When asked what was most helpful from the Transformed workshop in which he and his family had just participated, a teen male wrote on his evaluation, “The honesty about sexual thoughts and temptations and about how difficult a struggle it is.”
What a privilege to be a part of a ministry that strives to provide open, honest dialogue about real life with real answers. Families are incredibly vulnerable to our culture’s ability to shape their values, attitudes and behaviors—especially in the area of sexuality. Unfortunately, the public image of sex in America bears virtually no relationship to the truth. That is one of the reasons we at the PCC find it so important to support churches in their efforts to equip families to have effective, age appropriate conversations about sex in loving and spiritually mature ways.
Information alone seldom changes behavior—but truth in the context of relationships (within both families and church families) is powerful. 9 out of 10 teens surveyed said it would be much easier to postpone sex if they could have real conversations with their parents. The PCC is committed to providing opportunities for these conversations to happen.
“We know that the Son of God came so we could recognize and understand the truth of God—what a Gift!...This Jesus is both True God and Real Life.” 1 John 5:20 (The Message)
Lisa Newton
Director of Christian Education
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