Gender & Sexuality Forum
We live in a disorienting moment in history. The rapidly changing gender and sexuality norms in our culture have caused many Christians and churches to feel overwhelmed, fearful and ill-equipped to handle these new realities with the clarity, conviction and compassion of Jesus. What do we do with our questions and fears? How do we embody the poise of Jesus among our LGBT+ loved ones? How do we prepare our children and teens for the world they inhabit and will inherit?
These questions and more are the reason we are hosting the Gender & Sexuality Forum, September 30-October 1, 2022. Come get equipped with clarity, conviction and compassion by learning from experts and those experienced in ministry among the LGBT+ community. This forum will provide plenty of opportunities to find answers to even your most difficult questions about gender and sexuality. You will also hear inspiring testimonies of how God has healed and restored people with sex and gender identity struggles.
Who should attend? Pastors, ministry leaders who work with students, church leaders, parents and teens. We feel this content is appropriate for kids in 5th grade and up.
SCHEDULE
Friday, September 30, 7:00-9:30pm
- 6:45pm Doors Open
- 7:00 Introduction
- 7:25pm Engendered: Understanding Gender from the Bible Part 1
- 8:20pm A Lost and Found Identity
- 9:10pm Q&A
SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES
Walt Heyer
Walt Heyer identified as a transgender woman for 8 years and now has a passion to help others who regret gender change. Walt travels extensively to share his story of redemption. Walt’s articles have been published online and his many books are a welcome resource in understanding the issue. His story is stunning. His intellectual grasp of the topic is compelling.
Dr. Sam Andreades
Rev. Dr. Sam A. Andreades is author of enGendered, hailed by World Magazine as best Accessible Theology book of 2015, and more recently, Dating with Discernment: 12 Questions to Make a Lasting Marriage. He has been a pastor for over twenty years and founded “Higher Ground,” a discipleship ministry in Greenwich Village helping those with unwanted same-sex attraction to follow Christ. Through the website AffirmingGender.com and speaking engagements, he has taught audiences around the country how to celebrate God’s precious gift of gender.
Lyn Doyle
Lyn Doyle is a local missionary with UrbanPromise Wilmington, and an active member of Brandywine Valley Baptist Church. She has been serving with UrbanPromise for over 7 years and cares deeply for marginalized communities. Since 2013 Lyn has been serving the LGBT+ community in several different capacities; she is passionate about the intersections of gender, sexuality and faith and hopes to be an asset to those navigating these topics.
Dr. Raymond Johnson
Biography information to come.
Registration Options:
There are two registration options:
- Friday Only. $10/adult
- Friday and Saturday. $25/person or $40/couple or family. Includes continental breakfast and lunch on Saturday.
Please note, there is no Saturday Only registration option.