Pride in Closing: LGBTQ Affirmation and Congregational Closure
Sara Nave-Fisher, Diane Kenaston, Team Stories, Church Closure, Merger Good Friday Collaborative Sara Nave-Fisher, Diane Kenaston, Team Stories, Church Closure, Merger Good Friday Collaborative

Pride in Closing: LGBTQ Affirmation and Congregational Closure

How does church closure affect LGBTQ affirming congregations? Is there a Rainbow Glass Cliff for queer clergy? This Pride month Sara and Diane share insights on completing ministry in reconciling and affirming congregations.

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Resurrection in Closing Congregations
Sara Nave-Fisher, Lorrin Radzik, Holy Days, Team Stories Good Friday Collaborative Sara Nave-Fisher, Lorrin Radzik, Holy Days, Team Stories Good Friday Collaborative

Resurrection in Closing Congregations

Good Friday Collaborative was born out of a desire to offer support and insight to clergy and congregations in the process of closure. Our name points to the reminder that all resurrection requires death, and that death is not to be avoided at all costs.

And at the same time, we are people of the resurrection! Two of our collaborators led their congregations’ final services on Easter Sunday, and offer reflections on what that was like for them. 

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Remembering Saint Congregations on All Saints Day
Chelsey Hillyer, Holy Days, Team Stories Good Friday Collaborative Chelsey Hillyer, Holy Days, Team Stories Good Friday Collaborative

Remembering Saint Congregations on All Saints Day

As you remember individual saints on All Saints Day, we invite you to join us in remembering saint congregations: Those communities that have made room for you to experience love, to find formation, and to build relationships with those who taught you what it meant to be a person of faith. Even if the church no longer worships together. Perhaps especially, then. Every good work accomplished through those congregations continues to live in you.

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