By Chris Markert, Bishop’s Associate for Mission In 2022, the Gulf Coast Synod Assembly approved a resolution to spend a year in discernment on whether the Gulf Coast Synod should become a Reconciling in Christ (RIC) Synod, a designation committing the synod to the welcome, inclusion, and celebration of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people in the life of the synod. This includes learning about what RIC means (and doesn’t mean), and why it matters. This article is part...
