Calvin Joshua Crawford is a speaker who is pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Communications at California Baptist University. He is also a flight attendant. Crawford wants to collect stories from people who have left homosexuality and present them along with his own story consistently with the Gospel of Grace. His goals are to establish a media company called "Sonship Stories" focused on spreading light through various art forms and media. He also wants to intercede between the Church and LGBT community to increase sharing of the true Gospel message. Some books on his shelf related to these topics include "Torn" by Justin Lee and "Washed & Waiting" by Wesley Hill.

1. CALVINJOSHUACRAWFORD
Speaker
SONSHIP STORIES

2. SONSHIP STORIES
CONTENTS
Who I am
What I represent
Goals
Books on my shelf

3. SONSHIP STORIES
W H O I
A M …
…was once a matter of other
people’s opinions…
…formerly the broken design of
a boy without a stable identity…
…the troubled son of a deacon
and a Sunday School teacher…

4. i didn’t even know myself…i

5. SONSHIP STORIES
In 2006, I attended a
Christian worship
conference that
would radically
change my life…
…and direct me
on a journey of
discovering my
true identity in
JESUS.

6. SONSHIP STORIES
I am currently enrolled at California Baptist University, where I
am pursuing my Bachelor’s degree in Communications.
*I am also a Flight Attendant

7. SONSHIP STORIES
W H A T I R E P R E S E N T
2 Corinthians 1:3-5 “3 Praise be to the God
and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father
of compassion and the God of all comfort, 4
who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we
can comfort those in any trouble with the
comfort we ourselves receive from God. 5 For
just as we share abundantly in the sufferings of
Christ, so also our comfort abounds through
Christ.”

8. WHAT I
REPRESENT
Conflicting arguments abound concerning WHAT the Bible really
means when it talks about homosexuality.
While the Church has propagated a fundamentalist view on
homosexuality for many years, an emergent “gay-affirming”
gospel has been taking a visible platform in trying to win over
“lost sheep” who’ve abandoned the church to escape “religious
persecution.”
I believe that the message the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,
Transgendered Community will receive is one balanced in the
same way the Lord evangelized the woman caught in adultery…
…deliberate in delivering Truth, Mercy, & Love.

9. SONSHIP STORIES
G O A L S
• To collect the narratives of
men and women who
have chosen to leave
homosexuality and present
them, along with my own
story, in accordance with
the Gospel of Grace
• Upon completion of my degree, to establish my
media and print based company, SONSHIP STORIES –
a brand focused on spreading light into the
dramatic/performing arts, entertainment, and media.
• To intercede between the
Church and the LGBT
community in an effort to
increase the dissemination of
the TRUE Gospel message

10. SONSHIP STORIES
B O O K S O N M Y S H E L F
• TORN by Justin Lee
• Washed & Waiting:
Reflections on Christian
Faithfulness and
Homosexuality by Wesley
Hill
• Growth Into Manhood:
Resuming the Journey by
Alan Medinger