Schedule for the Direct Action at the 2008 UMC General Conference This schedule is subject to change, so please check back frequently. Updated 4/18/2008 Friday, April 25, 2008 12:30pm – 2:00pm Picnic in the Park with Transgender People of Faith featuring Soulforce Board Member Judy Osborne, UM Affirmation Spokesperson Diane Delap, Rev. Drew Phoenix, and […]
Church Work
A Call to Action From Gil Caldwell
A Call to Action From Gil Caldwell A few years ago I saw the Slave Narratives, a presentation of some of the stories that were told by my African ancestors who were slaves. There were nine words in that presentation that I will take with me to my grave; "They used the Bible like a […]
Letter from Pastor Jay Bakker to Rev. Joel Osteen
Letter from Pastor Jay Bakker to Rev. Joel Osteen January 17th, 2008 Rev. Joel OsteenLakewood Church3700 Southwest FreewayHouston, TX 77027 Subject: The American Family Outing Dear Rev. Osteen and the congregation of Lakewood Church, My name is Jay Bakker. I am pastor of Revolution Church in Brooklyn, New York. You may know me as the […]
A Call to Action From Phil Lawson
A Call to Action From Phil Lawson Fifty-eight years ago, in 1950, I attended my first non-violent direct action with Bayard Rustin and George Houser who organized the Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR) so that youth and young adults would come to Washington D.C. to confront the discrimination and segregation laws in the nation’s capital. In […]
LGBT Families Ask Six Mega-Churches "Can We Talk?"
Jay Bakker to Join "American Family Outing" to Create Dialogue Among Evangelicals ******************************************SOULFORCE PRESS RELEASE: January 8, 2008For Immediate ReleaseContact: Paige Schilt, Director of Public Relations and MediaCell: 512-659-1771paige@soulforce.org****************************************** (Austin, TX) — This winter, as the Rev. Joel Osteen graces the pages of People Magazine, the familiar image of the old-school, anti-gay televangelist is rapidly […]
Soulforce to Mark 10th Anniversary in 2008 with Direct Action at United Methodist General Conference
Planning Team Affirms "Global Vision of Justice" ******************************************SOULFORCE PRESS RELEASE: January 2, 2008For Immediate ReleaseContact: Paige Schilt, Director of Public Relations and MediaCell: 512-659-1771paige@soulforce.org****************************************** Today the Soulforce United Methodist Planning Team released a statement announcing a planned direct action at the 2008 United Methodist General Conference in Fort Worth, Texas, on April 26-27. Signers of […]