God Calls YOU Good

I’m Avery (they or ze pronouns), I’m in my late 20s, autistic, and graduated with a Masters of Divinity from Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary in 2019.

Since then, I’ve just been working on my various little pockets of online ministry centered around Bible translation, LGBTQA+ theology, disability theology, and interfaith relationships. i love talking about all this stuff so reach out to me if you have questions or ideas or whatnot!

Find my various projects:

blessedarethebinarybreakers.com holds my timeline of gender diversity throughout the Bible + Christian history! It’s also where you can find information about my multifaith podcast of transgender stories, with links for where to listen + read transcripts.

binarybreakingworship is where i keep liturgy i’ve written + some other content that you can use for free in your own worship services, with permission. My liturgy tends to have fun with pronouns and gendered language for God, and is inclusive of nonbinary folk.

@blessedarethebinarybreakers is my advice blog — head on over there if you have any questions about faith, gender/sexuality, disability, interfaith stuff, Bible stuff...

On my YouTube channel, I post videos about queer theology, disability theology, studying the Bible when you don’t know biblical Hebrew or Greek, and more!

I’ve also got a Twitter and an Instagram, though I don’t use either very often.

Aaand I sell hand-embroidered patches and wall art at NeuroqueerCrafting on Etsy 🪡

Organizational Tags

Some of the tags i use most often on this blog:

#seminary - stuff about what seminary is like, including advice for how to pick a seminary, whether it’s right for you, how to get money to attend, issues i had in seminary...

#log - usually stuff about my own life

#chatting tag

#quote tag

#resources

#preaching material - stuff i gather mostly for myself that i think i might use in a sermon one day

#teaching material - ditto, but for future classes / workshops

#interfaith

#antisemitism

#disability theology

#trans theology

#bible tag

My Masterposts!

Masterpost of posts on my other blog about queerness, God, the Bible, interfaith stuff, and more

Masterpost of autistic stuff, from stimming to self diagnosis to finding community

Masterpost of Disability & Ministry Resources

Anti-Racist Resources for Christians

Advice + Resources for Chaplains ministering to LGBTQA+ persons

Masterpost of sermons I’ve preached (not always fully up to date so you might also check out my youtube for newest ones)

Masterpost of resources a nonbinary/genderqueer/otherwise trans person can use to help people understand and affirm them from both “secular” and Christian perspectives

A few resources on intersectionality

Some see embracing the polyamorous persons already in our midst as a "slippery slope," but God's holy mountain is home to all kinds of people (Isaiah 56:7-8). Let's explore scripture and church history — from Genesis 2:24 to Ephesians 5, and from Augustine to modern theologians — to discover how affirming ethically non-monogamous structures fits into God's call to draw our circles ever wider.

I'm really excited for this upcoming More Light Monday, August 10 at 7pm ET!! I've been digging into church history & theologies around non-monogamy (and sex & marriage in general cuz it's all tangled together) and it's been fascinating. Let me share it with you!!

how many of us there are!

connections between non-monogamy and the divine

gifts and wisdom we can bring to our faith communities (and beyond)

struggles we face within faith communities and broader society

ways faith communities have worked to embrace their non-monogamous members

the diversity of our thoughts and experiences

If you are polyamorous/non-monogamous and engage in any religion / practice spirituality (or have left religion due to anti-polyamory views or actions), hit me up! If you're unsure you qualify, chances are you do.

I'm aiming for most conversations to go into a YouTube video series, but we can also do audio-only or even text-only to accommodate everyone and protect anonymity where needed.

7pm ET tonight (Monday July 13), do me a big favor and come to our conversation on the weaponization of shame + what steps progressive churches can take to combat the various ways anti-queer powers try to eradicate queerness, from literal conversion therapy to more subtle actions.

Official blurb:

Dr. Lucas Wilson will be leading us in conversation about the role of shame in conversion practices; the ongoing history of conversion practices, including a recent SCOTUS case involving a Christian therapist in Colorado; and the implications for progressive churches, including actions we can all take!

Use discount code WILSON20 for 20% off Shame-Sex Attraction here: https://us.jkp.com/products/shamesex-attraction.

These are my top recommended resources for anyone hoping to learn more about non-monogamy from a Christian* perspective. Click here for my masterpost with these and more resources.

(This video is a few weeks old; the overture I talk about in it thankfully did not pass! But the conversation isn't over.)

Too often church conversations about justice force vulnerable persons into the role of defendant, treating their place in the church as a matter of debate.