Ambassadors & Bridge Builders International
Creating understanding and acceptance for LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bisexual. transgender, intersex) people and empowering community members. This will be achieved by providing education, consultancy, resources and utilising social and media networks.
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Anthony Venn-Brown, founder and CEO of ABBI, provides a range of services:
- Public speaking– dinners, schools, special events
- Conference plenary speaking
- Seminars and workshops for service providers
- Training for pastors and churches leaders
- Seminars and workshops for local churches
- Lectures in Bible colleges and tertiary institutions
- Church and denominational consultancy - assisting them to become more welcoming, accepting and affirming of LGBTI people.
- Consultancy services and training for companies/organisations in both the private and public sectors about LGBTI issues and engagement with the community.
- One on one coaching
Initial
inquiries can be made by emailing info@gayambassador.com
Seminars and workshops
- Walking Between Worlds - working effectively with LGBT people from faith backgrounds (for service providers)
- Walking Between Worlds – the issues LGBT people from faith backgrounds face and how to resolve them
- Homosexuality, Christianity and the Church – resolving the conflicts
Initial
inquiries can be made by emailing info@gayambassador.com
Speaking topics include:
- Creating a Space for Change – being an ambassador and bridge builder
- Self Image, Self Esteem and Sexual Identity - the connections
- A Life of Unlearning – from high profile closeted Christian preacher to LGBT community leader
- 'Ex-gay' ministries – inside view of the philosophies, impact and evolution
- Situational heterosexuality – being gay in a straight marriage
- The Velvet Closet – the final frontier
- How do destroy homophobia in a single day
- YOU CAN'T! – the long road to equality and human rights
- The history of homosexuality in Australia
- Defining moments in life – the good, the bad and the ugly
Churches, Denominations and Church Leaders
- 15 things I've learnt discussing homosexuality and Christianity
- Homosexuality and the Church – why we got it so wrong
- Gay Christian 101: Those bible verses - 11 out of 31,173
- The tragic outcomes of ignorance
- The 10 issues churches will encounter becoming accepting, welcoming and affirming of LGBT people
- Safely transitioning a church to accept and embrace LGBT people
- Why Australian Pentecostals will embrace LGBT people.
- Gay Christians – lepers or gentiles?
Custom designing
a program that is relevant to your specific situation or area is important.
Initial inquiries can be made by emailing info@gayambassador.com
One on one coaching
- Strategic coming out
- Gay but in a straight marriage
- Faith/sexuality Conflict
- Living authentically
- Life after the closet
Initial inquiries can be made by emailing info@gayambassador.com
