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Personal (Strength)
Ephesians 6:10
"Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might."
- Develop greater comfort through training in faith based comprehensive
sexuality education.
- Communicate in worship service, education ministry, and pastoral care
openness to talk about difficult sexuality issues or concerns with teens
and their families.
- Encourage open family dialogue on issues of sex and sexuality.
- Assist in spreading the value statement that sex is a precious gift from
God.
Congregational (Faith)
Hebrew 11:1
"Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things
not seen."
- Encourage parents/guardians and adults to participate in faith-based sexuality
education sessions such as "Breaking the Silence".
- Encourage youth to engage in open, safe dialogue about sex through faith-based
sexuality education sessions such as "Keeping It Real!".
- Develop or provide a referral listing of secular and faith based local,
state and national resources available to address teen pregnancy prevention,
HIV/AIDS, and other sexually transmitted diseases.
- Communicate the role of the church as members of the extended family responsible
for the spiritual and sexual development of every young male and female.
Denominational (Preparation)
Proverbs 22:6
"Train up a child in the way he should go,
and when he is old he will not depart from it."
- Advocate for denominational support of the development of faith based
sexuality education curricula that are culturally sensitive.
- Encourage denominations to identify opportunities to define the issue
of sex and religion within the context of African American tradition/culture.
- Encourage open dialogue at denominational gatherings to explore the diversity
of thought and perspectives on critical issues regarding sexuality and spirituality.
- Encourage denominations to actively participate in initiatives that provide
forums for discourse on issues regarding the role of African American faith
communities in defining and developing healthy spiritual, sexual beings.
For more information on the Black Church Initiative, please call 202-628-7700
or email bciinfo@rcrc.org.
May 26, 2006
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