is a wife, a mom, and a Presbyterian minister. And she's queer. With a captivating mix of personal story and biblical analysis, Outside the Lines shows us God's love for us breaks every boundary. So should our love for each other.
Radical Love: Introduction to Queer Theology
“Patrick Cheng's Radical Love is not only an excellent introduction to LGBT theology but an important contribution to the discipline of theology and the life of the church. It is a must read for anyone who cares about the health of the church and theology today." –James H. Cone, Charles A. Briggs Distinguished Professor of Systematic Theology, Union Theological Seminary, New York, NY
Queering Wesley, Queering the Church Paperback
Fifty years after Stonewall, the experiences of LGBTQ+ Christians are—rightfully—beginning to be received with interest by their churches. Queering Wesley, Queering the Church presents a prototype for thinking about Wesleyan holiness as an expansive openness to the love and grace of God in queer Christian lives rather than the limiting and restrictive legalism that is sometimes found in Wesleyan theology and praxis.
Queery Podcast
Sit in on an hour-long conversation between host and standup comic Cameron Esposito, and some of the brightest luminaries in the LGBTQ+ family. Queery explores individual stories of identity, personality and the shifting cultural matrix around gender, sexuality, and civil rights.
Parents Reconciling Network (PRN) and United Methodist Alliance for Transgender Inclusion (UMATI) Virtual Porch Sessions
PRN and UMATI, both extension ministries of Reconciling Ministries Network, teamed up to host 3 sessions together. These 3 Virtual Porches cover Gender Identity 101. What transgender, gender fluid, gender non-conforming individuals would have wanted form their parents, and open conversation with several individuals who share their stories and journeys.
Reconciling Ministries Network
These resources have been suggested by people or organizations associated with the Network. They are not necessarily endorsed by Reconciling Ministries Network. It’s recommend leaders read them before using them as teaching tools or Bible study resources.