Advice for Christian Parents of LGBTQ+ Children from a Gay Man: My chat with Matt Linden

Matt Linden knows what it's like to grow up as an Evangelical Christian.  He grew up in Washington state attending a non-denominational Evangelical church.  His father was/and is a conservative Christian.  So, when Matt realized he was gay, it was a traumatic experience  Since then, he has been on a journey to heal and find his faith.  If you want to hear more about Matt's personal journey, please listen to episode 31.  But, in this episode we shift gears a little.  I wanted to have Matt back on the show to share his heart and encouragement to Christian parents.  This idea came from a final question I asked Matt in Episode 31 (What would you want parents of queer children (regardless of age) to know.  He gave a wonderful answer but later emailed me more thoughts and said he wish he had been able to articulate those in the first episode.  I said, "we can fix that."  And that's when I reached back out to Matt and asked him to come back on the show to share.  In this chat Matthew shares his 3 biggies and they are right on point.  You will also hear me express my opinion on the topic as well.  So, buckle up and get ready to take a compassionate ride into living as a Christian parent of a gay child as presented by Matt Linden.  This is "Coffee with Keith."

To connect with Matt, 

1. Matt’s Blog, The Crossing: https://crossingblog.com/
2. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mattlinden/
3. Twitter: https://twitter.com/seamattmuc
4. To grab the book Matt mentioned, visit here.

To connect with me on Instagram, visit here.

• "Create Your Calm:" Guided Meditation Download
• Forgive to Heal: 10 Steps to get you there (Digital Course)
• "Jumpstart Your Healing" Single Session Coaching for Clarity
• Church Trauma Package (1-1, 6-week coaching for LGBTQ+)
• Coaching for the Parent of a LGBTQ+

Selective Outage Method: This course is designed for the person who wishes to come out slowly, carefully, strategically, & selectively.  In this course, I will share my thoughts on coming out gleaned over my long career as well as teach you my framework and strategy.  I think you are going to find this course practical and helpful as you move forward in your coming out process.