Short Videos
Room for… Series brings terms to life by introducing people who identify with them. These stories illuminate the beautiful spectrum of God’s people. Walk beside members of our community for a moment as they share their faith journey, and come away empowered to keep making Room for All.
A Welcoming Space: The Story of Room for All
Lifeboats by B.T. Harman is a spoken word poem written as a letter to parents of LGBTQ+ children.
Body and Soul: We Belong An excellent resource for small group or church study/discussion, Body and Soul: We Belong is a six-part video series that explores full-inclusion through the lens of six themes central to the Reformed identity. Accompanying it is a downloadable discussion guide (featuring question based on video content, Scripture, and Reformed liturgies or confessions).
Room for Me? is a short video that allows LGBTQ Christians in RCA settings to respond to four questions about their experiences in the church and perceptions of Christ’s Gospel message.
Transgender and Christian is a series of 100 youtube videos by Austen Hartke created in an attempt to help trans Christians find hope at the intersection of their identity and their faith through the study of biblical texts, and through life-giving conversation.
Making Room for All 2015 – A recap of the 2015 RfA National Conference and 10th Anniversary Celebration.
Making Room for All 2013 – A recap of the 2013 RfA National Conference
Out in the Silence is an award-winning documentary that aired on public television and other venues. It can be purchased online; a study guide and other publicity materials can be downloaded for free.
Lead With Love is a 35 minute film for parents of LGBTQ children. It is honest, straightforward, inspiring, and includes reference to biblical or theological concerns. This highly recommended video is available for free download on the Lead With Love website.
Fish Can’t Fly is a film that explores the concept of changing ones’ sexual orientation and the lives of gay men and women of faith as they recall their journeys to put their sexuality and spirituality in harmony.
Pray Away is a Netflix documentary that offers powerful testimony from survivors of faith-based conversion therapy, a practice meant to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity that has been discredited by all modern mental health credentialing bodies. Former practitioners of such efforts share their turning points as well.
Podcasts
Unfinished Community Podcast is the audio version of the “Untitled” and “Back to Basics” YouTube series of Bible Studies, featuring Rev. Don Van Antwerpen, Travis Love, and other guests both from the community and beyond.
Q Faith Pod is a site that maintains a listing of LGBTQ+ faith based podcasts that are either archived or presently recording.
Sisters of Thunder is available on many sites, including YouTube, and is the project of Kathy Baldock and Yvette Cantu Schneider. Also the hosts of Canyonwalker Connections, they discuss topics related to the intersection of faith and sexual orientation and gender identity from an affirming and fully inclusive stance on the other side of their own learning journeys.
Out Loud: LGBT Stories of Faith is a collection of folks telling their stories on a show for questions and curiosity, for inspiration and community, for acceptance and belonging and ultimately, for hope, hosted by Greg Thompson.
Queer Theology Podcast is accessible on a variety of streaming platforms.
Freed Hearts founder, Christian mom Susan Cottrell maintains a weekly podcast to provide support to fellow parents of LGBTQ kids.
