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A Brief Guide to Ministry with LGBTQIA Youth
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Publisher:
Westminster John Knox Press
Publication Date:
8/23/2017
ISBN:
9780664262501
Pages:
118
Trim Size
6 x 9
Product Type:
Paper

Despite our best efforts to create welcoming and affirming congregations, the reality is that church can still be a harmful place to LGBTQIA youth.

Inside A Brief Guide to Ministry with LGBTQIA Youth, author Cody J. Sanders challenges pastors and church leaders to reflect on the various trials that adolescence brings for LGBTQIA youth. Designed for congregations that currently have a theologically and biblically affirming stance toward the LGBTQIA community, this unique resource provides insight and practical advice for tough questions like:

  • How does an affirming stance toward LGBTQIA people affect the day-to-day experience of teenagers in a church setting?
  • In what ways can a church's youth ministry have a positive impact on the lives of LGBTQIA youth who want to fully live out their Christian faith and their gender identity?
  • How can a pastor, youth minister, or youth ministry volunteer embrace, nurture, and provide skillful care for LGBTQIA youth in a congregation or community?

A glossary of terms to use when talking about LGBTQIA issues and a list of national and location resources that can be used to support LGBTQIA youth are included.

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Cody J. Sanders is Associate Professor of Congregational and Community Care Leadership at Luther Seminary. An ordained Baptist pastor, he has previously served as a chaplain at both Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, pastor to Old Cambridge Baptist Church in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and as a faculty member at Chicago Theological Seminary and Chaplaincy Study Center. He is a respected leader regarding LGBTQIA concerns in the field of pastoral theology and is the author or coauthor of many books, including Queer Lessons for Churches on the Straight and Narrow and Microaggressions in Ministry.


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“This is a fine book, written in elegant, readable prose, and it discusses a wide of topics with precision…. The book should be a useful field guide for youth ministers and those who educate them for years to come.” —Religious Education
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