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NOTE: Below is a history of older events. To check out the latest FOTOS ministry events, click HOME.

2006

Description: "Ministering to Homosexuals and Their Families" - Bill shares his faith story, the truth of God's Word and a Biblical model for effective ministry to homosexuals and their families. You can get more information at Vision New England's website:

Resources: You can connect to a link to purchase the DVD of this presentation at http://www.visionnewengland.com.

Event: Oberlin College Outreach Event 

Location: Oberlin College (Oberlin, OH)

Date: February 24, 2006

Time: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Description: Bill will share his faith story with a small group of students at Oberlin College. This event is NOT open to the public.

Event: "Bringing Up Boys" Group - Part II 

Location: Grace Chapel (Lexington, MA)

Date: January 11, 2006

Time: 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Description: The group will have additional Q&A time to follow up on the December 14th event.

Description: Family & Young Adults Minister Phil Chu and BCEC invite Bill to share his faith story, Christian apologetic responses to Gay Theology interpretation of Scriptures and the FOTOS Vision for Local Church ministry to homosexuals and their families.

You can learn more about BCEC at www.bcec.net.

2004

Event: Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary’s Chapel Service

Location: South Hamilton, MA

Date: Friday, December 3, 2004

Time: 9:30 am – 10:30 am

Description: Dr. Ray Pendleton, Professor of Pastoral Psychology, interviews Bill at the Gordon-Conwell Chapel Service. Attendees will hear Bill discuss causal factors in his own life, the impact of repression and why he ultimately felt called by God to surrender his long-time lover and homosexual identity to Jesus Christ.

Resources: The full interview is available online. You can purchase a CD copy at - https://www.gordonconwell.edu/ockenga/store/product_info.php?products_id=172&osCsid=52ac63b9ed2b2278b196c62b8e064ceb

A segment of the interview will be published in PulpitTalk, a quarterly audio journal designed for preachers by the Center for Preaching at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. You can purchase a CD copy at – https://www.gordonconwell.edu/ockenga/store/product_info.php?cPath=21&products_id=151&osCsid=52ac63b9ed2b2278b196c62b8e064ceb

Event: Grace Chapel’s “Culture Clash” Sunday School Series

Location: Lexington, MA

Date: Sunday, October 3, 2004

Time: 11:10 am – 12:15 pm

Description: Pastor Cynthia Fantasia, Director of Women’s Ministry, invites Bill to share his faith story and compare Christian and Gay Theology interpretation of the relevant Scriptures. Bill concludes with a clear and convincing argument that Jesus does address homosexuality in His teachings. The “Culture Clash” series addressed other issues that divide our society such as abortion, atheism, social justice and euthanasia among others.

Resources: This presentation was not recorded. You can learn more about Grace Chapel at www.grace.org.

Event: Grace Chapel’s “Culture Clash” Sunday School Series

Location: Lexington, MA

Date: Sunday, October 24, 2004

Time: 11:10 am – 12:15 pm

Description: Pastor Cynthia Fantasia, Director of Women’s Ministry, welcomes Bill back to share the FOTOS Vision (the vision that set the foundation for FOTOS Ministries), which calls on the Local Church to directly minister to homosexuals and their families.   

Resources: This presentation was not recorded. You can learn more Grace Chapel at www.grace.org.

Event: Lutheran Church Conference on Christian Sexuality

Location: Mansfield, OH

Date: Friday, April 23 through Sunday, April 25, 2004

Time: 7:00 pm Friday through 12:00 pm Sunday

Description: Reverend Paul L. Larson, Senior Pastor of First English Evangelical Lutheran Church (FELC), hosts “Conference on Christian Sexuality” as the national leadership of Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA) considers the issues of ordaining actively gay clergy and same-sex marriage/civil unions. Keynote speakers include: Dr. Robert A. J. Gagnon (Associate Professor of New Testament at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary and author of “The Bible and Homosexual Practice”, the most comprehensive analysis of the biblical texts relating to homosexuality); Dr. Merton P. Strommen (a research psychologist, founder of Search Institute and author of the excellent and practical book, “The Church & Homosexuality”); and Dr. James A. Nestingen (Professor of Church History, Luther Theological Seminary). The Conference features Ashley Wildman, Tom Scott and Bill Henson sharing the power of God in personal stories of surrendering their homosexual identities to Christ.     

Resources: CD copies of each keynote and/or testimony sessions can be purchased by contacting FELC at (419) 522-0662. You can learn more about FELC at http://www.felc-mansfield.org.

Event: “Coming Out With Courage”

Location: Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, OH

Date: Thursday, November 19, 2003

Time: 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Description: Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, Campus Crusade for Christ and Christian student Sarah Juzwick present, “Coming Out With Courage”, a profile of three former homosexuals and what led them to surrender their homosexual identity to Christ. The event will feature the stories of Ashley Wildman, Tom Scott and Bill Henson.

Resources: Video copies can be purchased by a local church that attended the event. Simply Contact Us and we will get you in touch with them.

Event: Sharing Testimony With Sociology StudentsLocation: Gordon College, Wenham, MA

Dates: Various throughout 2001-2003

Description: Sybil W. Coleman (Professor and Program Director of Sociology and Social Work) and Kelly Plosker (Assistant Professor) welcome Bill to share his faith story with Gordon College sociology and social work students. Bill shares his story from denial and repression to coming out and living in a committed same-sex relationship to God’s intervention in his life and a final decision to surrender his homosexual identity to Christ. 

Resources: This presentation was not recorded. You can learn more about Gordon College at http://www.gordon.edu.

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