Living the Welcoming Congregation Table of Contents

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Beginning

• Introduction
• Access Form

Assessment/Discernment/Analysis

• Session 1 Assessment/Beginnings
• Session 2 Where Are We? Where Am I?
• Session 3 If We Are Here, What Next?
• Session 4 If This Is What We Need To Do, How Might We Do It Best?
  • Session 4 (Supplement) Jerry’s Secret
• Session 5 Setting the Structure for Your Work

Personal

• Session 6A Individual History
• Session 7A Affection/Sexuality
• Session 8A Linking the Oppressions
• Session 9A Bisexuality
• Session 10A Transgender, Gender, and Identity

Note: Please check out Bisexuality 101 and Transgender 101 for up-to-date recommended resources and workshops on these important topics.

Congregational

• Session 6B Congregational History and Change
• Session 7B Taking a Tour of the Congregation
• Session 8B How Change Happens In Our Congregation
• Session 9B Using What We Have Learned to Plan for Change
• Session 10B Implementation

Community

• Session 6C Community History and Change
• Session 7C Panel Discussion
• Session 8C Effective Social Action and Public Witness
• Session 9C Planning A Course of Action
• Session 10C Implementing the Plan in Your Community

Reflection

• Session 11 Being An Ally
• Session 12 Us and Them Jeopardy!
• Session 13 What Was Our Story Of This Work?

Supplemental Materials

• Optional Session Working with Children and Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, and Transgender Issues
• Suggested Closing Words
• Facilitator Session Feedback Form
• Participant Program Feedback Form