Monday night I was at a Catholic meeting to hear Kim Zember. It was a night of shocks. – three actually. The arrival Kim Zenber the storyteller A Pentecostal/evangelical message Brokenness But Kim, what about? Reflection and debrief over a chardy or two Here's your take aways Most sensible Sydneysiders stayed home last Monday [...]
Dr Lynn Moresi shares her journey from traditional anti-gay to LGBTQ affirming. Dr Lynn Moresi, a popular Pentecostal preacher, teacher, and theologian, gives questioning church leaders and Christians a blueprint of how change happens personally when challenged with the gay debate and actual life experience. This should be compulsory viewing for every [...]
SAM ALLBERRY, GAY CHRISTIAN AND PREACHER OF CELIBACY, WASN’T From “Pray the Gay Away” to “Gay without the Lay” Allberry’s Influence in Australia What the celibacy message actually says When the Public Narrative Cracks Note to Sam Sam Allberry became one of the most prominent global voices advocating for the “celibate gay Christian” within [...]
********************** A Life of Unlearning A preacher's struggle with his homosexuality, church and faith What happens when everything you’ve been taught about yourself turns out to be a lie? In A Life of Unlearning, former high-profile Pentecostal preacher Anthony Venn-Brown takes readers on an extraordinary journey from denial to truth, from self-loathing to [...]
During his life Bishop Shelby Spong wore many labels: racist, anti-Semite, sexist. His most important label was given to him in midlife. HERETIC!!! They said the same about Martin Luther. But without Luther, there is no Reformation. No Protestants. We’d all be Roman Catholics. “Heretic” is often the label given to those who refuse [...]
************** ABC Compass: Reclaiming Pride - Anthony Venn-Brown OAM After his turbulent coming out described in his book “A Life of Unlearning”, former Assemblies of God preacher Anthony Venn-Brown has spent the greater part of his [...]
Anthony Venn-Brown (gayambassador) Conversion therapy and turning gay shame into pride on ABC’s Compass
WARNING This 1991 correspondence between myself, Pastor Andrew Evans, then National Leader of the Assemblies of God (AOG) in Australia, and the National Executive documents one of the darkest and most defining periods of my life. It is deeply personal and confronting. If you have experienced religious trauma, I encourage you to proceed with [...]
ABC Compass: Anthony Venn-Brown RECLAIMING PRIDE Trailer and producer, Noel Debien The producer, Noel Debien, head of ABC Religion and Ethics. ********************** After his turbulent coming out described in his book “A Life of Unlearning” former Assemblies of God preacher Anthony Venn-Brown has spent the greater part of his professional [...]