Redeemed Sexuality: 12 Sessions for Healing and Transformation in Community - Softcover

Boa, Andrew A.; Struthers, William M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0830821279 ISBN 13: 9780830821273

Publisher: IVP, 2017

Synopsis

Sexual brokenness permeates our culture and has found its way into the church. Even though Christians are called to value and celebrate sexuality as sacred and good, it is often a source of fear, shame, or secret sin. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Healthy sexuality concerns what we pursue, not just what we avoid, so Redeemed Sexuality invites emerging adults to seek sexual maturity and discipleship in the context of community. As we experience love, joy, and intimacy with God and others, sexual shame and sin lose their power. Integrating theology, psychology, and spiritual formation, participants engage the process of transformation by

• practicing vulnerability
• embracing their identity in Christ
• learning healthy intimacy

Incorporating peer-to-peer leadership, this field-tested small group curriculum is suitable for use in both men’s or women’s groups. The process is neither linear nor easy, but change is possible because Christ is able. The only question is, Do you want to be healed?

About this title

Book Description:

"In a culture of sexual brokenness, young adults are in desperate need of resources to guide them in the pursuit of godly sexuality. Boa's Redeemed Sexuality is such a resource, providing a Christ-centered approach that moves beyond behavior management to real spiritual transformation. Combining biblical insights with clear application, Redeemed Sexuality offers church and college groups a compelling road map for Christlike sexual wholeness. Highly recommended!" (David Setran, Price-LeBar Professor of Christian Formation and Ministry, Wheaton College)

"'Sexual brokenness is no longer the exception among young Christians; it is the norm,' writes Drew Boa in Redeemed Sexuality . We seem to be stuck in repeated cycles of sin, confession, repentance, sin, and then shame. I believe Boa's approach can break that cycle by focusing on spiritual formation for our sexuality through groups that build vulnerability, identity, and intimacy. In a pilot of this material, leaders witnessed breakthroughs for their students, who subsequently grew in spiritual authority. We need this book!" (Carolyn Carney, assistant regional director for spiritual formation, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA)

" Redeemed Sexuality is just the book that needed to be written today and Drew Boa did an amazing job writing it! The great strengths of this book are its practicality, applicability to both men and women, and focus on eighteen- to thirty-year-olds. If you're looking for a small group curriculum on sexual wholeness, buy this book immediately!" (John D. Foubert, author of How Pornography Harms)

"Andrew Boa's experience as a campus leader taught him the power of Christ-centered community for healing sexual brokenness. In Redeemed Sexuality , Boa offers a study guide for daily sexual discipleship that will help all kinds of strugglers encounter the risen Lord Jesus and experience his life-giving grace." (Philip Ryken, president, Wheaton College)

About the Author:

Andrew A. Boa (MA, Wheaton College Graduate School) leads spiritual formation workshops for college students and is currently working at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California. He also founded and directed Strongholds, a small group–discipleship ministry for college students facing sexual brokenness.

About this edition

• Publisher: IVP
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0830821279
• ISBN 13: 9780830821273
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 120