Affirming Theology for LGBTQ+ Youth | Monday Invocation
“If we don’t have LGBTQ+ people participating in our faith communities, fully participating, then we’re missing something.”
Liz Dyer
Content Warning: Self-harm and/or suicide, Homophobia and/or Transphobia.
Today, we are engaging with a breakout session recording from January titled, Affirming Theology for LGBTQ+ Youth.
LGBTQ+ Youth hear a lot of non-affirming faith-based messages. These non-affirming messages negatively impact the mental and spiritual well-being of LGBTQ+ youth. This session helps Christian parents and other Christian adults learn how to assure LGBTQ+ children that they are created in God's image, that God loves, supports, accepts, and affirms them as an LGBTQ+ person just as they are, and that God desires for them to live wholeheartedly into the person God created them to be.
As part of our Parents and Allies track at Conference, Mama Bears founder Liz Dyer curated this session as a brainstorming session amongst Conference attendees in hopes that we can continue to develop really good, positive, impactful, affirming theology to share with other people in our families, in our communities, in our schools, in our churches, and in our neighborhoods.
Click the link below to join the conversation!
We’re already looking ahead to next year! Registration for the 2026 Q Christian Fellowship Conference is open and there is a discount code at the link below. Join us for another unforgettable weekend of connection, learning, and celebration with LGBTQ+ Christians and allies from around the world. Reserve your spot now—we’d love to see you there!
