“Beloved, Child of God, In God’s Image, Unique, Authentic.” These are just some of the affirming messages that ReconcilingWorks will be sending to the over 30,000 youth at the 2015 ELCA Youth Gathering in Detroit, Michigan.   Our most colorfully extravagant year ever, the theme of this year’s ReconcilingWorks booth is “Find another word.” Our invitation is simple:...Continue reading→

“As the nation celebrates the recent Supreme Court ruling granting the freedom to marry in all fifty states, ReconcilingWorks yearns for a time when the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) will find a way to speak clearly, without reservation or caveat, about the dignity and value of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ)...Continue reading→

ReconcilingWorks: Lutherans for Full Participation responds with joy to today’s Supreme Court decision on the freedom to marry. ReconcilingWorks applauds the court’s decision to recognize the fundamental right for all people to have equal access to marriage. For the first time, the U.S. government, working through the Supreme Court, has recognized categorically committed, loving relationships...Continue reading→