▁Ex od us ▁International ▁bought ▁the ▁Love ▁W on ▁Out ▁conference ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁Gary ▁Schne e berger , ▁F ocus ▁on ▁the ▁Family ' s ▁vice ▁president ▁of ▁media ▁and ▁public ▁relations ▁issued ▁a ▁statement ▁stating ▁"... ▁the ▁con ferences ▁rarely ▁have ▁rec oup ed ▁the ▁financial ▁invest ment ▁made ▁in ▁them ▁... ▁Our ▁financial ▁challeng es ▁( at ▁F ocus ▁on ▁the ▁Family ) ▁have ▁led ▁us ▁to ▁recognize ▁a ▁strateg ic ▁opportunity ▁that ▁makes ▁sense ▁... " ▁ ▁Ex od us - aff ili ated ▁groups ▁had ▁worked ▁with ▁hom osex ual ▁persons , ▁seeking ▁to ▁achieve ▁" fre edom ▁from ▁hom osex ual ity " ▁which ▁Ex od us ▁believed ▁included ▁ab st in ence , ▁less ening ▁of ▁same - sex ▁att raction , ▁and ▁change ▁of ▁in app ropri ate ▁gender ▁roles . ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁CE O ▁Alan ▁Ch amb ers ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁Ex od us ▁International ▁voted ▁un anim ously ▁to ▁dis band ▁and ▁close . ▁" The ▁Board ▁of ▁Direct ors ▁reached ▁a ▁decision ▁after ▁a ▁year ▁of ▁dialog ue ▁and ▁prayer ▁about ▁the ▁organization ' s ▁place ▁in ▁a ▁changing ▁culture ." ▁ ▁Crit ic ism ▁ ▁Ren unci ation ▁by ▁founder ▁ ▁John ▁Paul k , ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁L W O , ▁formally ▁ren ounced ▁the ▁organization ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁saying ▁( in ▁part ): ▁ ▁Ap ology ▁to ▁gay ▁community ▁Alan ▁Ch amb