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June 2016

June 13, 2016

Don’t Let Your Anger Turn Into Their Hate

Andrew's reflection upon yesterday's LGBT massacre in Orlando. There is a time for anger and...

January 2015

January 12, 2015

In Honor of National Human Trafficking Day

Yesterday, individuals, organizations, and communities across the United States celebrated National Human Trafikking Awareness Day....

October 2014

October 15, 2014

Why We Go Purple

October is National Bullying Prevention Month, and tomorrow (October 16th) is Spirit Day, when we...

June 2014

June 06, 2014

Special Living in the Tension Gathering: Preventing LGBTQ Teen Suicide

Christian communities today are beginning to realize regardless of their theology and beliefs about sexuality...

May 2014

May 14, 2014

Living in the Tension Gathering – 5/19

If you live in Chicago please join us for our upcoming Living in the Tension...

April 2014

April 11, 2014

What I Wish my Youth Pastor Had Said – Part 2

Below are some best practices and recommendations for Christian youth workers* who have LGBTQ and...

April 09, 2014

What I Wish my Youth Pastor Had Said – Part 1

I come from a background in Christian youth ministry. I worked at Christian camps, with...

March 2014

March 12, 2014

The Gamble: Gays and Lesbians Experimenting with Straight Relationships

You’re the expert of your own experience. That’s one of the central tenets of The...

December 2013

December 20, 2013

End of the Year Giving!

The following post comes in part from The Marin Foundation’s end-of-year letter to our generous...

December 04, 2013

Get My New Book FOR FREE!

In four easy steps, find out how you can get Andrew Marin's new ebook, Our...

November 2013

November 06, 2013

Gay Marriage Passed in Illinois

The following post is written by Andrew Marin, President and Founder of The Marin Foundation...

June 2013

June 20, 2013

Andrew Marin on Alan Chambers and the Closing of Exodus International

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: From: Andrew Marin, President and Founder of The Marin Foundation, and author...

May 2013

May 06, 2013

What Conscious Evangelicals Want You To Know

The following post is from Jason Bilbrey, our Director of Pastoral Care at The Marin Foundation....

April 2013

April 26, 2013

Youth Workin’ It interviews Laura Statesir

This week Laura Statesir (our Director of Family and Youth) was interviewed by Youth Workin...

April 14, 2013

My Response to Dan Savage’s Accusations about The Marin Foundation in the New York Times

This post is Andrew Marin's response to Dan Savage's accusations about The Marin Foundation, which...

July 2012

July 25, 2012

Calling All Parents

This is a re-post of a piece originally posted on 6 Thanks to all the...

June 2012

June 08, 2012

Calling All Parents

“Mom, Dad, I have something to tell you…I’m gay”. One of the most difficult and...

April 2012

April 20, 2012

Day of Silence

The following post by Brent Bailey was re-posted from his blog at oddmanout.net. Brent is...

February 2012

February 24, 2012

When Your Child “Comes Out”

The following post was written by Nathan Albert. Nathan is the Director of Pastoral Care...

October 2011

October 19, 2011

Wear Purple on Spirit Day (10/20) to Combat Bullying

In 2010, teenager Brittany McMillan started Spirit Day as a response to all the LGBT youth...

July 2011

July 15, 2011

I Respond to a Question from Youth Workers about Coming Out (Video)

In this video I respond to a video series called Youth Questions, where youth can...

July 05, 2011

The Future of College Ministry

Here is an article I wrote for Youthworker Journal about the future of college ministry....

April 2011

April 20, 2011

The Future of College Ministry: Credibility Over Credentials

The following post was featured as a guest post on Tony Campolo's Red Letter Christians...

March 2011

March 03, 2011

Harding University Students Speak Out

The following post was written by Kevin Harris, Director of Community Relations at The Marin...

October 2010

October 21, 2010

New Church Youth Group Resource to Address Bullying

Yesterday my good friend Dr. Warren Throckmorton released a new church youth group resource to...

June 2010

June 17, 2010

Andrew Interviews Everyday, Non-Christian, High Schooler

In this video I interview Lindsey, your everyday, non-Christian, high school girl about her school's...

June 15, 2010

Listen to Podcast with me over at Youth Hacks

Recently I recorded an interview with Youth Hacks - a podcast dedicated to youth workers....

March 2010

March 10, 2010

Powerful Implementation of Bridge Building

The following is written by Joel Diaz (host of the podcast Youth Hacks and here...

December 2009

December 04, 2009

Youth Worker Journal Interview

Last month while speaking in Cincy at the National Youth Worker Convention the Youth Worker...

November 2009

November 16, 2009

Jess Lives in the Tension

I am blessed to be able to speak at quite a few college campuses (Christian...

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