Watch this three-part series about Gay People, the Holy Spirit, and the Church. We explore the harmful ways Christians in the past have used the Holy Spirit as a weapon against gay people, key questions about the Holy Spirit and sexual orientation change, how the Holy Spirit ministers to gay people, and how the Holy Spirit yearns to guide the Church.

The congregations that would become the ACNA endured decades of TEC slowly (or not so slowly) abandoning orthodoxy on many fronts, but sexual ethics served as the breaking point. At least in the eyes of this cradle Anglican, a belief that God had something better to offer gay people than gay marriage was at the very center of the ACNA’s origins. Plus, many perceive the ACNA as the first major group to leave a mainline denomination over gay marriage. For these reasons, fulfilling our commitment to offering gay people a viable path for thriving according to God’s wisdom is central to our credibility. To put it simply, many people have been waiting to see if we meant what we promised or if we just didn’t like gay people.

How had God created all of us for human intimacy in the context of lived-in, lifelong family? Watch this video exploring healthy intimacy need fulfillment.

“What do you think about this Chick-fil-A thing?” Those were the first words out of my mentor’s mouth when we met, and for good reason. Chick-fil-A’s announcement that it would stop donating to groups who don’t support gay marriage is relevant to my work, but for the wrong reasons.

Gay people desperately want to feel close to God, but they don’t know how anymore. How can Christian leaders care for gay people in this space?

Listen to this interview with The Integrate Project in Australia where we explore the need for better sexual minority ministry in churches and the differences between the challenges in the US versus Australia.

Listen to this episode of the Life on Side B Podcast where we explore celibacy, its place in the church, and the importance of community as a celibate individual.

Pastors often get this question from gay people they are serving: Do you think I chose to be gay? Or just as commonly asked: Do you think people are born gay or choose to be gay?

Check out EQUIP’s Virtual Course! Learn using over 40 different videos and articles, including a 16-video series with customized handouts for parents and pastors. For just $50, parents and pastors can deepen their understanding and skills at their own pace with one-year access to this powerful resource.

For the first twenty years of my life, I believed that being gay—merely experiencing same-sex attraction—was bad. I believed that I should feel shame and embarrassment each time I find myself attracted to another man. Because I believed those things for twenty years, my automatic reaction to finding the football player attractive was shame.

Check out this preview of a seminar focusing on National Coming Out Day and Gay Pride Month.

The Gay Teen Test asks whether what gay teens in your church hear and see sets them up to fail or flourish. Does a mix of silence and hypocrisy in your church lead teens to reject a traditional sexual ethic and, often, God altogether because of their confusion, shame, fear, loneliness, and hopelessness? Or does your church courageously lead compassionate conversations about God’s love and plan for all people, setting up gay teens to embrace the beauty and the burden of the gospel?

I language popularized by the Gay Christian Network. “Side A”, “Side B”, and “Side X” shorthand is an attempt at value-neutral language that challenges unhelpful dichotomy. But what do each of these labels mean? And what does it look like for a church to embody each of these beliefs?

Boy Erased highlights a theologically and psychologically destructive school of thought. The practice of gay conversion therapy has led millions of LGBT+ Christians to lose their faith and commit suicide. And these ideas and practices continue today, albeit in more subtle ways. The Church must repent of what we have done, and we must make sure it never happens again.

Check out my coming out story: In 6th grade, I realized I was gay, and I swore I would never let anyone know who I really was…

This video explores the following questions: What is God's answer to loneliness? And how is that relevant to all people, including LGBT+ people?

What does Jesus want to invite the Church and LGBT+ people into? What message and actions are most likely to get those results? Who are the hurting, marginalized people? Who are the people with power fighting to maintain their dominance while ignoring the needs of the hurting?

I didn’t sign the “Nashville Statement”. Why? It was incomplete and potentially counterproductive.