A mid-week place to belong
Some are trying to figure out if they ever will again.
Soulintension community exists for people who need a place in between. A mid-week gathering for LGBT individuals, straight allies, and those who have an LGBT person in their life and want to understand and love them well.
You don't have to have your theology figured out. You don't have to be on any particular side of anything. Just show up as you are.
If you've got a church you love, come anyway. If you don't have a church, or you're not sure church is even possible for you anymore, this might be a place to start. We meet mid-week so you can attend both gatherings.
There's no prerequisite for belonging here.
Whether you are new to faith, returning to it, or somewhere in the middle of a long and complicated journey. You are welcome here exactly as you are.
If you've got an LGBT person in your life and want to understand their experience more deeply, or if you simply want to be a more educated and empathetic presence, this community is for you too.
If you have an LGBT person in your life and want to understand their experience and love them well, this community is for you too.
Soulintension is a Side B community. That means we hold a traditional Christian sexual ethic while fully affirming the dignity, humanity, and belonging of every LGBT person. Nobody walks in the door required to hold that view. Questions are genuinely welcome, and so is respectful uncertainty.
What this space is not designed for is debate about its foundation. We're not a forum for Side A, Side B, or Side X debates. We're people trying to live faithfully within a particular framework, and we want to do that together without defensiveness or pressure in either direction. If you're exploring these questions and not yet sure where you land, you belong here. If you're looking for a space to advocate for a different theological position, this is probably not the right fit.
Come curious. Come honest. Come as you are.
This community is not a program. It's not a step in a process designed to move you toward a predetermined conclusion. It's not a place where you'll be asked to change, perform, or explain yourself before you are welcome.
It's a gathering of people who are trying to walk faithfully and honestly, in the tension, together. The hard questions are real and we don't pretend otherwise. But they're questions we hold together, not demands made of you at the door.
