Emmy Kegler
In this episode I welcome back Emmy Kegler for a bonus conversation about raising kids beyond purity culture in an LGBTQ+ affirming home, we talk about what to do if and when a child comes out to you and how to best support them, setting up boundaries and the importance of teaching kids about body autonomy and consent.
Emmy Kegler is a pastor, author, and speaker called to ministry at the margins of the church, especially among LGBTQIA+ Christians. She serves as pastor of Grace Lutheran Church in Northeast Minneapolis, a small servant-hearted neighborhood congregation focused on feeding the hungry and community outreach.
Emmy has a Master’s in Divinity from Luther Seminary and is an ordained pastor of the ELCA. She is a co-leader of the Queer Grace Community, a group of LGBTQIA+ Christians in the Twin Cities who meet for worship, Bible study, and fellowship. She is also the founder and editor of the Queer Grace Encyclopedia, a curated collection of online resources around LGBTQIA+ life and faith.
Her first book, One Coin Found: How God’s Love Stretches to the Margins, tells her story as a queer Christian called to ordained ministry and how it formed her relationship with Scripture. Her second book, All Who Are Weary: Easing the Burden on the Walk with Mental Illness, (releases Nov. 2021)offers a pastoral and Scriptural accompaniment to those facing symptoms and diagnoses of mental illness along with those who care for them.
Connect with Emmy:
IG @emmykegler
Resources Mentioned:
Parenting Forward: How to Raise Children with Justice, Mercy, and Kindness by Cindy Wang Brandt
Love Makes Room: And Other Things I Learned When My Daughter Came Out by Staci Frenes
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