Exodus International - Biography of Randy Thomas

{glossarbot=disable} As the Executive Vice President of Exodus International, Randy Thomas oversees more than 170 professional mental health and church-based member agencies across North America that offer hope and help to individuals wanting to leave homosexuality. Founded in 1976, Exodus has become the largest evangelical organization dealing with homosexual issues in the world today and remains committed to helping those seeking God’s healing and transformation.

Randy’s own story as a child raised in an abusive home who grew to struggle with homosexuality at an early age allow him to better communicate the hope of transformation to those experiencing the same emptiness and despair in gay life.

Prior to coming to Exodus in 2002, Randy was the Executive Director of Living Hope — an Exodus ministry in Dallas, Texas. Randy provided strategic vision and direction while managing the day-to-day details of the organization for seven years. While there, he also created the first online youth outreach initiative that offers an alternative message about homosexuality to youth grappling with their sexuality.

He travels extensively speaking on the topic of sexuality and gender and has shared his story with members of Congress, conservative leaders and in churches and colleges throughout the country such as Azusa Pacific College, Texas Christian University, Southern Methodist University and University of Central Florida. He is also a frequent speaker at Focus on the Family’s Love Won Out conference — an international conference addressing the roots and causes of homosexuality.

An accomplished writer, Randy’s work has been featured in Boundless, Focus on the Family’s web-based magazine for singles and 20-somethings, as well as WorldNetDaily, a leading conservative news site. His blog writing has been recognized by Family Research Council in Washington, D.C. and he is also a contributing author to the book God’s Grace and the Homosexual Next Door: Reaching the Heart of the Gay Men & Women in Your World.

Randy has been interviewed by numerous media outlets across North America and Europe including ABC’s 20/20, the nationally syndicated Janet Parshalls’ America, and he is regularly interviewed for news features on Focus on the Family’s Family News in Focus. His story was the subject of an award-winning article in The Dallas Morning News and is featured in the book, The Good Life, written by bestselling author and former Watergate figure, Chuck Colson.

Randy makes his home in Orlando, Florida.

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