After the Gathering

Keep the Ember
Burning

The Ember gathering introduced you to a lot of new people and ideas. The good news? All of these people and ideas can go with you back into your context. This is a curated resource full of ways to keep engaging with what began at Ember.

Growing in Community

Find your people and deepen the connections that started at Ember.

Cohort Communities

Virtual

Holy Mischief Laboratory

Begins March 22, 2:00–3:30pm PT · Hosted by Dr. Tamice Spencer-Helms & Alison Moscoso

This Lab gives people space to consider Jesus anew, without any agenda or preset answers. In the cohort, we'll hear different perspectives on Jesus from a range of sources, activate our own imagination to encounter Jesus in story, and notice what Jesus might mean in our own lived reality.

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Virtual June Launch

Grey Space

Launches in June · Hosted by Alison Moscoso

Get unstuck by processing your faith experience and deconstruction in a safe, supportive container where your angst is welcomed and held as sacred. We will ground ourselves in resilience practices, recognize and name harm, mourn our losses, explore our own understandings of God, and imagine a new way forward.

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Gathering Spaces

The New Evangelicals Community Space

TNE Connect offers a dedicated community hub for like-minded individuals. Here you have access to our community hub, regional chats and private cohorts as well as access to content, resources and educational courses. Join here if you are looking for Community!

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Trans & Gender-Expansive

Transmission Ministry Collective

TMC is a collective by and for trans and gender-expansive people from Christian backgrounds, offering regular support groups and a 24/7 online community space. We also offer support and learning opportunities for family members and ministry leaders seeking to step deeper into solidarity with their trans siblings.

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Virtual LGBTQ+ Affirming

Contemplative Spirituality Group

Every other Monday, 6:30–8pm · Hosted by Matt Nightingale

A safe and sacred space to explore spiritual journeys together.

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LGBTQ+ Affirming

Numa

Support groups for exvangelicals, including LGBTQ+ specific groups.

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Faith Communities

Progressive, affirming, and reimagined expressions of faith across the country and online.

Church Clarity

Everywhere

A crowd-sourced database of Christian congregations scored based on how easy it is to find a church's Actively Enforced Policy online. A helpful tool for finding a church that aligns with your values.

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Post-Evangelical Collective Church Directory

The Post Evangelical Collective connects, cultivates, and resources post-evangelical churches. They also offer a database of churches aligned with their values.

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Local & Regional

Oaklife Church

Oakland, CA

A community committed to following Jesus in ways that bring healing, justice, and transformation to our world.

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St Lucy's Episcopal Church

Oakland, CA

Pursuing wholeness by celebrating the mystery of Christ through human connection, stories, conversation, and meaningful ritual.

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Dwell Church

Peninsula Bay Area, CA

An affirming and diverse church focused on helping people dwell in the presence of Jesus.

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Every Table

Richmond, VA

A diverse community of people from all faith backgrounds coming together to heal from the ways white supremacy and capitalism have torn us apart.

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The Quest

Marin County, CA · Also streams online

Belonging, Believing, Becoming. A progressive Christian community of faith.

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Virtual Communities

Virtual

The Intention Church

A gathering of believers committed to following the narrow way of Jesus through humility, justice seeking, peacemaking, and embodying love.

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Upcoming Events

From Ember Guides and Partners — keep the momentum going.

Virtual · March 16

Race, Religion, and Public Policy

March 16, 4pm PT · Hosted by Ciarra Jones

A workshop delving into the interconnectedness of race, religion, and policy, exploring how these powerful forces shape our identities, experiences, and society.

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Virtual · March 18

New Moon Prayer

March 18, 5pm PT · Hosted by Nya Abernathy

An hour of virtual space to come and quietly pray. Connect and communicate with Spirit during the New Moon energy in a shared space.

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April 10–11

The Followership Summit

April 10–11 · Oklahoma City or Virtual

The Curian Network's annual gathering of theological migrants, forward-thinking faith leaders, and anyone reimagining what it means to lead with love rather than coercion.

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April 28–29

Post Evangelical Collective National Gathering

April 28–29 · Boston

A gathering for pastors, leaders and artists wanting to be a part of reimagining the Church.

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LGBTQ+ · May 1–2

Here Gathering

May 1–2 · Nashville · Hosted by Numa

This experience is for queer people who came out of Evangelicalism and are ready for something quieter, deeper and more real.

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Learning

Substacks, books, and podcasts from your Ember Guides to keep you nourished.

Substacks

Of Earth and Of Stars

by Nya Abernathy

"I want to rekindle your wonder and awe with words. With connection. With awareness that isn't an escape from reality, but a wider view of it."

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Black Modern Mystic

by Dr. Tamice Spencer-Helms

"A space where scholarship, social transformation, and spirituality meet through a Black queer liberation lens."

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Beloved

by Brian Recker

"Christian spirituality without the dogma. The whole point is love, or I don't want it."

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Paul's Substack

by Paul Hoard

"Theorizing the 'Lack' at the heart of our shared life — theological, cultural, and playful."

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God Made Me Gay

by Mike Maeshiro

"Tables have to be flipped, privilege has to be checked. Queerness, spirituality and finding language for the unsaid things."

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A Weekly Column

by Starlette Thomas at Good Faith Media

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TRANSposition

by Billie Hoard

"Queer Explorations of Religion, Culture, Philosophy, and Political Dissent, oh and also C. S. Lewis"

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The Way Station

by Alison Moscoso

"Reflections on the spiritual journey focused on shifting high-control Christian narratives to expansive, trauma-informed spirituality."

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Terra Divina

by Kat Gonzales

Spiritually-rooted reflections on climate justice and collective liberation.

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Books by Ember Guides

Eucontamination: Disgust Theology and the Christian Life

Billie & Paul Hoard

Carnegie Halls in Shower Stalls

Nicholas Steven George

Faith Unleavened: The Wilderness Between Trayvon Martin & George Floyd

Tamice Spencer-Helms

Hell Bent: How the Fear of Hell Holds Christians Back from a Spirituality of Love

Brian Recker

Making It Plain: Why We Need Anabaptism and the Black Church

Drew Hart

Take Me to the Water

Starlette Thomas

Theologizin' Bigger: Homilies on Living Freely and Loving Wholly

Trey Ferguson

Trouble I've Seen: Changing the Way the Church Views Racism

Drew Hart

Welcome, Wonder: A Season of Practices to Curate an Awe-Filled Life

Nya Abernathy

Who Will Be A Witness: Igniting Activism for God's Justice, Love, and Deliverance

Drew Hart

Sponsor Recommended Books

The Tears of Things: Prophetic Wisdom for an Age of Outrage

Richard Rohr

Black Liturgies: Prayers, Poems, and Meditations for Staying Human

Cole Arthur Riley

A Rebellion of Care: Poems & Essays

David Gate

Good Soil: The Education of an Accidental Farmhand

Jeff Chu

Field Notes for the Wilderness: Practices for an Evolving Faith

Sarah Bessey

The Place Between Our Pains: A Memoir of What Joy Can Survive (available 5/19/26)

K.J. Ramsey

Podcasts

A Third Way

Explores the tension of following Jesus that moves beyond cut and dry, black and white answers, while inviting the Church to pace culture.

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Black Modern Mystic

A podcast for social transformation — born from the sacred refusal of the Hush Harbor tradition.

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Inverse Podcast

Belongs to the ones who are dissatisfied with the Bible being used to justify hatred.

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New Living Treyslation

Shares scriptures in a modern vernacular and wrestles with one critical question: what's it to me?

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Right There With You

A podcast community showcasing the human experience, emphasizing the extraordinary strength we find within ourselves.

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The Community Garden

"I'll be chatting with theologians, spiritual leaders, gardeners, and more to ask: what does liberation look like?"

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The Raceless Gospel

Offers listeners a respite — an inquiry for the sleepy-headed who are tired of white-body supremacy's narrative.

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Three Black Men

Robert Monson, Sam Gay, and Trey discuss a wide range of topics from their vantage point as Black men who hold Christian convictions.

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Unconventional Leaders

"Storytelling that gets people excited about your work! If you feel like the misfit, the one who thinks differently, this show helps you turn the parts of your story you felt unsure about into your greatest advantage."

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Spiritual Care

A listening profession that provides a safe, nonjudgmental, and supportive container for you to process all that's within your heart.

Ember Spiritual Directors

Alison Moscoso

Spiritual direction, coaching, and supportive containers for faith deconstruction and reconstruction.

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Matt Nightingale

Spiritual direction and safe, affirming space for LGBTQ+ people exploring the intersection of spirituality and sexuality.

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Spiritual Director Databases

Spiritual Directors of Color Network

Online database for spiritual directors of color

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LGBTQ+

The Christian Closet

Virtual coaching, spiritual direction, and psychotherapy at the intersection of LGBTQ+ identity and Christianity

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Spiritual Directors International

Online global database for spiritual directors

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Coaching

Ciarra Jones

Inclusive Leadership coaching, Toxic Workplace recovery, Religious Deconstruction consulting

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Mike Maeshiro

Everyone deserves the opportunity to live freely and fully. An individualized, 1-1 approach to support your full potential.

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Spiritual Care Spaces

Common Sanctuary with Matt Nightingale

"We create a safe and affirming space for LGBTQ+ people exploring the intersection of spirituality and sexuality."

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Esshec Studio with Nya Abernathy

"An intuitive apothecary where I create space for vulnerability, connection, play, resourcing, and repair. I co-create with you and Spirit using various modalities for energetic support, spiritual healing, and emotional care."

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Roots and Skies with Kat Gonzales

"Personalized readings that delve into your birth chart, revealing how you are uniquely poised to contribute to collective liberation. Specializes in transformation, leadership, spiritual healing, ancestral gifts, and astrocartography."

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Faith, Communities, and Ministries

"A community of spiritual seekers: ministers, chaplains, faith leaders, and spiritual care practitioners." They offer a database of ministers.

Find a Minister →

Mental Health Support

Affinity-focused mental health organizations and therapist databases.

Asian Mental Health Collective

Affinity organization offering resources including a database of Asian therapists

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Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective

Affinity organization offering resources including a database of Black therapists

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Latinx Therapists Action Network

Affinity organization offering resources including a database of Latinx therapists

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LGBTQ+ · BIPOC

National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network

Affinity organization offering resources including an online database of LGBTQ+ therapists of color

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Music & Poetry

Keep the music and words of Ember alive in your everyday life.

Jenn Ayala with The Underlay

Greg Steward with Lyrical Opposition

Nick George The Poet

Gathering Contacts

Stay connected with the people and organizations who made Ember possible.

Guides

Connect with our Ember Guides and learn more about their work.

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Hosting Partners

Nu Foundation

Building networks of communities, resources, and events that are inclusive, anti-racist, Jesus-loving, and social justice-oriented. Serving as our fiscal sponsor and founding partner.

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Oaklife Church

A community committed to following Jesus in ways that bring healing, justice, and transformation to our world. Provided local venue and logistical support in Oakland.

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Sponsors