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Each week, guest speakers from a variety of backgrounds and disciplines join the Reverend Peter Thompson and other St. Bart's clergy for deep and insightful conversations about topics that matter to our lives as responsible citizens and people of faith. Speakers in recent years have included winners of the Tony Award, the Emmy Award, the MacArthur Fellowship, and the Pulitzer Prize, professors from prominent universities like Yale, Harvard, Princeton, and Columbia, and journalists from New York, The New Yorker, and The Atlantic.

Sunday, June 22, 2025
Born Again Queer: Evangelical Gay Activism and the Making of Antigay Christianity

William Stell, Faculty Fellow at New York University and author of the upcoming book Born Again Queer, uncovers the hidden history of gay evangelicals and the opposition they faced within the evangelical movement. Please post your questions in the comments section on Facebook or YouTube, or email the Reverend Peter Thompson at

 

Upcoming Speakers at The Forum


June 29   Queering Storytelling: Practices Towards Transformation

The Reverend Dr. Mihee Kim-Kort, co-pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Annapolis, Maryland and author of Outside the Lines: How Embracing Queerness will Transform Your Faith, reflects on how practices of reading and listening might open us up to God’s presence and help us show up in courageous ways.

Watch or listen to The Forum from previous weeks below.

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Black, Queer, and Untold

06.15.25 | Articles | The Forum |

Acclaimed designer and artist Jon Key, author of Black, Queer & Untold, brings to light the lives and legacies of Black and Queer creatives from the 1800s to the present.

Canon Stephanie Sellers
06.04.17 | Articles | The Forum

For the Forum we welcomed this morning’s guest preacher, the Reverend Canon Stephanie Spellers, Canon to the Presiding Bishop for Evangelism and Reconciliation. Canon Sellers shared a portrait of her work throughout the Episcopal Church and...

"Braking AIDS" 2017
04.30.17 | Articles | The Forum

Listen in to learn about Team St. Bart’s and the “Braking AIDS 2017” Boston-to-NY bike ride, as well as the mission of Housing Works to end homelessness and AIDS.

Social Media and Being the Church
04.23.17 | Articles | The Forum

Social Media and Being the Church: A lively discussion with our new Communications Director, Kara Flannery, and the Reverend Matthew Moretz on the social media landscape and how it relates to the common life of St. Bart’s and our personal...

The Journey Inward: Conclusion
04.02.17 | Articles | The Forum

In the fifth session of our Lenten Series “The Journey Inward,” the Right Reverend Dean Wolfe shared a closing presentation on the variety of Lenten disciplines of our tradition as we prepare for the approaching end to the penitential...

The Journey Inward, Part 5: Study
03.26.17 | Articles | The Forum

In the fourth session of our Lenten series, “The Journey Inward,” the Right Reverend Dean Wolfe spoke about the Christian discipline of Study to equip us during this penitential season of Lent.

St. Bart's at the Oscars
02.20.17 | Articles | The Forum

St. Bart's at the Oscars: Matthew Moretz led a lively discussion about three nominees for Best Picture: Jackie, Hacksaw Ridge, and Manchester by the Sea. Spoiler alert: all is revealed!

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