Born from a conviction that Scripture and full affirmation belong together.
The Reformation Project was founded on a simple but contested conviction: that a careful, historically grounded reading of Scripture supports the full inclusion of gay, bisexual, and transgender Christians in the life and leadership of the church.
We are not asking the church to set aside the Bible. We are asking the church to read it more carefully — and to follow where that reading leads.
The organization grew out of a speech delivered by founder Matthew Vines in 2012 at a church in Wichita, Kansas — a biblical case for affirming gay Christians that went viral, was seen more than a million times, and led to a feature story in The New York Times. In 2013, Matthew launched The Reformation Project to equip Christians to advocate for an orthodox and affirming vision for the church. The following year, he published God and the Gay Christian — one of the most widely read works on the subject in evangelical Christianity, now in an updated and expanded edition.
More than a decade later, we are still doing the same work: equipping Christians with the theological tools they need to advance full inclusion in their own communities, congregations, and families.
