They will also discover techniques to reduce fear-based parenting choices and to express love, as the parent-child relationship continues to change and grow over time.įilled with stories, hard-won advice from Christian parents, and questions for reflection, When Children Come Out is an essential and hopeful resource.
Identifying common patterns while acknowledging the uniqueness of each family, here is a book to guide parents in processing their own experiences, beliefs, and relationship with God. Parents and the church leaders who care for them will benefit from understanding key developmental considerations among teenagers and emerging adults who are navigating questions around sexual and gender identity and faith.
Yarhouse and Zaporozhets reframe the focus away from "culture war" questions that are not helpful to families in favor of practical counsel for maintaining and deepening relationships. Using data from studies of Christian parents of LGBTQ+ children, they deliver research-based insights and faithful wisdom that is accessible for parents, their friends, and church leaders. Mark Yarhouse and Olya Zaporozhets, therapists and researchers with decades of experience, have written this book to provide perspective, insight, and the chance to learn from others who've shared a similar journey. Yarhouse and published by Zondervan (HCC). When a child comes out as LGBTQ+, Christian parents often find themselves navigating unfamiliar, unsettling terrain. Costly Obedience: What We Can Learn from the Celibate Gay Christian Community is written by Mark A. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.If you are a parent wrestling with God, you are not alone. Understanding Gender Dysphoria is the book we need to navigate these stormy cultural waters. In the midst of a tense political climate, Yarhouse calls Christians to come alongside those on the margins and stand with them as they resolve their questions and concerns about gender identity. The result is a book that engages the latest research while remaining pastorally sensitive to the experiences of each person. In Understanding Gender Dysphoria, Yarhouse offers a Christian perspective on transgender issues that eschews simplistic answers and appreciates the psychological and theological complexity. Mark Yarhouse, an expert in sexual identity and therapy, challenges the church to rise above the political hostilities and listen to people's stories.
And while the war rages over language, institutions, and political allegiances, transgender individuals are the ones who end up being the casualties.
In the fog of the culture war, complex issues like gender dysphoria are reduced to slogans and sound bites. Few topics are more contested today than gender identity.
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