Board Appoints Executive Director
Oklahoma City, OK - The First Stone Ministries Board has appointed Laura Leigh Stanlake as Executive Director. They also offer their perspective on navigating our transition in 2023....
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Oklahoma City, OK - The First Stone Ministries Board has appointed Laura Leigh Stanlake as Executive Director. They also offer their perspective on navigating our transition in 2023....
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Oklahoma City, OK – The First Stone Ministries Board would like to announce the appointment of Laura Leigh Stanlake as interim Executive Director of First Stone Ministries, effective August 1, 2023. ...
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In January, Stephen Black made known to the staff of First Stone Ministries (FSM) his hope that 2023 would be a year of repentance and rest. As the FSM board pondered the year before us, it appeared fortuitous that a long overdue sabbatical for our Executive Director would be possible and also highly beneficial to the health of FSM....
Keep Readingby Black, Stephen: (FSM) | Category: News | Tags: No One Born Gay, Homosexuality, Identity, Homosexual, Science, GWAS, Genetic Genome-Wide Association Study
There have many studies to try and prove that people are born gay. NONE have given results, although much speculation in the media and from Hollywood since Simon LeVay's terrible study results released in 1991. A new study of a Human Genome-Wide Association Study of the largest sample ever to date, almost 500,000 reveal NO ONE IS BORN GAY!...
Keep Readingby Black, Stephen: (FSM) | Category: News | Tags: Gender Confusion & Cross Dressing, Homosexuality, Forgiveness, Church, Ministry To The Homosexual, Gay Christian?, Documentary, First Stone Ministries, The Gospel, Ministry to Families, Testimony, Freedom from Homosexuality, Unwanted Same-Sex Attraction, Attendance Agreement, Code of Conduct
This public response is answering a false claim, some distortions and the typical fake-news narrative by those who do not hold to a conservative Biblical orthodox view of human sexuality, The Gayly and Sara Cunningham. Before going into the details of their false claims...
Keep Readingby Black, Stephen: (FSM) | Category: News | Tags: Church, About First Stone, Cultural Concerns, News
We, the Board of Restored Hope Network, grieve the decision of Alan Chambers and the board of Exodus to close down this venerable organization. It feels like the unnecessary death of a dear friend. It would have been better for them to have stepped aside and allowed others to carry on the message of hope for transformed lives. Although the timing of the news was a surprise...
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