A same gender loving Black Baptist minister, living in Harlem, USA. I am currently (hopefully) completing my DMin (Doctor of Ministry) portfolio project, developing resources and strategies to build the mutual embracings of LGBTQIA+ Black people and traditional Black churches. Having served in campus and urban ministries for five decades, I know the importance of learning and growing in community with others. PSR has proven to be a great place for such learning and growth, much of it facilitated by The Community Life Council. I enjoy and am challenged by working with colleagues — local and remote, all of us on varying life, educational, spiritual and theological journeys — as we work to ensure that PSR is a place where everyone thrives.