A Parenting Cohort for Hurting Parents
You love your child.
You also love God.
This cohort helps you hold both.
A guided cohort for parents loving an LGBT child. Beginning TBD, the week before When Grace Meets Conviction arrives in stores.
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You'll receive a note when enrollment opens, plus the first chapter of When Grace Meets Conviction the week of release.
A third path for parents trying to hold both love and conviction.
Parenting an LGBT child while holding to historic Christian convictions is one of the loneliest places in the modern church. Two scripts compete for your attention: one tells you faithfulness means setting your convictions aside; the other tells you faithfulness means setting your child aside. Both ask you to abandon something God has given you to hold. There is a third path β slower, harder, and far more honest. It begins with what's already true: you love your child, and you love God.
You're not looking for permission to choose one over the other. You're looking for someone to walk alongside you while you learn to hold both.
That's what we do here.
For Christian parents carrying a real tension.
This cohort is for Christian parents who:
This is not a debate space. We don't argue about whether you should love your child β you already do. We don't relitigate Christian sexual ethics β those are settled for the people in this room. What we do is the harder work: learning to live faithfully inside a tension that won't resolve on this side of heaven.
Four sessions. One steady place to begin.
Format. Four couples. Four live Zoom sessions, 11:00 am - 1:30 pm eastern time. The cohort is intentionally small β small enough that we know each other's stories, small enough for the work to go where it needs to go.
Session 01 - TBD Understanding the Moment β and Yourself
Session 02 - TBD What Your Child Actually Needs From You
Session 03 - TBD Faith, Faithfulness, and the Long View
Session 04 - TBD The Parent You Are Becoming
The book and the cohort are designed to work together. You'll receive a copy of When Grace Meets Conviction as part of the cohort and we'll explore in conversation what reading alone can't reach.
Cadence. Four weekly Zoom sessions, plus quiet practices between sessions. The work happens as much in the days between meetings as it does in the meetings themselves.
Parenting Inventory. Before your first session you'll complete a 42-question inventory to help identify where you are carrying the most pressure and what kind of support will be most helpful.
The shape of the work. We'll move through the framework I've spent four decades building with parents in exactly your situation. We'll learn to recognize what's beneath the surface β the fears, the grief, the love that's harder to name β and to bring all of it honestly before God. We'll talk about what faithful presence actually looks like when your convictions and your child's choices don't align. We'll learn the difference between standing firm and standing apart.
This is contemplative, not combative. It's slower than what most curricula offer, and it doesn't promise to fix anything. What it offers instead is the company of others who are walking the same road, and a tested way of walking it.
Meet Rob Jackson.
I'm a licensed counselor with four decades of clinical and coaching work, much of it with families navigating exactly this terrain.
When Grace Meets Conviction: Loving God and Your LGBT Child is the book this cohort is built around β but the framework predates the book by many years.
I've sat with parents in this place. I've watched what works and what doesn't. I've learned that what most parents need isn't more answers; it's a wiser way of carrying the questions.
More about Rob βEverything you need. Nothing hidden.
$997 per couple. Includes all four live sessions, the parenting inventory, and a copy of When Grace Meets Conviction. A 50% deposit of $498 reserves your spot. The remaining $499 is due when your cohort fills.
- Four live sessions via Zoom
- Eight teaching modules with Q&A
- 42-question Parenting Inventory with type assessment
- When Grace Meets Conviction β Foreword by Jim Daly, Afterword by Joe Dallas β included
- Private online community forum
- Session recordings available for 72 hours
- Community continuing beyond the four sessions
How deposits work: Your $498 deposit holds your spot. When your cohort reaches 4 couples you'll receive your start date and an invoice for the remaining $499. Deposits are fully refundable if your cohort does not fill within 90 days.
Be among the first.
You'll have a community of parents who understand exactly where you've been.
If something in this resonates, you're invited to reserve your spot. There's no pressure to have everything figured out β only an invitation to begin the work with others who understand the road you're walking.
Whichever way you go, I'm grateful you're here. The fact that you're reading this page tells me you're taking this seriously β and that already puts you ahead of where most parents in your situation get to stand.
Next group β 4 couples maximum β begins TBD
A few things people ask before they register.
Will you be pressuring people or sending constant emails?
No. Every contact you have with Rob is meant to be respectful and appropriate. You'll receive occasional updates, and you can unsubscribe anytime.
Is this only for parents?
Parents are the primary audience, but grandparents, pastors, youth pastors, counselors, and ministry leaders often join because they're walking with families and want a clearer, steadier way forward.
If I need help now, are you available?
Yes. Rob offers free discovery calls, coaching by the hour, and multiday intensives. Contact Rob here to get started.
Can Rob come speak at our church?
Absolutely. Rob is available and would love to learn more about your church's needs. Click here to get started.
What if the cohort doesn't fill?
Your deposit is fully refundable if your cohort does not reach 4 couples within 90 days. No risk, no pressure.
