A year-round classroom and webinar forum for faithful conversation.
Monthly HEART TALKS gatherings built from adult questions, children and youth questions, your two books, agenda topics, and potential guest perspectives for LGBTQIA+ people prioritizing faith, philosophy, theology, and Holy Scripture.
Built from your two books
Each month begins with curated adult questions and children/youth questions from the books, then moves into guided classroom discussion and webinar-style community engagement.
How each HEART TALKS forum works
Read
Participants receive selected adult and children/youth questions before each session.
Gather
The classroom opens with Scripture, reflection, and shared agenda focus.
Discuss
The webinar forum invites respectful questions, testimony, and guest insight.
Apply
Each session closes with a faith-aligned next step for personal growth.
Pre-selected HEART TALKS topics for every month
Questions are curated from your two books: ABBA Father’s Heart on LGBTQIA+ Issues and The Father’s Heart on Homosexuality: Building a Community of Grace and Understanding.
Identity Before Labels
Adult question: How do we help people understand image, identity, individuality, and integrity before culture defines them?
Children & youth question: Who does God say I am before anyone else gives me a label?
- The Father’s Heart on Homosexuality: cite the Image, Identity, Individuality, and Integrity teaching; use the key question, “Why is image the starting point of all healthy spiritual development?”
- ABBA Father’s Heart on LGBTQIA+ Issues: cite the sections on the Father’s heart, developmental discovery, and identity before cultural definition.
- Holy Scripture: Genesis 1:26-27; Psalm 139:13-16; Jeremiah 1:5.
- Opening Scripture reflection
- Adult question circle
- Children and youth question circle
- Guided prayer and next steps
Potential guest: Pastoral counselor or identity-development educator
Faith, Family & Belonging
Adult question: How can families and faith communities create belonging without avoiding difficult conversations?
Children & youth question: Where do I belong when my family, church, or friends do not understand me?
- The Father’s Heart on Homosexuality: cite the bridge-building and “sharing God’s love with the LGBTQIA+ community” sections.
- ABBA Father’s Heart on LGBTQIA+ Issues: cite the patient-walking, family environment, and developmental-continuum sections.
- Holy Scripture: Psalm 68:5-6; Romans 15:7; Ephesians 2:19.
- Family systems overview
- Grace-centered listening practice
- Small-group reflection prompts
- Live audience questions
Potential guest: Family therapist or ministry leader
Scripture, Sexuality & Sacred Worth
Adult question: How can Holy Scripture guide hard questions without losing compassion, truth, or sacred worth?
Children & youth question: Can I ask honest questions about Scripture and still know God loves me?
- The Father’s Heart on Homosexuality: cite the biblical interpretation, “the Spirit gives life,” sacred worth, and grace-centered truth sections.
- ABBA Father’s Heart on LGBTQIA+ Issues: cite the “without judgment” theological framework and honest-question sections.
- Holy Scripture: John 1:14; John 8:31-32; Romans 8:1; 2 Timothy 3:16-17.
- Scripture-centered teaching
- Theological vocabulary review
- Respectful question forum
- Action step for the week
Potential guest: Biblical scholar or theologian
Healing Religious Wounds
Adult question: How do adults repair shame, rejection, or silence caused in religious spaces?
Children & youth question: How do I heal if church words or church people have hurt me?
- The Father’s Heart on Homosexuality: cite the redemptive ministry, compassion, vulnerability, and church-hurt repair sections.
- ABBA Father’s Heart on LGBTQIA+ Issues: cite the shame, rejection, emotional wounds, and restoration-of-trust sections.
- Holy Scripture: Isaiah 61:1-3; Psalm 147:3; Matthew 11:28-30.
- Trauma-aware teaching
- Book reflection questions
- Healing practices discussion
- Prayer and resource sharing
Potential guest: Trauma-informed clinician or chaplain
The Philosophy of the Heart
Adult question: What philosophy of life helps us align desire, conscience, community, and Scripture?
Children & youth question: How do I know what to believe when so many voices are speaking into my life?
- The Father’s Heart on Homosexuality: cite the belief, behavior, values, and Christian worldview formation sections.
- ABBA Father’s Heart on LGBTQIA+ Issues: cite the conscience, desire, identity formation, and competing-cultural-voices sections.
- Holy Scripture: Proverbs 4:23; Romans 12:2; Colossians 2:8.
- Core belief inventory
- Faith and philosophy dialogue
- Community ethics exercise
- Open roundtable
Potential guest: Christian philosopher or ethics teacher
Whole-Person Transformation
Adult question: What does spiritual, emotional, and relational growth look like over the next season?
Children & youth question: What is one healthy step I can take with God this month?
- The Father’s Heart on Homosexuality: cite the healing, discipleship, and whole-person spiritual growth sections.
- ABBA Father’s Heart on LGBTQIA+ Issues: cite the healthy development, experiential learning, and transformational change sections.
- Holy Scripture: Romans 12:1-2; 2 Corinthians 5:17; Philippians 1:6.
- Whole-person growth plan
- Participant testimonies
- Book-based discussion
- Next classroom pathway
Potential guest: Spiritual formation coach or small-group facilitator
Grace, Truth & Community
Adult question: How can communities hold grace and truth together in public and private care?
Children & youth question: Can people disagree with me and still care about me well?
- The Father’s Heart on Homosexuality: cite the grace, accountability, bridge-building, and authentic Christian love sections.
- ABBA Father’s Heart on LGBTQIA+ Issues: cite the truth-without-judgment, compassionate care, and community responsibility sections.
- Holy Scripture: John 1:14; Micah 6:8; Ephesians 4:15.
- Grace and truth framework
- Community care examples
- Question-led discussion
- Closing reflection
Potential guest: Community pastor or restorative dialogue facilitator
Prayer, Purpose & Voice
Adult question: How do adults help children and youth find their voice without speaking over them?
Children & youth question: How can I pray honestly and talk to God about what I really feel?
- The Father’s Heart on Homosexuality: cite the pastoral care, prayerful listening, and helping vulnerable people speak safely sections.
- ABBA Father’s Heart on LGBTQIA+ Issues: cite the honest prayer, voice, purpose, and being known by the Father sections.
- Holy Scripture: Psalm 62:8; Romans 8:26; Jeremiah 29:11-13.
- Prayer practice
- Youth voice discussion
- Purpose-mapping exercise
- Shared commitments
Potential guest: Youth mentor or prayer leader
Healthy Relationships
Adult question: What boundaries and support systems help relationships become safer and healthier?
Children & youth question: How do I know if a friendship, dating relationship, or group is healthy for me?
- The Father’s Heart on Homosexuality: cite the wise counsel, accountability, community care, and healthy support systems sections.
- ABBA Father’s Heart on LGBTQIA+ Issues: cite the relational safety, boundaries, supportive environments, and healthy-development sections.
- Holy Scripture: Proverbs 13:20; 1 Corinthians 15:33; Colossians 3:12-14.
- Relationship wisdom teaching
- Boundary-setting prompts
- Scenario discussion
- Support resource sharing
Potential guest: Relationship educator or licensed counselor
Faith Under Pressure
Adult question: How do we guide people through cultural pressure, peer pressure, and spiritual confusion?
Children & youth question: What do I do when I feel pressured to choose between faith and acceptance?
- The Father’s Heart on Homosexuality: cite the cultural engagement, discipleship under pressure, and standing in faith with compassion sections.
- ABBA Father’s Heart on LGBTQIA+ Issues: cite the culture, conformity, developmental pressure, acceptance, and spiritual resilience sections.
- Holy Scripture: Daniel 1:8; Galatians 1:10; 1 Peter 3:15.
- Pressure points review
- Faith resilience practice
- Adult and youth questions
- Encouragement circle
Potential guest: Youth advocate or campus ministry leader
Calling, Service & Leadership
Adult question: How can adults nurture leadership without forcing children and youth into adult expectations?
Children & youth question: What gifts has God placed in me, and how can I use them to serve?
- The Father’s Heart on Homosexuality: cite the ministry service, advocacy, leadership, and community bridge-building sections.
- ABBA Father’s Heart on LGBTQIA+ Issues: cite the purpose, gifts, maturity, destiny, and age-appropriate growth sections.
- Holy Scripture: Ephesians 2:10; 1 Timothy 4:12; 1 Peter 4:10.
- Gift discovery reflection
- Leadership conversation
- Service pathway ideas
- Guest Q&A
Potential guest: Leadership coach or ministry trainer
Celebration, Testimony & Next Steps
Adult question: What have we learned from listening to adults, children, and youth together all year?
Children & youth question: What story can I tell about how I have grown this year?
- The Father’s Heart on Homosexuality: cite the conclusion and final bridge-building commitments for families, churches, and communities.
- ABBA Father’s Heart on LGBTQIA+ Issues: cite the testimony, hope, restoration, next steps, and continuing-the-journey sections.
- Holy Scripture: Psalm 107:2; Revelation 12:11; Philippians 3:13-14.
- Year-round recap
- Adult and youth testimonies
- Next-year topic nominations
- Commissioning prayer
Potential guest: Panel of caregivers, youth voices, and ministry leaders
Bring a question, suggest a guest, or reserve your seat.
HEART TALKS can grow as a classroom, webinar, and question-led forum for people seeking faithful, thoughtful dialogue.