Wilke's testimony, as a lifelong lesbian Christian, is included in the DVD series 'Faithful and Inclusive - The Bible, Sexuality, and the United Methodist Church.' Sarah Wilke, director of global relations for the Richard and Julia Wilke Institute for Discipleship at Southwestern College, a United Methodist-affiliated institution located in Winfield, Kan.Father James Martin, a Jesuit priest and prolific author whose works include 'Building a Bridge: How the Catholic Church and the LGBT Community Can Enter Into a Relationship of Respect, Compassion, and Sensitivity.'.'The LGBTQ+ Community and the Future of the American Church,' is the topic of Wednesday's forum, which is being hosted by the Clinton Foundation, the Clinton School of Public Service, and the Clinton Presidential Center. Next week, nationally recognized faith leaders will discuss how their religious traditions are addressing issues of human sexuality in the 21st century. Over the past half-century, debates over homosexuality have divided many of the world's largest Christian bodies.
