Contemplative Activism
Microcertificate: Catholic LGBTQ+ Ministry
The live cohort delivery of the CLGS Catholic LGBTQ+ Ministry microcertificate, imagining a more just and hopeful church with radical inclusion.
- Format
- Six live sessions plus self-paced lessons
- Time
- Six 1-hour live sessions, June 1 through 17, with the final project due June 19
- Cost
- $50 registration (no one turned away for lack of funds)
- Teaching partner
- Pacific School of Religion
Facilitated by Dr. Ish Ruiz, the six-session cohort combines live discussion with self-paced video lessons and downloadable resources, ending in a final project and microcertificate for participants who complete every session.
What the course covers
- Orientation Day
- Queer Catholic Ministry: Biblical Foundations
- History of Catholic Doctrine on Gender & Sexuality
- Catholic Sexual Ethics: Future Trajectories
- Queer Theology
- Queer Catholic Pastoral Care
- Final Project
What you’ll learn and practice
- Apply basic biblical, historical, ethical, theological, and pastoral concepts pertaining to LGBTQ+ inclusion
- Evaluate various approaches to LGBTQ+ ministry in the church
- Construct a vision for LGBTQ+ Catholic pastoral care applicable to your ministry setting