Beyond the Rainbow | June 7-9 2024
Hosted by South Calgary Chinese Evangelical Free Church
340 39th Ave SE Calgary
Contact: [email protected] | 403 243 2770
You’re invited to our Beyond the Rainbow weekend conference June 7-9. This 3-day event is for anyone wanting to engage in conversations and discover ways to care for our LGBTQ+ friends and community.
Learn about gender issues concerning families and youth with keynote speaker, Dr. Melvin Wong, PhD, licensed clinical psychologist. Other guest speakers are Christian apologist Mr JoJo Ruba and and Ms. Gloria Keung, a former-lesbian whose passion is in helping families have conversations around LGBTQ.
The Development of Sexual Identity
June 7 | 7:00pm-9:30pm | Sanctuary & Online | Dr. Melvin Wong | Register
Confidence and a sense of security in one's innate gender—gender confidence—are significantly influenced by parental upbringing during infancy. Dr. Wong will delve into the developmental model of gender identity in this lecture.
Language: Cantonese with English translation
The Conversion Therapy Ban vs. Freedom of Association
June 8 | 10:00am-12:00pm | Sanctuary | Jojo Ruba | Register
Since January 2022, Canada has enacted legislation to restrict conversion therapy. What kind of threat does this pose to religious organizations or institutions that do not align with LGBTQ+ values, which they previously enjoyed under freedom of association?
Language: English
The Implications of Sexual Fluidity
June 8 | 2:30pm-5:00pm | Sanctuary | Dr. Melvin Wong
Advocates of the LGBTQ+ movement suggest that human gender identity and sexual orientation are fluid. Is there any empirical basis for this assertion? If so, how should society perceive individuals who fluctuate between identifying as male and female?
Language: Cantonese with English translation
Pastoring LGBTQ+
June 8 | 7:00pm-9:30pm | N2o1 | Gloria Keung
Ms. Gloria Keung lived as a lesbian for many years, but underwent a transformative journey guided by her faith, leading her to dedicate herself full-time ministering to the LGBTQ+ community.
Language: Cantonese
Mission for the Gender Confused Generation
June 9 | 9:30am-10:45am | Sanctuary | Dr. Melvin Wong
Some churches perceive the LGBTQ community as adversaries to the Christian faith while others fully embrace them. Have we considered another viewpoint of seeing the LGBTQ+ community as an unreached group awaiting redemption and transformation?
Language: Cantonese
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