2018: Sexual Identity: Recognizing Competing Scripts, Narratives, & Counter-Narratives

Gender Identity/Trans, SSA Men, SSA Women

Session Description: Names create realities. Join us for a discussion of how naming and scripts function in the lives of people navigating same-sex sexuality and faith. Learn how to recognize different names and scripts while identifying ways you can be more...

2018: Creativity at the Crossroads: Ponder Anew What the Almighty Can Do

Gender Identity/Trans, SSA Men

Session Description: As we each face difficult intersections and stretches of road in our life’s journey, creativity can play a helpful role. In this session, we’ll look at how exercising true creativity can help us challenge and change unhealthy thought patterns, see...

2018: Panel: Tools for Thriving in a Mixed-Orientation Marriage

Couples, Spouses, SSA Men, SSA Women

Session Description: With so few people who seem to really understand the issues surrounding gender identity, it can difficult to find support. This panel will discuss the complexities of creating a support network including topics of communicating to others what you...

2018: Essentials for Thriving in the Gospel

SSA Men

Session Description: Decisions about how to navigate a hopeful and happy future can be difficult for those who experience conflicts between their sexuality or gender identity and their faith. Is it possible to truly thrive and be happy while choosing a gospel path,...

2020: How I Fit in God’s Plan

Gender Identity/Trans, SSA Men, SSA Women

Session Description: Figuring out how to make our lives work within the framework of the gospel while dealing with attractions to the same sex or challenges around gender identity can be a complex and challenging experience. Listen to and learn from the powerful...

2020: “Let It Go!” – The Healing Power of True Surrender

SSA Men

Session Description: Individuals struggling with the effects of pornography and other compulsive sexual behaviors often hold on to beliefs and practices which keep them feeling “stuck” and unable to break free of unwanted thinking and behavioral patterns....

2020: Joyfully Navigating Faith & Orientation

SSA Men

Session Description: The intersection of faith and sexual orientation can be a source of conflict. In this session, Charlie Bird will share how he has come to find hope and joy through prayerfully honoring his identity. He will share principles of faith and emotional...

2020: Panel: A Discussion on Healthy Male Friendships

SSA Men

Session Description: Many men who are coming to terms with sexual orientation share a history of difficulty connecting with other men in meaningful and satisfying friendships. Even for men who have always had friendships with other men, being open about...

2020: Healthy Attachment, Connection, and the Power of Relationships in Recovery from Unwanted Thinking and Addictive Behaviors

SSA Men

Session Description: This session will focus on spiritual, philosophical and research-based perspectives regarding the power of relationships and connectedness in healing from unwanted, lustful thinking patterns and addictive behaviors. This will include a review of...

2020: Keys to Flourishing as a Sexual Minority: What the Research Says

SSA Men

Session Description: Sexuality/sexual identity and relationship choices can be personally sensitive and politically divisive. In order to be as comprehensive and inclusive as possible of different individuals’ and communities’ experiences, an ideologically...