God Love's Me & So Do I: From Suicide Attempts to Renewal, A Black Gay Pastor's Journey

Rev. Derek Terry was recently featured on a popular national television program where he stood in front of his congregation and millions of viewers and declared... "I am a gay, black, man who ministers..." The reality is that many Black American's in the faith community do not agree with their ministers being openly gay.

Rev. Derek was an up and coming pastor in one of the country's oldest mainline Black Church denominations where he was respected, valued, and adored for his charming personality and powerful and dynamic sermons. At age 26, Rev. Derek chose to walk away from the Black Church after coming to terms with the reality that he was gay. This book is a collections of writings, musings, notions, and essays that chronicles Rev. Derek's journey from being sexually assaulted at eight-years-old, a suicide attempt at seventeen, and reconciling his sexual orientation with his position as a Christian pastor. Rev. Derek also covers issues such as race, ancestral reverence, self-worth, sexuality, and more.