Andy is the Executive Director of the UCC Coalition for LGBT Concerns. His background is in communications: reporter, press secretary, and most recently, communications ministry at the UCC office in Cleveland, Ohio. Andy is gay and single.
Bishop Talbert is a retired bishop of the United Methodist Church. He is a proud African- American who is a product of the civil rights and Black power movements, which means he is proud of how God created him to claim his heritage as a person of color.
Daniel is a senior at Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas. He is a Ruling Elder at Immanuel Presbyterian Church in Albuquerque, NM, and an Inquirer under the care of the Presbytery of Santa Fe.
After reading Archbishop Tutu’s letter I was moved by the Holy Spirit to reach out to try and continue this important conversation. I could only imagine how busy the Archbishop is, so when I asked him to join me in the regular conversation series I host on my blog, I was surprised and deeply humbled when he agreed to my request.
Elizabeth just graduated from Smith College with a degree in sociology and women and gender studies. She is trying to make her way in the world. She has just agreed to serve on the Pastor Nominating Committee at her church.
As part of my ongoing conversations series, I spoke recently with Jeremy, a junior in high school, who says he is blessed to be part of the wonderful, welcoming community of Rochester, NY.
Rev. Madeline Jervis is an Honorably Retired Teaching Elder in National Capital Presbytery where she was ordained an Evangelist under the rules of the Presbyterian Church in the United States (PCUS) in 1975. She serves on the Board of Directors of More Light Presbyterians and received the Rosemarie Wallace Memorial Award at the recent national conference of MLP in Rochester, NY.
Scott Clark is a candidate under care of Redwoods Presbytery and is certified ready for ordination. Originally from Birmingham, Alabama, Scott now lives in the Bay Area in California and is married to his partner of twelve years. Scott graduated from San Francisco Theological Seminary, where he then worked with the Program in Christian Spirituality.
Deryck is a pastor, a religious artist and a Gospel musician. He is based in Pittsburgh and performs internationally. A few weeks ago, he shared his experiences and thoughts on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender inclusion in the church.
Amalia Vagts is Executive Director of Extraordinary Lutheran Ministries (elm.org), whose mission is to expand ministry opportunities for publicly-identified lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) Lutherans called to serve God as clergy and rostered lay leaders.
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