LGBT Pastors now

[Joe Knapp]

I know Stan asked not to post about Gays, But I hope this is an exception. 

Pastor Saša Gunjević First Adventist Pastor to Maintain Credentials After Coming Out

https://atoday.org/pastor-sasa-gunjevic-first-adventist-pastor-to-maintain-credentials-after-coming-out/

 

[Gregory Matthews]

Thel Seventh-day Adventist Church asks LGBTQ members and pastors who are not in a traditional marriage to live a celibate life.  I note the Conference that employes him has stated, my words, that he had not engaged in any conduct that would warrant disciplinary action.

Here is what the Conference actually said, in part:

"

• That a thorough discussion had shown that there is no reason at the moment for the certification of Saša Gunjević to be withdrawn.
• That Gunjević had not committed a disciplinary offense that would prevent him from continuing to exercise pastoral ministry."

[Joe Knapp]

From the article:

AT: What is your hope for your ministry moving forward?

SG: I hope that through me, people can get the chance to really get to know a queer person as a person first, and maybe open their minds and hearts to others in the process. When they already know you, it is harder to judge a book by its cover because they already know that the content of the pages are filled with actual humanity. I hope that our churches become places where queer, gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans, and intersex people can feel at home, loved, and accepted. Where we can openly live our partnerships, and dress and present the way we want, just as our heterosexual siblings are able to.

 

[Joe Knapp]

On 11/29/2025 at 8:34 AM, Joe Knapp said:

I hope that our churches become places where queer, gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans, and intersex people can feel at home, loved, and accepted.

That's not a church I want to belong to.