How a Georgia pastor practiced what he preached by accepting LGBTQ members into his Southern Baptist church

Over the past several months, the pastor’s stance on love and acceptance has drawn national attention to Towne View Baptist Church in Kennesaw, Georgia. Specifically, over the question of who’s allowed to become a member of it.Earlier this year, Towne View lost its relationship with the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) and almost half its membership, along with their dues, as a result of Conrad’s decision in 2019 to accept a gay couple and their three children as members of Towne View.But Conrad isn’t trying to appease anyone. He’s just trying to do business as usual at the church, where he’s