We’re expanding our leadership team!
Transmission Ministry Collective is excited to announce its nation-wide search for a co-Executive Director! When TMC was founded in 2020, our first board, alongside founder and Executive Director Austen Hartke, intentionally built in structures that would ensure a diversity of leadership perspectives. This included limiting the term of [...]
Micah Melody Taberner for Pacific School of Religion
Transition as an act of co-creation in partnership with the Divine TMC's Community Care Coordinator, Micah Melody Taberner, recently had her work featured on Religion News Service! Her reflection on transition as co-creation was developed as part of her graduate studies at Pacific School of Religion. Read the [...]
Daily Dot on affirming Christian communities
LGBTQ Christians are using Instagram to protest the ex-gay, ex-trans movement Thank you to the Daily Dot for their recent piece highlighting the work of affirming communities of LGBTI2A+ Christians like TMC and the UNCHANGED Movement, including thoughts from our Program Coordinator Micah Melody! Read the full piece [...]
MPR interview with TMC’s Austen Hartke
Minnesota-based collective supports transgender Christians worldwide Thank you to Cathy Wurzer at Minnesota Public Radio for a great conversation with our Executive Director, Austen Hartke, on his experience as a trans Christian and the history and mission of TMC. Listen or read the full transcript here! [...]
NPR on trans Christian leadership
Trans religious leaders say scripture should inspire inclusive congregations "...it's part of Jesus's call to abundant life. It's not desecration; it's co-creation. Holy work." Our Executive Director, Austen Hartke, recently had the opportunity to share some thoughts with Deena Prichep at NPR Chicago, for a piece on how [...]