| In This Issue of Crossbeams To see Crossbeams on GLAD's website, click here. Council Welcomes Dan Adolphson as Moderator The GLAD Alliance Council, meeting this weekend at First Christian Church, Minneapolis, confirmed the selection of Rev. Dan Adolphson as Council Moderator, and other news from the GLAD Leadership Retreat at First Christian Church, Minneapolis. (read more . . . ) 
Karen Barr, Immediate Past Moderator of the GLAD Alliance Council, and Rev. Dan Adolphson, Moderator, Moderator of the GLAD Alliance Council, after Sunday morning worship at First Christian Church, Minneapolis, at the conclusion of the GLAD Leadership Retreat. | Christian Board of Publication and Chalice Press Join Open & Affirming Ministry Program The Christian Board of Publication and Chalice Press declared themselves an Open & Affirming Ministry of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and were added to GLAD’s list of O&A Ministries in late September. (read more . . . ) What’s so Important About Being Open & Affirming? What’s so important about being Open & Affirming? you might ask. Of course, there are many answers. Check out the latest stories on GLAD's website, including a video from John at Downtown Disciples, Des Moines, IA, and Pastor Tanya's latest from Chalice Christian Church, London, KY. (read more . . . ) What’s in a Name? The GLAD Alliance has for several years been committed to the welcome of persons of all gender expressions and identities and all sexual orientations, but our name no longer reflects that commitment. Read about GLAD's plan to find a new name and make your own suggestion. (read more . . . ) Shower of Stoles at Central Christian, Indianapolis Linda Patrick from Central Christian Church in Indianapolis, IN, shares with us these pictures from the Shower of Stoles. Check out these pictures and stories about LGBT ministry. (read more . . . ) Bread for The Journey (with Honey) "Ain't That Good News" (read more . . . )
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