Katie Hays is the founder and lead evangelist of Galileo Church, a church that seeks and shelters spiritual refugees, especially young adults and LGBTQ+ people, on the outskirts of Fort Worth, Texas. She is also the author of We Were Spiritual Refugees: A Story to Help You Believe in Church and the coauthor, with Susan Chiasson, of Family of Origin, Family of Choice: Stories of Queer Christians.
"There are few people I trust as much as Rev. Katie Hays when it
comes to understanding the heart of God and how to live out the
kingdom. She just--to put it plainly--gets it, and then shares that
it with us in a way where we start believing we can get it, too. In
God Gets Everything God Wants, Katie casts a vision of a
loving, passionate, and persistent God so good it simply must be
true."
-- Colby Martin
author of The Shift: Surviving and Thriving after Moving from
Conservative to Progressive Christianity
"Spirituality is best explored in community, and in God Gets
Everything God Wants, Katie Hays invites us to bring all of our
beautiful, broken, burdened selves to the conversation. Do not be
fooled by Katie's light-hearted language and easy way with words.
This book is a serious theological rehabilitation of the core
message of the gospel, with the kind of clarity and insight that
puts you in mind of Richard Rohr or Brian McLaren. We've needed
this book."
-- Paula Stone Williams
author of As a Woman: What I Learned about Power, Sex, and the
Patriarchy after I Transitioned "Katie's book is for anyone who
has felt unheard and unwelcome in church and those who are still
shaking off the dusty remnants of a loveless, controlling faith in
cahoots with systemic injustices. She invites the reader on a tour
through personal and scriptural witness toward a reimagined, loving
community where real, no-holds-barred relationship reigns--with God
and with others. She writes with humor and insight while baring her
own faith struggles and wonderings. To quote the author
herself--you are likely to find yourself saying, 'Thank you for
telling me that. Tell me more.'"
-- Heidi B. Neumark
author of Sanctuary: Being Christian in the Wake of Trump
"This book is for Christians who've been there and done that but
now would like to take a second look at the religion of Jesus. It's
also for people who haven't been there yet but are waiting for an
invitation. Hays covers a lot of ground in theology and the life of
faith, always with good cheer, conversational style, and plenty of
energy. This is a good read in the church--or just outside the
front door."
-- Richard Lischer
author of Just Tell the Truth: A Call to Faith, Hope, and
Courage
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