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Anthony Venn-Brown (1951 - ) is a former evangelist and minister in the Australian Assemblies of God. He was a popular preacher at all the major churches of the Assemblies of God in Australia including Hillsong and also preached overseas . In 1990 Anthony became the first Pentecostal to be appointed to the Lausanne Committee for World Evangelism in Australia. Anthony was the original founder of Youth Alive in NSW . and was also the Founder and Director of "Every Believer Evangelism."

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  • Anthony Venn-Brown (1951 - ) is a former evangelist and minister in the Australian Assemblies of God. He was a popular preacher at all the major churches of the Assemblies of God in Australia including Hillsong and also preached overseas . In 1990 Anthony became the first Pentecostal to be appointed to the Lausanne Committee for World Evangelism in Australia. Anthony was the original founder of Youth Alive in NSW . and was also the Founder and Director of "Every Believer Evangelism."
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  • Anthony Venn-Brown (1951 - ) is a former evangelist and minister in the Australian Assemblies of God. He was a popular preacher at all the major churches of the Assemblies of God in Australia including Hillsong and also preached overseas . In 1990 Anthony became the first Pentecostal to be appointed to the Lausanne Committee for World Evangelism in Australia. Anthony was the original founder of Youth Alive in NSW . and was also the Founder and Director of "Every Believer Evangelism." Anthony Venn-Brown was forced to make a public confession and resign as a minister in 1991 after he came out as a gay man. In 2004 Anthony published his autobiography. A Life of Unlearning: A journey to find the truth.[1] The book detailed his struggle to reconcile his homosexuality with his Christian beliefs and won the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Business Association Literary award in 2004 . The book was revised and updated in 2007. Anthony currently attends Hillsong Waterloo. Preferring to be known as a gay ambassador instead of gay activist, Anthony Venn-Brown is now a representative and passionate advocate of gay and lesbian people. He seeks to create an informed, intelligent yet resepctful dialogue about the issues of same sex orientation within the Christian and particularly Pentecostal community.
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