Author: Zac Baker

Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary (LTSS) a seminary of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), has been designated as Reconciling in Christ (RIC). LTSS is located in Columbia, SC and is the theological school within Lenoir-Rhyne University. Their welcome statement states: "We, the academic community of Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, confess that we are given to each other by the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We are called to be an ever more welcoming community as we are eve...

Join ReconcilingWorks in celebrating Bisexual Visibility Week with us culminating in Bi Visibility Day September 23.  As Lutherans, we embrace paradox and give thanks that our "Both/And God" calls people of all sexual orientations and gender identities "Beloved!" Our identities are lived on continua, and we know we are more than a single story. Harmful stereotypes of bisexual people come from a lack of understanding, so it is our responsibility as people of faith to speak up when we hear ste...

ReconcilingWorks applauds Rev. Elizabeth Eaton, the Presiding Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and her firm statement in support of transgender people in the latest episode of the Chicago Sun-Time's "Face to Faith" podcast. "Our church has done work for years thinking about this. And we have come to the understanding that God's creation is diverse and that the diversity of God's creation is actually a gift," Bishop Eaton said. "When we take a look a people's sexual orient...

ReconcilingWorks' celebration of the 750th Reconciling in Christ (RIC) community comes in the midst of this morning's announcement to discriminate against transgender people by banning them from serving in the military. As transphobia increases at the local, state, and federal level, your faith community's voice is needed to speak a truth of love and inclusion. It is holy work for Lutheran communities to make a public commitment to see, name, and care for LGBTQIA+ people and their families. ...

There are few things that compare to being surrounded by 3,000 faithful women of the ELCA. Over the weekend ReconcilingWorks was blessed to host a booth at the Women of the ELCA's Tenth Triennial Gathering in Minneapolis, MN. Executive Director, Aubrey Thonvold, and Annual Fund Director, Ryan Muralt, shared in conversation, gave away hundreds of resources, and gathered support for LGBTQ youth who will be attending the National Youth Gathering in 2018. “My heart is bursting with love for t...