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[[Image:Stephen Black.png|thumb|right|150px|Reverend Stephen Black is the Executive Director of [[First Stone Ministries]] and is an ex-[[homosexual]].]]

[[Image:Stephen Black.png|thumb|right|150px|Reverend Stephen Black is the Executive Director of [[First Stone Ministries]] and is an ex-[[homosexual]].]]

'''Reverend Stephen Black''' was ordained through International Ministerial Fellowship in 1994.  Stephen left a [[homosexuality|homosexual]] lifestyle in 1983 after spending 8 years gay identified. Stephen is now the Executive Director of [[First Stone Ministries]] which is a [[Christian|Christian]] discipleship pastoral care ministry offering support groups, literature, educational seminars and public speaking. First Stone Ministries was also a member ministry of [[Exodus International]] which was, untul closing its doors in 2013,  the largest network of agencies dedicated to the ministering to the issues of homosexuality from a Christian perspective. Stephen Black has been ministering full-time with First Stone Ministries since 1993 and became the executive director in 2000.

'''Reverend Stephen Black''' was ordained through International Ministerial Fellowship in 1994.  Stephen left a [[homosexuality|homosexual]] lifestyle in 1983 after spending 8 years gay identified. Stephen is now the Executive Director of [[First Stone Ministries]] which is a [[Christian]] discipleship pastoral care ministry offering support groups, literature, educational seminars and public speaking. First Stone Ministries was also a member ministry of [[Exodus International]] which was, untul closing its doors in 2013,  the largest network of agencies dedicated to the ministering to the issues of homosexuality from a Christian perspective. Stephen Black has been ministering full-time with First Stone Ministries since 1993 and became the executive director in 2000.

He married his wife, Robin Dawn in 1986, they have three children and one grandchild; they have always resided in the Oklahoma City area.<ref>http://www.stephenblack.org/</ref>

He married his wife, Robin Dawn in 1986, they have three children and one grandchild; they have always resided in the Oklahoma City area.<ref>http://www.stephenblack.org/</ref>

<ref>http://www.firststone.org/</ref><ref>http://www.exodus.to/</ref>

<ref>http://www.firststone.org/</ref><ref>http://www.exodus.to/</ref>

==External Links==

==External links==

*[http://www.stephenblack.org/ Stephen Black's Blog]

*[http://www.stephenblack.org/ Stephen Black's Blog]

*[http://www.firststone.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=71&Itemid=17 Stephen Black's Testimonial in Freedom from Homosexuality, entitled: "Trapped In Deception"]

*[http://www.firststone.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=71&Itemid=17 Stephen Black's Testimonial in Freedom from Homosexuality, entitled: "Trapped In Deception"]

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