The resources provided on this website have been compiled with the assistance of Journey Church staff, and Christian Life School staff and faculty. These recommendations cover topics including Sexuality, Singleness, Dating, Marriage, and Parenting.
We encourage you to use these resources as a starting point for further exploration and discussion, and to seek personalized advice when needed. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
While these resources are intended to offer helpful guidance and information, please be advised of the following disclaimer:
1) Educational Purposes Only
The resources provided are for educational and informational purposes. They are not intended to replace professional advice or consultation with qualified professionals.
2) Personal Responsibility
It is important to exercise personal discretion and judgment when utilizing these resources. Each individual’s circumstances are unique, and what may be suitable for one person or family may not be applicable to another.
3) Not Endorsement
The inclusion of specific resources on this list does not constitute an endorsement or guarantee of their effectiveness or appropriateness for every situation.
4) Consultation
For specific concerns or questions regarding the topics covered in these resources, we recommend seeking guidance from licensed counselors, therapists, pastors, or other trusted professionals.
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Journey Church and Christian Life School do not assume any responsibility or liability for the use of the recommended resources or the outcomes resulting from their use.
Sexuality
Does the Bible Support Same-Sex Marriage?: 21 Conversations from a Historically Christian View
New York Times–bestselling author Dr. Preston Sprinkle provides a resource that will encourage respectful and thoughtful conversations around the question “Does the Bible support same-sex marriage?”
Equipped with thorough research, history, and biblical context, this book will enable you to wade into some of the main arguments against the historically Christian view of marriage.
Preston Sprinkle draws on Scripture, as well as real-life stories of individuals struggling with gender dysphoria, to help you understand the complexities and emotions of this highly relevant topic. This book fills the great need for Christians to speak into the confusing and emotionally charged questions surrounding the transgender conversation.
Author Jackie Hill Perry shares her own story, offering practical tools that helped her in the process of finding wholeness. Jackie grew up fatherless and experienced gender confusion. She embraced masculinity and homosexuality with every fiber of her being. She knew that Christians had a lot to say about all of the above. But was she supposed to change herself?
Read in order to understand. Read in order to hope. Or read in order, like Jackie, to be made new.
Dr. Christopher Yuan explores the concept of holy sexuality—chastity in singleness or faithfulness in marriage—in a practical and relevant manner, equipping readers with an accessible yet robust theology of sexuality. Whether you want to share Christ with a loved one who identifies as gay or you’re wrestling with questions of identity yourself, this book will help you better understand sexuality in light of God’s grand story and realize that holy sexuality is actually good news for all.
Dr. Linda Seiler draws from her academic research and her own eleven-year journey out of transgender desires and same-sex attractions.
Whether you are a Christian leader, concerned parent, or conflicted adult, Trans-Formation will equip you with a theological, scientific, and restorative response to LGBTQ.
Grace/Truth 1.0: Five Conversations Every Thoughtful Christian Should Have About Faith, Sexuality & Gender
Grace/Truth 1.0 is a five-week small group learning experience that introduces Christians to LGBT+ people, the language to use and avoid, a theologically faithful view of marriage and sexuality, and practical guidance on how to embody the love of Christ toward sexual and gender minorities.
Grace/Truth 2.0: Five More Conversations Every Thoughtful Christian Should Have About Faith, Sexuality & Gender
Grace/Truth 2.0: Five More Conversations Every Thoughtful Christian Should Have About Faith, Sexuality & Gender
Grace/Truth 2.0 is an additional five-week learning experience that dives deeper into LGBT+ questions. It discusses why some Christians are changing their view toward affirming same-sex relations, addresses some of the strongest affirming arguments, explores a biblical and theological view of transgender and intersex persons, and offers practical advice on how to embody the grace/truth way of Jesus in the context of ministry.
LindaSeiler.com
Dr. Linda Seiler is an ordained Assemblies of God minister and currently serves as a National Chi Alpha missionary, training missionaries in the U.S. and overseas in applied theology and culture. She also serves as the Executive Director of ReStory Ministries.
Called of God to equip believers regarding LGBTQ, Linda Seiler shares candidly from own story coupled with a biblical theology of sexuality and the latest research regarding the origins of same-sex attractions and gender dysphoria. View a complete list of Linda’s recommended resources.
Moral Revolution | LGBTQ+ & Same-Sex Attraction
Moral Revolution | LGBTQ+ & Same-Sex Attraction
In today’s culture, opinions and ideas run high on sexual orientation, same-sex-attraction (SSA), transgenderism, and what love is or should be. We realize this is a sensitive area to address and finding loving truth sometimes feels impossible.
Moral Revolution’s goal is to provide language, resources, hope and support from a team that includes pastors, leaders, counselors, and men and women who’ve come out of homosexuality. They work to demystify the experience of homosexuality and offer strategies to love extravagantly while upholding biblical truth.
ReStory Ministries
ReStory is committed to providing believers with biblical resources and training that address LGBTQ, so that pastors and leaders can be equipped for effective ministry, individuals and families can find hope and support, and congregations can become healing communities.
Singles
Sincerely, Singleness: To Whom I Am Concerned With
There is a growing concern regarding singleness and its existence within the church, and with the combination of varying perspectives on relationships and the Bible, singleness brings with it many questions.
Join in the discussion surrounding singleness and singleness within the Christian church. Looking at what our views on singleness tell us about ourselves, at how single people can be supported within the church, and at the reminder that there is only one thing that truly matters for all people—and it’s not the status of single or married.
Whether you’re satisfied with being single, haven’t found that right one yet, or you’re still trying to figure out life in general, we understand. Being single can be one of the most enjoyable, or one of the most vulnerable and frustrating parts of life. The goal at Moral Revolution is to equip you with everything you need to live out this season healthy, whole, and wildly free!
The Carey Nieuwhof Leadership Podcast
Episode 644 | Annie F. Downs On The Opportunity Churches Are Missing With Single Men and Women
Annie F. Downs talks about how churches are missing opportunities in ministry to and with single men and women. Plus, she discusses a new take on sexual purity, how to finish well, why your 50s, 60s, and 70s are your best decades, the state of publishing and podcasting, and lessons from New York.
Episode 857 | Singleness in the Church with David Platt
There’s a lot of beauty to being single in the church, but there’s also a lot of hurt, misunderstanding, and disappointment, so Annie and Pastor David Platt have an honest conversation about how singles can thrive in their church, what conversations we could be having with our pastors and church leaders (and vice versa) and how we help single people not feel invisible.
TSF Q&A: Singleness
After receiving over 700 questions in 24 hours about how to live well in the season you are in right now, particularly speaking to singleness, Annie F. Downs narrowed it down to around 100 questions, trying to cover every area/topic that was asked. Hopefully our single friends find this conversation helpful!
THINQ Media Podcast
Episode 050 | Singleness: Annie F. Downs
What does it mean to think well about singleness? It’s easy for the church to make marriage into an idol, but our single friends have much to offer and are a vital part of the conversation. Listen in as Annie F. Downs shares about her experience and how she’s striving for fulfillment in singleness, whatever the outcome.
Being single isn’t easy. Finding joy in it isn’t either. It’s easy to feel like you’ve been left behind, or overlooked. Speaking from experience, singleness is one of the most difficult, yet unappreciated seasons in life. What is God’s purpose in this? What should I be doing with my singleness? How can I maximize this season of life I have been loathing for quite some time now?
Join us every episode to find wisdom and inspiration on how you can find joy, purpose, and adventure in this season of life.
Dating & Relationships
In a world that’s both more connected and more isolating than ever before, we’re often tempted to do life alone because we’re so busy or because relationships feel risky and hard. But science confirms that consistent, meaningful connection has a powerful impact on our well-being. We are meant to live known and loved. But so many are hiding behind emotional walls that we’re experiencing an epidemic of loneliness.
Is it unloving or selfish to set a boundary with family members or friends? Are Christians ever called to walk away from a relationship that’s no longer safe or sustainable? Lysa TerKeurst deeply understands these hard questions in the midst of relational struggles.
You’ll be relieved to learn that boundaries aren’t just a good idea, they’re a God idea.
You are meant to be in relationships that bring joy and connection—that help you know soul-deep peace and leave you feeling loved instead of lonely. Instead, surface-level friendships, filtered social media feeds, unresolved conflicts, and unhealthy relationships can often seem to harm our self-worth, spiritual growth, and mental health—and keep us from the very relationships that could bring that true connection.
Prioritizing and deepening your love relationship with God is the key to growing healthy relationships in every area of life.
Getting to know that special someone naturally involves learning about family and friends, education and athletics, favorite pastimes, and your hopes and dreams. Ideally, you’ll talk about life’s best moments and worst, the brightest places in your background and the darkest.
But what about God? What is his role in your relationship? What do each of you believe about him? And how do you understand his dream for marriage—for your marriage?
Dr. Gary Chapman believes that divorce is the lack of preparation for marriage and the failure to learn the skills of working together as intimate teammates.
This book is packed with wisdom and tips that will help many develop the loving, supportive, and mutually beneficial marriage men and women long for. The material lends itself to heart-felt discussions by dating or engaged couples. By understanding and balancing the five key aspects of life, dating couples can experience a healthy dating relationship.
Marriage
Loving Your Spouse When You Feel Like Walking Away: Real Help for Desperate Hearts in Difficult Marriages
Millions of couples are struggling in desperate marriages. But the story doesn’t have to end there. Dr. Gary Chapman writes, “I believe that in every troubled marriage, one or both partners can take positive steps that have the potential for changing the emotional climate in their marriage.”
Marriage has the same potential to be miserable as it does to be blissful. Read Loving Your Spouse When You Feel Like Walking Away to learn how you can turn things around.
Marriage: 6 Gospel Commitments Every Couple Needs to Make
When you say “I do,” you begin the journey of a lifetime― and you have dreams of that journey being perfect. But it won’t take long for expectations of the perfect marriage to fade away in the struggles of everyday life. A long-term, vibrant marriage needs to be grounded in something sturdier than romance―the life-changing power of the gospel.
Paul David Tripp encourages couples to make six biblical commitments that will equip couples to cultivate thriving, joy-filled marriages built on Christ.
In The Power of a Praying® Husband, you’ll find the excitement and hope that come from inviting the God who hears and answers prayer into your marriage. Packed with real-life examples and refreshing honesty regarding her own marriage, Stormie Omartian encourages you to lovingly intercede for your wife in every area of her life.
Marriage is God’s chosen mechanism for ultimate intimacy with another person. He’s created sex to be a powerful force in bonding husband and wife. Moral Revolution wants to see healthy, powerful marriages that are deeply connected. Through vulnerable conversations, they encourage strong marriages to enjoy powerful sexual fulfillment.