PRIDE EDUCATION SERVICES
Services

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Audits for church LGBTQ+ inclusion, equity, and belonging
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Meeting and retreat planning and facilitation, including complex, emotional discussion
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Educational workshops and training
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Written materials for awareness days, advocacy, and devotions
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Advocacy support within legal limits
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Pulpit supply
Artie has a long history of experience within churches and the study of Biblical interpretation and Christian culture. Their experience and expertise includes:
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A lifetime in a church removed from the SBC for baptizing gay members, including internal-church studies and conversations
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Religious Studies major with a Christian Education concentration, youth ministry minor, and YMCA minor at a Baptist university completed all coursework before transferring to complete a UNCC degree - included biblical languages
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Current M.Div. with LGBTQ+ studies concentration at Chicago Theological Seminary
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Facilitating and hosting interfaith coalitions and church groups
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Faith organizing for voting rights and LGBTQ+ advocacy at the local, state, and national level
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Moderating and participation in faith panels
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Helped create the first GSA at a Baptist university - including organizing and conversations
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Resource for church leaders navigating LGBTQ+ inclusion and advocacy
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Pulpit supply and preaching experience
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Writing for devotionals, church memos for awareness days and advocacy
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Conversation facilitation, Bible study leadership