Reformer of the month (from The Reformation Project, October 2018)
Reformer of the Month The Reformer of the Month Column is dedicated to reformers who are working for change—reformers who inspire us all to work for a global church that is fully affirming of LGBTQ people. This month, please join us in honoring Wei-Jen Chen, the TRP leadership cohort alum and Taiwanese doctoral student at Chicago Theological Seminary that translated our inclusion pocket guides into Mandarin. Wei-Jen holds a Master of Divinity from Tainan Theological College and Seminary where he was valedictorian of his class and is a social reformer in Taiwan where he was a member of the Executive Committee of the Tainan Chapter of the Taiwan Green Party (2015) and spokesperson of the Kaohsiung Pride Parade (2015). Wei-Jen joined TRP's leadership cohort in January of this year, and began working as a leader with TRP's Chicago chapter to change Chicago-area churches to become more affirming . He also partnered with another TRP leadership alum,...