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Accompanying LGBTQ+ Youth
Accompanying LGBTQ+ Youth
Introduction
Introduction
Section 1: A Primer on LGBTQ+ Language and Pronouns
Prepare – Genesis 32:22-29
Definition of Terms, Phiwa Langeni – Video and Discussion Outline
3 minutes
What Does Privilege Look Like?, Phiwa Langeni – Video and Discussion Outline
3 minutes
Description of Pronoun Usage, Phiwa Langeni – Video and Discussion Outline
4 minutes
Language, Kate Ott – Video and Discussion Outline
2 minutes
Showing Not Telling, and How to Update Our Language, Phiwa Langeni – Video and Discussion Outline
2 minutes
Addressing Gender Disparity Beyond Programming, Kate Ott – Video and Discussion Outline
3 minutes
Having Courage to Be Awkward, Phiwa Langeni – Video and Discussion Outline
2 minutes
Questions for Reflection
Additional Resources
Section 2: Space Making Part 1: The Actual Space, and Establishing Welcome
Prepare – John 14:1-4
Looking at the Space Around Us, Phiwa Langeni – Video and Discussion Outline
4 minutes
Bathrooms and Safety – Disrupting the Narrative, Phiwa Langeni – Video and Discussion Outline
7 minutes
How Ready is Your House?, Phiwa Langeni – Video and Discussion Outline
3 minutes
Creating Teams, Yadi MartÃnez-Reyna – Video and Discussion Outline
3 minutes
Safe Space, Szu-Hui Lee – Video and Discussion Outline
4 minutes
Letting Kids Be Kids in Sacred Space, Kishundra King and Whitney Bond – Video and Discussion Outline
3 minutes
Questions for Reflection
Additional Resources
Section 3: Space Making Part 2: Taking the Next Steps in Creating Space in Community
Prepare – Luke 7:36-50
Questioning, Kate Ott – Video and Discussion Outline
3 minutes
Bringing Everyone Into Decision Making, Phiwa Langeni – Video and Discussion Outline
4 minutes
Structures and Leadership, Kate Ott – Video and Discussion Outline
3 minutes
Safe and Brave Space, Yadi MartÃnez-Reyna – Video and Discussion Outline
3 minutes
Helping Teens Develop Safe/Brave Space, Yadi MartÃnez-Reyna – Video and Discussion Outline
2 minutes
Covenant Keeping in LGBTQ+ Friendly Spaces, Yadi MartÃnez-Reyna – Video and Discussion Outline
3 minutes
Safe Space for LGBTQ+ Youth, Yadi MartÃnez-Reyna – Video and Discussion Outline
3 minutes
Questions for Reflection
Additional Resources
Section 4: Programming Ideas for LGBTQ+ Support
Prepare – 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11
Developing Programs for LGBTQ+ Community, Yadi MartÃnez-Reyna – Video and Discussion Outline
3 minutes
Addressing Gender Disparity, Kate Ott – Video and Discussion Outline
2 minutes
Creating Network for Outreach and Support, Yadi MartÃnez-Reyna – Video and Discussion Outline
3 minutes
Creating an LGBTQ+-friendly Prom, Yadi MartÃnez-Reyna – Video and Discussion Outline
6 minutes
LGBTQ+ Youth and the Day of Silence, Yadi MartÃnez-Reyna – Video and Discussion Outline
3 minutes
The Naming Project, Ross Murray – Video and Discussion Outline
8 minutes
Use of the Arts in Youth Ministry, Yadi MartÃnez-Reyna – Video and Discussion Outline
2 minutes
Relationships, Kate Ott – Video and Discussion Outline
3 minutes
Questions for Reflection
Additional Resources
Section 5: Pastoral Care: LGBTQ+ Youth Who are At-Risk, Youth Who are Finding Joy, and Support for Families of LGBTQ+ Youth
Prepare – Philippians 2:1-4
Pastoral Care for LGBTQ+ Youth, Ross Murray – Video and Discussion Outline
4 minutes
Walking with At-Risk Youth, Yadi MartÃnez-Reyna – Video and Discussion Outline
2 minutes
Resilience with At-Risk Youth, Yadi MartÃnez-Reyna – Video and Discussion Outline
2 minutes
Mental Health and Joy for LGBTQ+ Teens, Phiwa Langeni – Video and Discussion Outline
5 minutes
Support for Families, Phiwa Langeni – Video and Discussion Outline
5 minutes
Questions for Reflection
Additional Resources
Section 6: Whole Church Space-making and Teachability
Prepare – Job 36: 22-26
Whole Church Space-Making, Phiwa Langeni – Video and Discussion Outline
3 minutes
Values Determine Logistics, Ross Murray – Video and Discussion Outline
4 minutes
Power Dynamics, Phiwa Langeni – Video and Discussion Outline
4 minutes
Practical Ways to Address Gender Disparity, Kate Ott – Video and Discussion Outline
3 minutes
Education and Humility, Phiwa Langeni – Video and Discussion Outline
7 minutes
A Word of Hope, Ross Murray – Video and Discussion Outline
2 minutes
Questions for Reflection
Section 7: Youth Advocacy
Prepare – Deuteronomy 31:1-8
How to Foster Youth Advocacy, Ross Murray – Video and Discussion Outline
7 minutes
Pacing in Advocacy, Ross Murray – Video and Discussion Outline
5 minutes
Queer Joy, Ross Murray – Video and Discussion Outline
3 minutes
Intersectionality and Knowing Oneself, Ross Murray – Video and Discussion Outline
6 minutes
Queer Black Youth Finding Their Community, Kishundra King and Whitney Bond – Video and Discussion Outline
4 minutes
Questions for Reflection
Language, Kate Ott – Video and Discussion Outline
Questions for Discussion:
How do we expand the language we use in order to be more expansive in our understanding of one another?
How might doing so expand our understanding of God?
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