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There it was. 'It has taken countless hours of prayer, study, conversation and emotional turmoil to bring me to the place where I am finally ready to call for the full acceptance of Christian gay couples into the Church,' he wrote. Our church welcomed 8, people each weekend.

The particular book in question was about sexual orientation. My desk was cluttered with set lists for the upcoming church series. In April , I wrote and published an essay about Caitlyn Jenner, encouraging Christian people to embrace our transgender brothers and sisters by listening to their stories, using their chosen pronouns, and loving them in real ways.

It felt like someone had put him up to it — even if he believed that someone was God. There was cheap tension between us — something neither of us was being compensated for. The words coursed through my body looking for an answer — an answer I owed only myself. Each weekend, I stood before a massive crowd, singing my guts out about the love of God.

But it was too late. It promised I could be new. Unfortunately, though not surprisingly, no one from our church showed for the event. It was a megachurch. LGBTQ Gay by the Grace of God: A Black Pastor’s Journey Openly gay minister Bishop Joseph Tolton is at the forefront of African and Black American faith leaders bringing progress to their communities.

I wondered how long it had taken him to find the courage to ask the question we both knew could end my career as a pastor. LGBTQ clergy in Christianity The ordination of lesbian, gay, bisexual and/or transgender (LGBT) clergy who are open about their sexuality or gender identity; are sexually active if lesbian, gay, or bisexual; or are in committed same-sex relationships is a debated practice within some contemporary Christian denominations.

Less than six months later, I would be gone from that church. It surprised me, but I was strangely calm. Churches like mine were renowned for it. It was I was a year-old pastor. Something had changed in me. So fucking what. Then Someone Asked Me A Question That Turned My Life Upside Down.

There was nothing I wanted more. I posted a sign-up sheet in our church lobby. I Was A Pastor At A Megachurch. I tried to get our church involved in the upcoming annual AIDS walk — a tangible way to put our message of love, hope and service to work. Within 48 hours, I received an email from leadership asking that I retract my public statements, which is when I knew it was time to go.

One of the church parishioners had seen it and this information had gotten around. After that, they passed me through, and I met Phillip. As a spiritual community, we needed to do better. Freedom was what I needed. This was a good leader — decisive and strong. I was used to judgment.

So, I began having conversations, mostly behind closed doors, and over time, was seen as a sympathizer. I was born into the Church like it was my fucking birthright. The famous evangelist and pastor announced his change of position in a statement last June.