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Wednesday, September 23 2009 @ 09:15 AM
 You are invited to connect "live" with the National Equality March , Washington, DC at MLP house parties around the country
This National Coming Out Day, October 11, with companion events the day before on October 10, you and your family, church, youth group, campus ministry or seminary community can connect "live" with MLP from the National Equality March.
Plan now to host or co-host a MLP house party on October 10 or 11 in your home, church or neighborhood coffee shop. Join the national teleconference call with MLP leaders to ask your questions, be part of changing history, and supporting LGBT equality by raising money for MLP outreach across the country. Michael Adee will be in DC for the National Equality March, so this will be a way for you & your group to connect “live” with the March.
To join in on the national teleconference call from Washington, DC, simply call in on the telephone number that will supplied to each house party host and you'll join the call. You'll get a in-person glimpse of the March from Michael, be able to ask questions and "make some noise" on the call to show your support for LGBT equality in both Church and society. |
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Thursday, September 10 2009 @ 08:16 PM by Michael Adee
 Report from your MLP Board: 08-B to GA
2010
Nashville, TN: Following the "God's Whole Family!"
Conference, the National Board of Directors of More Light Presbyterians held
their fall board meeting September 6 - 7. Vikki
Dearing and Janet Edwards, Co-Moderators, facilitated
the meeting with worship provided by Sandy Winter and
Brian Spolarich.
The key matters for discernment, discussion and decision
included preparations and overture development for the 219th General
Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA) July 3 - 10, 2010 in
Minneapolis, MN. Being inspired by the extraordinary collaboration during the
Amendment 08-B Campaign, we are grateful to continue working with
Covenant Network, Presbyterian Promise,
Presbyterian Welcome, TAMFS and
Witherspoon Society-Voices of Sophia. |
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Thursday, September 10 2009 @ 08:09 PM by Michael Adee
 God's Whole Family! worship celebration at
Second Presbyterian Church, Nashvillephoto by Ray Bagnuolo
Nashville, TN: They came from "north and south, east
and west," literally. Over 150 people attended "God's
Whole Family!" the National Welcoming and Affirming Presbyterian
Conference hosted by Second Presbyterian Church, Nashville, Tennessee and
produced by More Light Presbyterians over the recent Labor Day weekend.
Presbyterians from 24 states and the
District of Columbia came together for worship, inspiration, spiritual growth
and Christian community. From California and Oregon, Arizona to
Connecticut, New York to Florida, Presbyterians came together to celebrate God's
love for all of God's children and creation, no exceptions. Guided by the
conference Biblical text of 1 John 3:1, "How great is
the love God has lavished on us that we should be called children of God! And
that is what we are," conference participants reflected upon the Gospel
of Jesus Christ that embraces, not excludes. |
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Tuesday, September 01 2009 @ 07:03 PM by Michael Adee
 RE: "Protestant Churches shift slowly toward gay
equality"
There are signs of hope and change all around us. I
commend to you the Op-Ed piece from today's Boston Globe by
Wendy Cadge, Brandeis University and Laura Olson, Clemson University. Their
analysis and reflections can certainly inform our mission, ministry, and
educational outreach as we work to achieve spiritual, ordination and marriage
equality in the Presbyterian Church (USA) and beyond us. The full article
follows.
On Friday, we will have the privilege to welcome Presbyterians from over 25
states to "God's Whole Family!" the National
Welcoming & Affirming Presbyterian Conference, September 4 - 6, hosted by
Second Presbyterian Church, Nashville, TN and produced by More Light
Presbyterians. We will celebrate together the incredible progress made toward
LGBT equality at the 218th General Assembly and throughout the Amendment 08-B
Campaign.
It is not too late to make plans to join us in Nashville. Registration and
conference information at www.mlp.org |
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Saturday, August 22 2009 @ 10:09 PM by Michael Adee
 Boston, Mass. Today, charges against the Rev.
Jean Southard, Presbyterian minister, were dismissed by the Presbytery
of Boston's Permanent Judicial Commission. Charges were brought against Jean
for officiating at a wedding of two women which is a legal in the state of
Massachusetts.
Rev. Janet Edwards, Co-Moderator, More
Light Presbyterians, said, "I give thanks for the faithful pastoral ministry of
Rev. Jean Southard and the decision today recognizes and respects those pastoral
responsibilities. This PJC decision encourages all of us to continue the
dialogue about the meaning of marriage for both church and state."
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Saturday, August 22 2009 @ 08:54 AM by Michael Adee
 Celebrating the elimination of the ban against
ministers in same-gender relationships within the Evangelical Lutheran Church in
America
What is the word on today's vote by the
Churchwide Assembly of the Evangelical Lutheran Church
in America from those who have been working for full
participation of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons in the Lutheran
Church?
Below is the press release from
Lutherans Concerned/North America and
Goodsoil. Lutherans Concerned/North America is a sister
organization to More Light Presbyterians and a founding, sponsoring organization
of IWR, the Institute for Welcoming Resources, the faith work project of the
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force.
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Saturday, August 22 2009 @ 08:49 AM by Michael Adee
 The National Board & Staff of More Light
Presbyterians rejoice with our sisters and brothers within
Lutherans Concerned North America as the Evangelical
Lutheran Church of America (ELCA) Churchwide
Assembly voted today in Minneapolis to support clergy in same-sex
relationships.
"We give thanks to God for this affirmation of clergy in
same-sex relationships within the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America. This
vote inspires me to continue the dialogue within the Presbyterian Church (USA),"
said Rev. Janet Edwards, Co-Moderator, More Light
Presbyterians.
Lutherans Concerned North America, a
sister organization to More Light Presbyterians, is in a collaborative
partnership called Good Soil: Where Justice Takes Root that
works for the full participation for persons of all sexual orientations and
gender identities within the ELCA.
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Sunday, August 16 2009 @ 05:57 AM by Michael Adee
 A friend sent me this article today and I was taken in
by its title, "Why Gay Guys are Churchier than their
Straight Brethren."
George Barna, the evangelical research
pollster is at it again. You might find the results of his new study
startling. For those of us who are LGBT and people of faith, these
understandings are not too surprising. Moreover, they can certainly inform how
we think about faith, the nature of the Gospel and what it means to be the
Church.
And, bottom line, what is at stake when fear
and inhospitality are chosen over extravagant welcome and hospitality? Think
about your own family ...local church, denomination or faith tradition. What
choices have you made, are you willing to make?
I commend David Gibson's article below
and George Barna's new study to you. |
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Saturday, August 15 2009 @ 02:27 PM by Michael Adee
 The National Board & Staff of More Light
Presbyterians invite you to join us in holding our sisters and brothers
in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA) in prayer
as they begin their Churchwide Assembly in Minneapolis on Monday, August
17.
Lutherans Concerned North America, a
sister organization to More Light Presbyterians, is in a collaborative
partnership called Good Soil: Where Justice Takes Root that
works for the full participation for persons of all sexual orientations and
gender identities within the ELCA.
To stay informed about LGBT initiatives and decisions at
the upcoming ELCA's Churchwide Assembly you can go to www.lcna.org and www.goodsoil.org
An essay from NPR's "All Things Considered"
today about the ELCA's Churchwide Assembly follows this call for prayer
and solidarity. |
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Tuesday, August 04 2009 @ 02:01 PM by Anonymous
More Light Presbyterians now has two job openings. The openings are for a grant writer and an operations coordinator. Both are part-time, contract positions. Deadline for applications is September 1, 2009. To see the position descriptions, click on the links below:
Please forward to those in your networks who you know may be qualified and interested.
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