by IAM | May 17, 2021 | Impact, Reflections
Inclusive and Affirming Ministries (IAM) has been working with denominations, clergy, and lay leaders over the past 25 years. Our work includes the accompaniment of faith communities towards opening hearts through diversity awareness, opening minds through dialogue in...
by IAM | Mar 10, 2021 | Impact, Reflections, Regional partnerships
Earlier this month the IAM team met with our seven partners on our exciting new regional initiative looking at “Comprehensive Sexuality Education and Access to Reproductive Health and Rights from a Religious perspective”. The project, funded by the Robert Carr Fund,...
by IAM | Mar 5, 2021 | Impact, Reflections
One of the greatest and most painful lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic is the importance of living each day to the fullest and having an appreciation for life. Lockdown restrictions highlighted the importance of treasuring families, loved ones, our...
by IAM | Nov 23, 2020 | Impact, Reflections
When the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) at their General Synod of 2015 became the first Church denomination in Africa to be fully inclusive of their LGBTIQ+ members – including scrapping the celibacy clause for their LGBTIQ+ clergy, allowing their ministers to perform...
by IAM | Nov 2, 2020 | Faith Partnerships, Impact, Reflections, Sharing the mic
IAM works closely with faith partners in various denominations in our community to effect lasting and transformative change. We reached out to several faith partners we’ve interacted with over the years and asked them to reflect on our work together and the impact...
