Becoming an Intentional Church Community: Relationships, Security, and Discipleship in Sexual Identity and Faith Development

Drawing upon previous research with sexual minority Christian college students, we identify emergent themes important to ministry with sexual minorities integrating religious/spiritual and sexual identities: intrinsic religiosity, social relationships, self-acceptance, and complexity of identity int...

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Authors: Dean, Janet B. (Author) ; Stratton, Stephen P. (Author) ; Yarhouse, Mark A. 1968- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publications 2021
In: Christian education journal
Year: 2021, Volume: 18, Issue: 2, Pages: 232-251
Further subjects:B Self-acceptance
B Ministry
B Discipleship
B Social Support
B Sexual Identity
B Intrinsic religiosity
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Summary:Drawing upon previous research with sexual minority Christian college students, we identify emergent themes important to ministry with sexual minorities integrating religious/spiritual and sexual identities: intrinsic religiosity, social relationships, self-acceptance, and complexity of identity integration. We propose a Trinitarian ministry model wherein the church serves as a holding environment—a discipling community intentionally designed to be relational, secure, and formational thereby creating a synergistic communal climate for identity development related to faith and sexuality.
ISSN:2378-525X
Contains:Enthalten in: Christian education journal
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0739891320948882