So if your church is mostly, technically, unofficially affirming but you just haven’t taken the steps to embrace it –maybe you’ve just been waiting for a nudge?–then consider this your nudge. The time is now.
Erin Wathen, pastor of Saint Andrew Christian Church in Olathe, KS, an Open & Affirming Congregation of the Christian Church, has written this blog post on Why “We Welcome Everyone” Isn’t Enough.