"I have been asked by several people to comment on Alan Chambers', president of Exodus International, recent announcement of the closing of the ministry and his apology to homosexuals who have been hurt by the ministry.
I've read Chambers' apology in its entirety (http://exodusinternational.org/2013/06/i-am-sorry/) without reading any commentaries written by others.
Time precludes me from writing a detailed evaluation. In a matter of hours I will board a plane to London (UK) for a two-week mission trip to that great and desperately, spiritually dark city.
In brief, here's what stood out to me.
1. Chambers seems very sincere in his apology.
2. Chambers made his decision, in part, as a result of conversation with and counsel received by two unsaved women who applaud the sin of homosexuality.
3. Chambers is influenced by and comforted in his decision to apologize by the life of a Roman Catholic Archbishop who heads the Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center.
4. Chambers apology exemplifies a "free grace" (no repentance necessary) view of salvation (for more regarding "free grace" theology - http://www.gotquestions.org/free-grace.html).
5. Exodus International is an example of what happens when the Gospel is secondary in ministry.
6. Exodus International is an example of the dangers of para-church ministry--when leaders, leadership models, and mission statements are determined by men and women who seek to do ministry apart from and out from under the leadership and authority of the local church.
7. There's nothing new, here. Time to refocus my attention on the trip to London."-Tony Miano
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