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  • About
    • News
    • Mission
    • Statement of Need
    • Staff
    • Our Founder
    • Meet Our Presenters
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Contact
  • Events
    • Upcoming Events
    • Love of Children Program
    • Past Events
  • Videos
    • Agency, Peacemaking & Reconciliation
    • Mission & Outreach
    • Building a Youth Group
    • Bible Study, Worship & Spiritual Practices
    • Pastoral Care, Behavior & Mental Health
    • Student Leadership
    • Community & Relationships
  • Learning
    • Training Modules
    • Certificate Program
    • Yale Bible Study
  • Resources
    • Curriculum
    • Articles and Readings
    • Sample Materials and Outlines
    • Bible Study Lessons
    • The YMI Quest

Curriculum

  • 8 Sections
  • 64 Lessons
  • 6 Weeks
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  • Introduction
    1
    • 1.1
      Introduction
  • Section 1: A Primer on LGBTQ+ Language and Pronouns
    10
    • 2.1
      Prepare – Genesis 32:22-29
    • 2.2
      Definition of Terms, Phiwa Langeni – Video and Discussion Outline
      3 Minutes
    • 2.3
      What Does Privilege Look Like?, Phiwa Langeni – Video and Discussion Outline
      3 Minutes
    • 2.4
      Description of Pronoun Usage, Phiwa Langeni – Video and Discussion Outline
      4 Minutes
    • 2.5
      Language, Kate Ott – Video and Discussion Outline
      2 Minutes
    • 2.6
      Showing Not Telling, and How to Update Our Language, Phiwa Langeni – Video and Discussion Outline
      2 Minutes
    • 2.7
      Addressing Gender Disparity Beyond Programming, Kate Ott – Video and Discussion Outline
      3 Minutes
    • 2.8
      Having Courage to Be Awkward, Phiwa Langeni – Video and Discussion Outline
      2 Minutes
    • 2.9
      Questions for Reflection
    • 2.10
      Additional Resources
  • Section 2: Space Making Part 1: The Actual Space, and Establishing Welcome
    9
    • 3.1
      Prepare – John 14:1-4
    • 3.2
      Looking at the Space Around Us, Phiwa Langeni – Video and Discussion Outline
      4 Minutes
    • 3.3
      Bathrooms and Safety – Disrupting the Narrative, Phiwa Langeni – Video and Discussion Outline
      7 Minutes
    • 3.4
      How Ready is Your House?, Phiwa Langeni – Video and Discussion Outline
      3 Minutes
    • 3.5
      Creating Teams, Yadi Martínez-Reyna – Video and Discussion Outline
      3 Minutes
    • 3.6
      Safe Space, Szu-Hui Lee – Video and Discussion Outline
      4 Minutes
    • 3.7
      Letting Kids Be Kids in Sacred Space, Kishundra King and Whitney Bond – Video and Discussion Outline
      3 Minutes
    • 3.8
      Questions for Reflection
    • 3.9
      Additional Resources
  • Section 3: Space Making Part 2: Taking the Next Steps in Creating Space in Community
    10
    • 4.1
      Prepare – Luke 7:36-50
    • 4.2
      Questioning, Kate Ott – Video and Discussion Outline
      3 Minutes
    • 4.3
      Bringing Everyone Into Decision Making, Phiwa Langeni – Video and Discussion Outline
      4 Minutes
    • 4.4
      Structures and Leadership, Kate Ott – Video and Discussion Outline
      3 Minutes
    • 4.5
      Safe and Brave Space, Yadi Martínez-Reyna – Video and Discussion Outline
      3 Minutes
    • 4.6
      Helping Teens Develop Safe/Brave Space, Yadi Martínez-Reyna – Video and Discussion Outline
      2 Minutes
    • 4.7
      Covenant Keeping in LGBTQ+ Friendly Spaces, Yadi Martínez-Reyna – Video and Discussion Outline
      3 Minutes
    • 4.8
      Safe Space for LGBTQ+ Youth, Yadi Martínez-Reyna – Video and Discussion Outline
      3 Minutes
    • 4.9
      Questions for Reflection
    • 4.10
      Additional Resources
  • Section 4: Programming Ideas for LGBTQ+ Support
    11
    • 5.1
      Prepare – 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11
    • 5.2
      Developing Programs for LGBTQ+ Community, Yadi Martínez-Reyna – Video and Discussion Outline
      3 Minutes
    • 5.3
      Addressing Gender Disparity, Kate Ott – Video and Discussion Outline
      2 Minutes
    • 5.4
      Creating Network for Outreach and Support, Yadi Martínez-Reyna – Video and Discussion Outline
      3 Minutes
    • 5.5
      Creating an LGBTQ+-friendly Prom, Yadi Martínez-Reyna – Video and Discussion Outline
      6 Minutes
    • 5.6
      LGBTQ+ Youth and the Day of Silence, Yadi Martínez-Reyna – Video and Discussion Outline
      3 Minutes
    • 5.7
      The Naming Project, Ross Murray – Video and Discussion Outline
      8 Minutes
    • 5.8
      Use of the Arts in Youth Ministry, Yadi Martínez-Reyna – Video and Discussion Outline
      2 Minutes
    • 5.9
      Relationships, Kate Ott – Video and Discussion Outline
      3 Minutes
    • 5.10
      Questions for Reflection
    • 5.11
      Additional Resources
  • Section 5: Pastoral Care: LGBTQ+ Youth Who are At-Risk, Youth Who are Finding Joy, and Support for Families of LGBTQ+ Youth
    8
    • 6.1
      Prepare – Philippians 2:1-4
    • 6.2
      Pastoral Care for LGBTQ+ Youth, Ross Murray – Video and Discussion Outline
      4 Minutes
    • 6.3
      Walking with At-Risk Youth, Yadi Martínez-Reyna – Video and Discussion Outline
      2 Minutes
    • 6.4
      Resilience with At-Risk Youth, Yadi Martínez-Reyna – Video and Discussion Outline
      2 Minutes
    • 6.5
      Mental Health and Joy for LGBTQ+ Teens, Phiwa Langeni – Video and Discussion Outline
      5 Minutes
    • 6.6
      Support for Families, Phiwa Langeni – Video and Discussion Outline
      5 Minutes
    • 6.7
      Questions for Reflection
    • 6.8
      Additional Resources
  • Section 6: Whole Church Space-making and Teachability
    8
    • 7.1
      Prepare – Job 36: 22-26
    • 7.2
      Whole Church Space-Making, Phiwa Langeni – Video and Discussion Outline
      3 Minutes
    • 7.3
      Values Determine Logistics, Ross Murray – Video and Discussion Outline
      4 Minutes
    • 7.4
      Power Dynamics, Phiwa Langeni – Video and Discussion Outline
      4 Minutes
    • 7.5
      Practical Ways to Address Gender Disparity, Kate Ott – Video and Discussion Outline
      3 Minutes
    • 7.6
      Education and Humility, Phiwa Langeni – Video and Discussion Outline
      7 Minutes
    • 7.7
      A Word of Hope, Ross Murray – Video and Discussion Outline
      2 Minutes
    • 7.8
      Questions for Reflection
  • Section 7: Youth Advocacy
    7
    • 8.1
      Prepare – Deuteronomy 31:1-8
    • 8.2
      How to Foster Youth Advocacy, Ross Murray – Video and Discussion Outline
      7 Minutes
    • 8.3
      Pacing in Advocacy, Ross Murray – Video and Discussion Outline
      5 Minutes
    • 8.4
      Queer Joy, Ross Murray – Video and Discussion Outline
      3 Minutes
    • 8.5
      Intersectionality and Knowing Oneself, Ross Murray – Video and Discussion Outline
      6 Minutes
    • 8.6
      Queer Black Youth Finding Their Community, Kishundra King and Whitney Bond – Video and Discussion Outline
      4 Minutes
    • 8.7
      Questions for Reflection

Accompanying LGBTQ+ Youth

Introduction

In this course, we will we will be providing tools to help youth leaders accompany, work with, and support LGBTQ+ young people.

This is designed such that each section may be completed in one gathering. If every section were to be completed, with the group meeting weekly, this course would take six weeks to complete. It is also possible to complete the course in a shorter period of time by combining sections based on your team’s availability. Similarly, it could be expanded, and the focal Scripture passages—merely used here as a discussion starter, and a backdrop for the youth ministry topics— could be used as a jumping off point for a whole Bible study for each gathering. We are hopeful that the person leading this effort will feel free to adapt what is provided to their particular community’s needs.

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