Anglican Pastor Urges Christians to Befriend, Listen to LGBT Community, Says ‘Harvest’ of Souls Coming

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(Photo: Youtube/ERLC )British minister Sam Allberry’s Tuesday night talk at the 2014 ERLC National Conference entitled “Is God Anti-Gay?” took on questions frequently posed to Christians such as did Jesus ever talk about homosexuality, why can’t the church overlook this issue and is it OK to be in a same-sex relationship if it is faithful and committed.

An Anglican priest who has openly spoken about his journey with same-sex attraction is offering advice for Christians navigating through the storm of sexual identities, saying that he sees a “harvest” of souls coming from the LBGT community.

In an interview with Desiring God, Sam Allberry — who is an Anglican pastor at St. Mary’s Maidenhead Anglican Church in the U.K. and the author of Is God Anti-Gay?  — urged Christians, particularly those ministering on university campuses, to not shrink back from speaking about sexual identity for fear of negative publicity.

“My encouragement to pastors and to campus ministries out there is that actually there’s a harvest to be had on this issue,” he said, when asked how Christians with orthodox convictions on sexuality might steward conversations on the touchy subject of sexual identity.

Allberry recounted that he has had the opportunity to engage with secular LGBT…

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