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What does the Lord require of you, but to do justice, and to love kindness,
and to walk humbly with your God.  -
Micah 6:8

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TRANSformative Church Pre-Order for spiritual communities…  FREE!

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Become a TRANSformative Church through intentional, guided ministry to/with your congregants on all areas of gender, gender-identiy, transgender and gender-variance.

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Click Here to Pre-Order Now!

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Program Overview

This curriculum and ministry program endeavors to provide education, worship opportunities, and activism opportunities to church congregations.

The Goal
To provide certification to local church congregations as an “MCC TRANS-Safe Church” for churches which complete the program.

Why?
Even in the most inclusive church, our transgender siblings struggle to find a place both to be minister to and in which to embody the priesthood of all believers.  Metropolitan Community Churches has heard this need and, through MCC Transgender Ministries, is offering this program to enhance the ministry experiences of faith communities to and with transgender and gender-variant people.

This program offers the local church an opportunity to better welcome transgender and gender-variant individuals in the local worshipping and ministry community by guiding the formation and/or enhancement of ministries already alive in the faith community.

Become a TRANSformative Church!

Program Description

The MCC TRANSformative Church Ministry Program requires an intentional focus on the education of church members and friends on gender and the needs of transgender and gender-variant people within their community.  During the course of six months to three years, the church congregation will experience no less than fifteen opportunities to experience community, learn about gender, and advocate for transgender siblings in their area.  Successful completion of this program leads to certification as a TRANSformative Church.

This program is designed to provide options for any size church or community and focus on three main areas;  Worship, Education and Activism.

Program Summary

The “MCC TRANSformative Church” Certification Program is designed to engage as many members of your church or local community as possible in a covenantal journey into creating safe space for transgender and gender-variant people.  The program has three levels:

• Walk Humbly Certification – completed program requirements and at least five (5) activities in one or more categories within two years.
• Love Kindness Certification – completed program requirements and at least ten (10) activities in two or more categories within two years.
• Do Justice Certification – completed program requirements and at least fifteen (15) activities in three or more categories within two years.
• Summit Certification – completed program requirements and a gender summit.
• Micah 6:8 Award Certification – completed all certification levels and summit within three years.

Program Benefits

Successful completion of the “MCC TRANSformative Church” certification program will provide local congregations with multiple benefits.

The program will enhance ministry and social action ability for the local congregation in the following areas:

• Inclusion of Transgender Individuals
 in Worship
  • in Education
  • in Outreach
  • in In-Reach
  • in Activism
• Congregational Empowerment
  • in Spiritual Development
  • in Educating the Local Community
  • in Legislative Participation
• Church Marketing to Transgender Communities
• Church Marketing to Key Like-Minded Organizations

Program Administration

MCC Transgender Ministries understands the challenges of administering a new ministry program in a local church or spiritual community.  To best assist volunteer program leaders and clergy, MCC Transgender Ministries staff are available to track, record and guide the completion of this program.  The MCCTM staff and volunteers manage certification materials and required documentation.

Program materials, including worship aides, educational workshops, activism checklists, theological studies, and all program forms are provided by MCC Transgender Ministry staff and volunteers.

Program administration services are free to all churches and communities which enter the program and complete the first requirement: “Statement of Intent”.  Team-building meetings and general advising on activities is also available via conference with MCCTM staff at NO COST to the local church or community.

Program Availability

The MCC TRANSformative Church Certification Program will be available for all local communities on September 1, 2010.  Pre-Order your curriculum by clicking here.

Cost:

Pre-Orders (before Sept. 1, 2010) – FREE
Regular Orders (after Sept. 1, 2010) – $25  (materials and handling fee – printing and shipping)

Questions?

If you have questions about this program, its facilitation, or its content, please contact MCC Transgender Ministries staff (Mel Martinez and Angel Collie) via email at:  MCCTM@MCCchurch.net.