Guest Speaker Danny Cortez Sunday March 22, 2020
Danny Cortez was the founding pastor of New Heart, a church that was dismissed from the Southern Baptist Convention for becoming an inclusive space for LGBTQ+ people. After 25 years of pastoring, he founded Estuary Space (estuaryspace.org), a non-profit that helps people and churches navigate through the complexities of faith and sexuality. He serves as a board member of Q Christian Fellowship (formerly known as The Gay Christian Network). He helped establish The Union of Affirming Christians, a gathering of faith leaders addressing public policy. He’s been active with NQAPIA to help API families towards acceptance of their queer family members. He also co-founded My Refuge House, a non-profit that restores survivors of commercial sexual exploitation (CSE) and abuse. He serves regularly as a hospice chaplain. He earned his M.Div. at Talbot Theological Seminary, La Mirada, CA and is a graduate of Arrow Leadership, BC, Canada. He lives in the Los Angeles area with his wife Abby and their 4 children. Danny was Denise and CJ Maclean’s pastor before they joined Church of the Foothills.