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<description><![CDATA[The Perfect Love Podcast is part of Campus to City Wesley’s Reconciling Ministry, a group which believes in the full inclusion and affirmation of LGBTQ+ individuals in the Church. Here, we make space for members of the LGBTQ+ community to share their stories with others. We are inspired and guided by the words of 1 John 4:18 - “There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear, because fear expects punishment. The person who is afraid has not been made perfect in love.”]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[In this episode of The Perfect Love Podcast, Sara and Austin talk with Ian Sotomayor, a self-described “proud bisexual”, about wonder and all the way it impacts our faith. Ian shares with us about how real - and special - his relationship with God is as a queer person and how he believes doubt and wonder deepen our faith. Ian also shares some of his favorite Bible Stories with us and offers a refreshingly honest perspective on what Jesus might say to the Church of today. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[In this episode of The Perfect Love Podcast, Sara and Austin talk with Sydney, the Assistant Director of Worship for Campus to City Wesley, about her journey with sexuality. Sydney shares with us about growing up in a non-affirming environment and what it was like to find an affirming Christian community as a young adult. She also offers some advice for those who are navigating their own sexual identity and addresses biphobia in the LGBTQ+ community. 
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<description><![CDATA[In this first episode of The Perfect Love Podcast, Sara and Austin talk with Derrick, the Executive Director of Campus to City Wesley, about his coming out blog series, Taking Off The Armor. Derrick shares with us about his life before coming out and how he’s felt since coming out. He also offers some advice for conversing with non-affirming individuals, and provides some candid thoughts on becoming a father to a Bengal Kitten. 
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