Revolution NYC is 501(c)3 non-profit organization and all donations made are tax-deductible. Near the beginning of 2012 you will receive a letter that states that amount of your contributions you made to Revolution NYC in 2011.

We need your help to insure that Revolution NYC will be able to continue it’s unique ministry into and beyond 2012.

You can contribute online here.

Or if you prefer, you can send a personal check or cashier check to:

Revolution Church

190 Bedford Ave

Suite #211

Brooklyn, NY 11211

Remember that checks must be dated on or before Dec. 31st to be eligible for a tax-deduction.
Thank you in advance for helping Revolution NYC survive and thrive in 2012!

Dr. Karyn L. Wiseman is the Assistant Professor of Homiletics at Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia. She is an Elder in The United Methodist Church and has eighteen years of experience pastoring churches in both Kansas and New Jersey. Dr. Wiseman’s studies for her doctorate took place at Drew University in Madison, New Jersey, where she worked with Len Sweet for four years. Her degree is in Liturgical Studies/Preaching and Worship, with major study in the Emerging Church Movement.

Dr. Wiseman has led numerous workshops and taught classes in several seminaries regarding preaching, worship, the emerging church, pastoral administration, clergy self-care, and other important pastoral topics – especially preaching for a new day. Her work on church planting, retooling pastors for ministry, and revitalizing churches is extensive. She is especially interested in engaging the emerging church for vital ministry ideas, equipping communities to take on new models for church, and employing postmodern ideas in communities of faith to reengage younger generations.

You can follow her blog here. And on the Twitter.

Hope your summer is treating you great! Things have been busy here and I’m excited to tell you about what’s been going on.

Summer started with the Wild Goose Festival. It was great to meet many of the online members of Revolution. We had a great time and are excited for next year’s festival. Pastor Vince has been busy touring Europe. He has been playing Christian festivals in Germany and Holland, and is headed to England to lead the worship music at Greenbelt. He will also be performing with Peter Rollins with a program they are currently developing for a U.S. tour this winter.

This summer we celebrated New York state making same-sex marriage a reality here. We have a few weddings coming up, and we are excited to officiate these weddings and further God’s vision of equality here on earth.

In efforts to further this vision, I have initiated a campaign called, “Are you affirming?”. I believe the time is now for Christian leaders to come forward and affirm the LGBTQ community. Martin Luther King Jr. said, “In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” The time is now for us to break the silence and fully welcome and include all of God’s children in the church. I firmly believe that silence = violence. The violence of “riding the fence” must stop for full inclusion to be realized.

Please ask your favorite pastors, speakers, authors if they are LGBTQ (gay) affirming?
One way to find out is by asking them through social media. The time to speak up is now! If you are an ally let your voice be heard, you may be the voice some one desperately needs to hear. Facebook it, twitter it, etc. If you are using twitter, please use the hashtag, #areyougayaffirming.

In other news, we are currently constructing a new website to better serve our online community. We need funding to make this happen, as well as funding to continue our on going ministry. Please consider making a donation so we can continue our work. Thank you! Click here to donate.

In GRACE,
Jay Bakker
Co-Pastor, Revolution NYC