

Welcome!
Equipped, encouraged, & empowered to create conversation about faith and sexuality within the Body of Christ.
Welcome to e3 Online! A complete schedule with links to join breakout sessions is listed below. Please use the linked buttons on the schedule to join sessions at their scheduled time. If you're experiencing any trouble connecting, reach out to .
Registration is required in order to join livestreams, participate in forum discussions, and request counseling support.
E3 Schedule and Livestream Links
Current time in Dallas, TX
THURSDAY, OCT. 22
6 - 7 pm
Check in/tech help
7 - 8:30 pm
Main Session One
Keynote: Sean Palmer
8:45 pm
Documentary
Stories of Intersex and Faith
FRIDAY, OCT. 23
8:30 - 10 am
Main Session Two
Keynote: Dr. Megan DeFranza
10:15 - 11:30 am
Breakout A - Choose a Conversation to Join
Same-Sex Sexuality and Christian Faith,
Part 1: When Christians Disagree
Choosing to Affirm the Humanity of Others in Genesis 1-4
Forming Families Among the People of God
Trans 101
Grounded in Love: Spiritual Practices for Those Feeling Ungrounded
The Harms of Reparative Therapy
Learning to Love: Perspectives of a Pastor and Parent of a Same-Sex Attracted Child
From Shame to Acceptance - How One Conservative Christian Became Affirming
11:30 - 1 pm
Lunch Break
1 - 2:15 pm
Breakout B - Choose a Conversation to Join
Same-Sex Sexuality and Christian Faith,
Part 2: The Old Testament
Biblical interpretation: A Bigger Picture
Building an Inclusive Christian Family
Hospitality to LGBTQ+ Folks
Student Ministers: Are you Equipped to Care for Your LGBTQ+ Students?
Christ-Centered Dating and Marriage for LGBTQ Christians
Stay the Storm: Creating and Maintaining Peace
2:30 - 3:45 pm
Breakout C - Choose a Conversation to Join
Same-Sex Sexuality and Christian Faith - Part 3: The New Testament
Constructing a Christian Sexual Ethic: Is There Room for Same-Sex Relationships?
The Bible is Clear...Right?
Finding Our Way Together
What Happens When the Minister's Child Comes Out?
Mirrors, Windows and Doors: Seeing and Connecting through Children’s Literature
Talking Across the Divide
Is the Gospel Really All-Inclusive?
4 - 5 pm
Main Session Three
Keynote: Don McLaughlin
5 - 7 pm
Dinner Break
7 - 8:30 pm
Main Session Four
Keynote: Sally Gary
8:45 pm
Documentary
Loves God, Likes Girls
SATURDAY, OCT. 24
8:30 - 9:45 am
Main Session Four
Keynote: Matthew Vines & Pat Bills
10 - 11:15 am
Breakout D - Choose a Conversation to Join
Same-Sex Sexuality and Christian Faith - Part 4: Hermeneutics
Behind the Looking Glass: Re-reading Romans Through a Hermeneutic of Love
What I Wish I Had Known About My Transgender Child
The Altrock's Story: Raising a Gay Son While Preaching for a Conservative Church
Amid a Global Pandemic, Is There Still Room for Churches to Talk About Sexuality?
The Sometimes Forgotten T in LGBTQ: Being Hospitable To Transgender Folks
Forgiveness
Redeeming Scripture
11:30 - 1 pm
Closing Session
Keynote: Dr. Richard Beck
Together: About this Year's Conference
The question of how to respond to the LGBTQ+ community is tearing our churches apart. Tensions are high, and the stakes are real. So how do we stay together when we don't agree? That's what we're exploring at the 2020 e3 Conference.
Through group speaking engagements and online breakout sessions, you'll be equipped, encouraged, and empowered to take this conversation back to your home congregation, family, and community. You'll hear a range of speakers, from academic scholars of biblical text who have devoted their lives to studying scripture and its application in the 21st century, to parents who just want to love their LGBTQ+ children well. At every session, we will emphasize the need to approach this topic with grace and compassion, with a goal of staying together in community.
Is this conference for me?
If you’re part of the LGBTQ+ community and looking for a place to belong, come to e3 and you’ll find it. If you’re a parent or family member of someone who identifies as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, please join us at e3. Are you a friend or ally? Come and get involved with CenterPeace!
And if you’re a pastor, elder or other church leader, there’s no better place for you to learn from trusted teachers how to examine scripture, extend hospitality, and embrace those in your reach who long for spiritual community.