Pastoral and Religious

I am a pastor at Irving Park Christian Church, which is affiliated with GLAD, Gay and Lesbian Affirming Disciples. I am the author of two books, The Challenge of Liberation Theology, edited with Brian Mahan (Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 1981), and Interpreting Disciples, edited with Larry D. Bouchard (Ft. Worth: TCU Press, 1987) and about 30 articles on religion and theology.

I am also a professional drug and alcohol counselor with a speciality with bisexual families, gays, and lesbians, and HIV positive individuals. I primarily work with couples. I also organize short term groups. My fee for private practice counseling with couples starts with a free consultation, and costs $25 to $100 per hour per couple, sliding scale per session.

I work with BIPOC LGBTQAI2S+ individuals embark on a journey of healing, self-discovery, and spiritual growth. I am knowledgeable in Ifa/Orisha, Indigenous American Spirituality, Hinduism, Buddhism, Tao, and Christian religions. I am open to all genders, sexualities, and religious backgrounds.

I offer one on one spiritual counseling to people of all faith persuasions, public speaking, prayer leadership, teaching, non-profit administration and non-profit consulting. I serve all ages, all sexual orientations, all gender identities, congregations, faith based and secular social justice organizations. My fees depend on the nature of the work I am providing. One on one counseling, sliding scale of $75-$100 an hour. For a weekend congregational retreat, $2,500-$4,000, depending on the size of the community. For organizational development work with non-profits, $500-$1,500 a day. I published Blessed Bi Spirit, Bisexual People of Faith in 2000 and dozens of essays, chapters and articles on bisexuality since the late 1980s.