The Living Out Church Audit

How biblically inclusive is your church?

At our Identity in Christ conference with Tim and Kathy Keller in June 2018 we launched our Living Out Church Audit – a tool to help church leadership teams answer this key question: how biblically inclusive is your church? Unsurprisingly, our focus is on those who might identify as LGBTQ+/ same-sex attracted: Jesus included all in a counter-cultural way and we hope this audit will help our churches follow his lead.

Download the Church Audit

In the video below Ed Shaw explains how he used the audit with his elders at the church he serves in Bristol, UK.  

Podcast guides to using the audit

Have a listen as the team talk through the points on the audit and a church leader shares his experience of going through it.

Welcome and Dignity (How Biblically Inclusive is Your Church? #1)

Podcasts | 36 mins

In this new series we're exploring how our churches can be more biblically inclusive, starting with a look at welcome and dignity.

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Honesty and Equality (How Biblically Inclusive is Your Church? #2)

Podcasts | 33 mins

We look at how to make our churches more biblically inclusive by modelling openness and pointing to Christ's forgiveness.

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Sacrifice and Identity (How Biblically Inclusive is Your Church? #3)

Podcasts | 38 mins

We look at how to make our churches more biblically inclusive by being radical disciples with our identity rooted in Christ.

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Leadership and Safety (How Biblically Inclusive is Your Church? #4)

Podcasts | 33 mins

We discuss what biblical inclusion means for same-sex attracted Christians in leadership and highlight the danger of promises of 'healing'.

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Relationships and Community (How Biblically Inclusive is Your Church? #5)

Podcasts | 31 mins

We explore how churches can value singleness as well as marriage and create rich community where LGBT people can thrive.

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Church Leader Interview (How Biblically Inclusive is Your Church? #6)

Podcasts | 33 mins

Tom Putt shares how the Living Out course and audit are helping his church welcome and support LGBT people in a biblically faithful way.

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