When LGBT+ loved ones come out, families can experience shock. Emotions erupt. Words spill. Relationships become disconnected. One courageous disclosure can be met with a response that communicates, “I don’t understand you”; Meanwhile, in the church, LGBT+ people often face impossible hurdles and suspicion about their faith. The Essentials Edition offers 42 pages of the most essential guidance for Christian pastors and parents when an LGBT+ loved one comes out.