In a recent article published by the Associated Press the story of Bill Hensen is discussed. Bill Henson is a minister who founded the ministry Fish on the Other Side.

Minister, once gay, aims to heal evangelical rift

May 13, 2010 

By Jay Lindsay

He finds surprising support for his ministry among some Christian groups, such as Exodus International, known for trying to help people change from being gay to being straight. Exodus president Alan Chambers said he's come to believe in recent years that his group has wrongly overemphasized changing a person's sexual orientation. Some people change their orientation, he said, but some never will.

"We have to understand there's so much more to a relationship to Christ and a new identity than attraction," Chambers said. "God doesn't want someone's homosexuality, He wants their heart, and when He has their heart, He can do anything with them."

Bob Stith, the Southern Baptist Convention's strategist on gender issues, said hundreds have told him of their hurt from preachers who emphasized condemnation for gays but never talked about redemption.

"I do see the tide changing in the church," Stith said.

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