BEN DUBOW

Faith Autopsy

Learning to Love God and Like Myself as a Gay Christian

Running the Way

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{All faith is autopsy.} -S. Kierkegaard

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ABOUT ME

I am is a pastor, speaker, writer, and chef-turned-nonprofit leader in Hartford, Connecticut. I came to faith at seventeen and has spent the years since building tables—literal and spiritual—where people taste grace and belonging. I mentor young adults in hospitality careers, preaches in a diverse, LGBTQ-affirming church, and writes the Running the Way series on practicing the Way of Jesus in real life. He loves good questions, street-level ministry, and corned-beef hash (well-done).

  • Faith Autopsy Small Group Discussion Guides

    Here are two different 7-week small group/book club discussion guides. The first one looks at the “Clobber Passages” chapters. The second looks at “Building a Positive Theological Framework & Ethic” for both affirming churches and LGBTQ+ people. Depending on your…

“The gospel’s test is fruit: does our theology grow love, courage, and truth? When the excluded ask, ‘What prevents me?’, the church answers, ‘Nothing’—and walks in covenant, consent, and joy.” – from the book

{All faith is autopsy.} -S. Kierkegaard

  • Ten Tips for Preaching About LGBTQ+ Inclusion

    Appendix L 1) Include us in your stories (always)Don’t only mention LGBTQ+ people when the sermon is “about” sexuality or gender. Let queer and trans people appear naturally in illustrations—friends, parents, volunteers, leaders, saints. 2) Don’t assume heteronormativityAudit your pronouns…

  • Resources for Young People

    Appendix F • 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline — Call or text 988, or chat at 988lifeline.org (24/7, free, confidential).  • The Trevor Project (LGBTQ…