Walking Together: A New Ways Ministry Workshop on Synodality and LGBOTQ+ Inclusion
September 13, 2025 @ 9:00AM — September 14, 2025 @ 5:00PM Pacific Time (US & Canada) Add to Calendar
St Camillus Center: 1911 Zonal Ave Los Angeles, CA 90033 Get Directions
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Walking Together: A New Ways Ministry Workshop on Synodality and LGBTQ+ Inclusion
About ‘Walking Together’
This workshop explores how receiving and implementing synodality can allow our parishes and other
Catholic institutions to better listen to LGBTQ+ experiences and foster a church of dialogue,
accompaniment, and welcome. It will teach participants about the theology and practice of synodality,
particularly in relation to LGBTQ+ issues, and engage participants in synodal conversation to discern
how their parish may be called in the Spirit to grow in its mission to and with LGBTQ+ Catholics.
Sponsor and Facilitator
New Ways Ministry, founded in 1977, is a Catholic outreach that educates and advocates for
equity, inclusion, and justice for LGBTQ+ persons, equipping leaders to build bridges of
dialogue within the Church and civil society. Facilitating the workshop will be Brian Flanagan,
PhD, Cardinal Cody Chair of Catholic Theology at Loyola University Chicago and Senior
Fellow at New Ways Ministry. Dr. Flanagan is an expert on the theology and practice of
synodality, with particular expertise in how the spirituality and structures of synodality
provide foundational resources for a more inclusive and welcoming church.