Other Resources/Organisations
Uniting Network Australia is the national network for LGBTIQ+ people, our families, friends and supporters within the Uniting Church in Australia.
https://www.unitingnetworkaustralia.org/
Equal Voices Australia works to connect LGBTIQA+ people and advocates across the Australian church, resourcing and equipping them and their churches to be a truly welcoming and affirming Australian church; one which acknowledges, respects and utilises the gifts of all, regardless of sex, sexuality or gender.
https://equalvoices.org.au/
The Reformation Project is a Bible-based, Christian organization, with a mission to advance LGBTQ inclusion in the church.
https://reformationproject.org/
Metropolitan Christian Church Sydney - LGBTIQA+ Resources
https://www.mccsydney.org/resources
Queer Grace is an online encyclopedia for LGBTQIA+ and Christian life
http://queergrace.com
Transmission Ministry Collective is an online community dedicated to the spiritual care, faith formation, and leadership potential of transgender and gender-expansive Christians.
https://www.transmissionministry.com/
Queer Theology is a space where people can explore how their sexuality and gender identity enrich their faith! They have a bunch of resources available.
https://www.queertheology.com/resources/
Enfleshed have developed LGBTQIA+-created and -themed liturgies.
https://enfleshed.com/liturgy/lgbtq-related/
Books
John Shore - Unfair: Christians and the LGBT Question (Amazon)
David P. Gushee - Changing Our Mind (Amazon)
Matthew Vines - God and the Gay Christian: The Biblical Case in Support of Same-Sex Relationships (Amazon)
Karen R. Keen - Scripture, Ethics and the Possibility of Same-Sex Relationships (Amazon)
Sally Gary - Affirming: A Memoir of Faith, Sexuality, and Staying in the Church (Amazon)
James Brownson - Bible, Gender, Sexuality (Amazon)
Austen Hartke - Transforming: The Bible and the Lives of Transgender Christians (Amazon)
Joel Hollier - A Place at His Table: A Biblical Exploration of Faith, Sexuality, and the Kingdom of God (Amazon)
The Queer Bible Commentary (Amazon)
Shannon T. L. Kearns - In The Margins: A Transgender Man’s Journey with Scripture (Amazon)
Brian G. Murphy and Shannon T. L. Kearns - Queers The Word: a 40-Day Devotional for LGBTQ+ Christians (Amazon)
Our Bible App - Queer Hands of God (ebook)
Articles
Gabi Cadenhead, "How to Affirm LGBTIQA+ People in the Church"
https://www.insights.uca.org.au/how-to-affirm-lgbtqia-people-in-the-church/
Gabi Cadenhead, "Rainbow Steps and Affirming Congregations"
https://www.insights.uca.org.au/rainbow-steps-and-affirming-congregations/
Janet Edwards, “Bisexual in the Church: A Source of Disruptive Conversation”
https://www.christiancentury.org/article/2014-06/bisexual-church
William O Walker Jr, "What the New Testament Says about Homosexuality"
https://www.westarinstitute.org/resources/the-fourth-r/what-the-new-testament-says-about-homosexuality/
Affirming Churches in Sydney
Inner West |
Sydney CBD |
Leichhardt Uniting Church https://www.leichhardtuniting.org.au/ |
Pitt St Uniting Church https://pittstreetuniting.org.au/ |
New City Church (Glebe) https://newcitychurch.com.au/ |
St Stephens Uniting Church http://www.ssms.org.au/ |
Newtown Mission https://www.newtownmission.org.au/ |
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Balmain Uniting Church https://www.balmainchurch.org.au/ |
Eastern Suburbs |
Hope Uniting Church https://hopeuniting.org.au/ |
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South Sydney Uniting Church https://www.southsydneyuniting.org.au/ |
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Paddington Uniting Church https://www.paddingtonuca.org.au/ |
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