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When children come out : a guide for Christian parents / Mark Yarhouse and Olya Zaporozhets.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Downers Grove, Illinois : IVP Academic, an imprint of InterVarsity Press, [2022]Description: xiv, 173 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781514000083
  • 1514000083
Other title:
  • Guide for Christian parents
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
What this book is about and why it matters, or Who we are and how to read this book -- How parents become aware -- How parents seek help -- How parents maintain the relationship -- How the parent-child relationship changes -- How faith changes -- How parents come to terms with reality -- How the church can help.
Summary: "When a child comes out as LGBTQ+, Christian parents often find themselves in unfamiliar terrain. This hopeful resource delivers research-based insights for parents and church leaders, offering stories and advice from other parents while reframing the focus from fear-based choices towards practical counsel for maintaining and deepening relationships"-- Provided by publisher.
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Adult Book Adult Book Dr. James Carlson Library NonFiction 248.845 Y28 Available 33111011027634
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 248.845 Y28 Available 33111010934079
Adult Book Adult Book Northport Library NonFiction 248.845 Y28 Available 33111009456878
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

If you are a parent wrestling with God, you are not alone.

When a child comes out as LGBTQ+, Christian parents often find themselves navigating unfamiliar, unsettling terrain. 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. 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.

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. 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.

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. 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.

Filled with stories, hard-won advice from Christian parents, and questions for reflection, When Children Come Out is an essential and hopeful resource.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

What this book is about and why it matters, or Who we are and how to read this book -- How parents become aware -- How parents seek help -- How parents maintain the relationship -- How the parent-child relationship changes -- How faith changes -- How parents come to terms with reality -- How the church can help.

"When a child comes out as LGBTQ+, Christian parents often find themselves in unfamiliar terrain. This hopeful resource delivers research-based insights for parents and church leaders, offering stories and advice from other parents while reframing the focus from fear-based choices towards practical counsel for maintaining and deepening relationships"-- Provided by publisher.

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