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Evangelical pastors, counselors, youth leaders, church leaders, parents and educators are invited to Lead Them Home Session 4 of 12 - Caring For Suicidal Gay Teens - on December 14 from 7:00 to 9:00 pm in Metro West Boston. You must RSVP bjhenson@gmail.com to obtain the location for this event. RSVP today. See you there, Bill Henson
Bill shares an extended meditation that came from his search through the Scriptures following a trip to Chicago in which he stayed overnight at the hospital bedside of his best friend and FOTOS board member Rick Goetsch. Rick, a young man and father of three daughters under 3 years of age, lies sedated in intensive care at a Chicago hospital battling a life-threatening case of pneumonia.
With Rick’s life inexplicably in grave danger, Bill started to ask too many WHY questions. Yes, the same thing he has repeatedly cautioned parents of homosexual children not to do. In yet another area of life, Bill learned that the WHY questions immobilize us and lead us down dead end trails.
There is another way. Bill witnessed the tremendous faith of Rick’s wife Laura: it is out of her faith that he felt motivated to find answers in Scripture. This meditation is a tribute to Rick and Laura Goetsch. Yet this tribute is ultimately a glory to our Great God: the One who is the Breath of Life.
On behalf of the Goetsch family, THANK YOU for all of your prayers for them. Will you pray that the resurrection power of Easter will touch the Goetsch family: that God will reach in and touch and heal Rick fully and quickly. Let us know about your prayer concerns too. Happy Easter…
Bill Henson interviews Pastor Richard Rhodes to hear how and why Grace Chapel is participating in the “Shield of Silence” to protect students at Lexington High School (MA) from the hateful message of Westboro Baptist Church. Richard serves as Pastor of Outreach and has worked with a number of religious, secular and governmental organizations to promote participation in the Shield of Silence this FRI March 13 from 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm at Lexington High School. To learn more about Grace Chapel, visit http://grace.org.
IMPORTANT: Many people are likely to participate in the Shield of Silence without having received the required training in nonviolence. If it a free country and you can do that. Yet it is critically important that you understand that our goal is NOT to respond back in hate or anger: our goal is to respond in loving silence. If you show up this FRI without having been trained, simply link arms with those who have been trained and model yourself after them. If you let your anger overtake you, our witness of God’s love will be lost and you could get arrested. Our Christian presence should reflect loving silence but in that silence we can pray for the Lexington High School students, those touched by homosexuality, and yes - even the Westboro Baptist Church members who will be screaming their hateful messages. It is possible that 4 of the 6 WBC members will actually be minors. They too need our love! I hope you will join us.
Lead Them Home is one of the most innovative and redemptive approaches to addressing homosexuality in the evangelical church today. Founder Bill Henson speaks at churches, conferences, and universities across the United States. To schedule Bill, Contact Us today!
If you live in the Boston area, join Lead Them Home host Bill Henson to form a peaceful “shield” around Lexington High School this Friday, March 13, 2009, from 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm. Fred Phelps’ Westboro Baptist Church will be conducting one of its hateful demonstrations that often includes signs that read “God hates fags.” Our four ministry vision principles are to: SHARE the Gospel in the GLBT Community; CARE for families in the church who have GLBT loved ones; HEAL those in the church voluntarily seeking help with unwanted same-sex attraction (SSA); and PROTECT the value and dignity of all GLBT persons. Our participation as a “shield” of protection around the high schoolers will serve as one of our PROTECT events. We invite you to join us. Listen to today’s program for more information. NOTE: You must attend non-violence training TONIGHT, March 10th, from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. To do so, register at: http://tinyurl.com/nonviolencetraining09. We hope to link arms with you this FRI at Lexington High School. Today’s program provides more information on why FOTOS is involved in this event.
Lead Them Home is one of the most innovative and redemptive approaches to addressing homosexuality in the evangelical church today. Host Bill Henson speaks at churches, conferences, and universities across the United States. To schedule Bill, Contact Us today!
Guest Host Elizabeth Cernoia interviews Bill about his recent trip to East Africa. Bill presented a 2-day conference on implementing ministry to homosexuals and their families in Kenya. Listen to learn more about how the cultural and church response to homosexuality is similar and different from the United States. This is a very intriguing and educational interview. Contact Us to schedule Bill Henson at your church or ministry.
Guest Host Elizabeth Cernoia interviews Bill about his recent trip to East Africa. Bill presented a 2-day conference on implementing ministry to homosexuals and their families in Kenya. Listen to learn more about how the cultural and church response to homosexuality is similar and different from the United States. This is a very intriguing and educational interview. Contact Us to schedule Bill Henson at your church or ministry.
Guest Host Elizabeth Cernoia interviews Bill about his recent trip to East Africa. Bill presented a 2-day conference on implementing ministry to homosexuals and their families in Kenya. Listen to learn more about how the cultural and church response to homosexuality is similar and different from the United States. This is a very intriguing and educational interview. Contact Us to schedule Bill Henson at your church or ministry.
Guest Host Elizabeth Cernoia interviews Bill about his recent trip to East Africa. Bill presented a 2-day conference on implementing ministry to homosexuals and their families in Kenya. Listen to learn more about how the cultural and church response to homosexuality is similar and different from the United States. This is a very intriguing and educational interview. Contact Us to schedule Bill Henson at your church or ministry.
Guest Host Elizabeth Cernoia interviews Bill about his recent trip to East Africa. Bill presented a 2-day conference on implementing ministry to homosexuals and their families in Kenya. Listen to learn more about how the cultural and church response to homosexuality is similar and different from the United States. This is a very intriguing and educational interview. Contact Us to schedule Bill Henson at your church or ministry.
