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MCC
Transgender Ministries is pleased to announce the release of our
local church focused-ministry program entitled "MCC TRANSFormative
Church Ministry Program". This resource is designed for local
churches and organizations to enhance ministry to and with
transgender and gender-variant people, or to begin a successful
ministry from scratch. Featuring our "Local Church Focused
Ministry Plan Workbook", this program walks churches through the
identification of leaders, the intentional planning of a new or
existing ministry, and quarter-by-quarter ministry planning. Also,
a variety of tools engaging the topics specific to Transgender and
Gender-Variant people, such as educational workshops, year-round
liturgies, fundraising tools, and partner organization trainings,
enhance ministry efforts and support volunteer and professional
leadership.
Get
your copy of the MCC TRANSFormative Church Ministry Program for
FREE until October 1st!
If you place your order before October 1, we will provide a
printed copy of this full resource (approx. 200 pages), as well as
a disc of all resources for printing in-house. Your order includes
rights to print and edit resources as needed for use in your local
community for original MCC Transgender Ministry materials. After
October 1, this resource will incur a fee of $25 to cover the cost
of printing and shipping only.Learn more about this ministry
program, the variety of tools available, how to order your copy,
and the benefits for your church by clicking here!
What
is MCC Transgender Ministries?
MCC Transgender Ministries (MCCTM), co-lead by Angel Collie
and Mel Martinez, supports the ministries and relationships to/with
local churches and organizations intent on making a difference for
transgender and gender-variant people. Since the ministry's
inception in 2005 (originally the MCC Transgender Resource Team),
Angel and Mel have coordinated the creation of and distribution of
resources, created new organizational partnerships, and offered
consult with MCC members and leaders. This year (September 2010)
Mel and Angel release their first Ministry Program - MCC's
TRANSFormative Church Ministry Program - with endorsements from
Human Rights Campaign, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force's
Welcoming Resources Program, Southerners on New Ground and (in
Africa) Gender Dynamix. This program is an ongoing, regularly
enhanced program designed to build on current transgender ministry
and walk local congregations/organizations through beginning such
ministry.
Past efforts of MCC Transgender Ministries include: yearly
observance and resources for Transgender Day of Remembrance,
facilitation of "Gender Identities and Our Faith "Communities" HRC
program, attendees at Gender Odyssey conference, and
workshops/affinity groups at General Conferences 2007 &
2010.
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