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A Course for Educators on Identity and Sexuality

Across three modules, educators will explore the theological basis for human identity as image-bearers of God, examine the cultural narratives shaping how students think about sex and gender, and see how the scientific evidence for biological sex confirms rather than contradicts the biblical account.


— 2.50 Education CEUs —

Available upon completion from ACSI

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Grounded: A Course for Educators on Identity and Sexuality

  1. Course Information

    1 lesson
    1. How to get your CEUs!

  2. Module 1: Foundations of Identity

    5 lessons
    1. Unit 1: The Image of God and Identity
    2. Unit 2: God Made Male and Female
    3. Unit 3: What is the Biblical Vision for Identity?
    4. Unit 4: Do Feelings Determine Identity?
    5. Unit 5: Trusting God as We Trust One Another

  3. Module 2: Design and Distortion: Understanding Sexual Morality

    5 lessons
    1. Unit 1: When Adam Met Eve
    2. Unit 2: What Grounds Sexual Morality?
    3. Unit 3: Lie #1: Sex, Marriage, and Babies Are Separable
    4. Unit 4: Lie #2 and #3: Our Autonomy is Our Dignity
    5. Unit 5: Don't Say What Isn't True

  4. Unit 3: Grounded in Design: Science Confirms Creation

    4 lessons
    1. Unit 1: The Bible Knows What a Woman Is
    2. Unit 2: The God of Science
    3. Unit 3: Male and Female: A Social Construct?
    4. Unit 4: Masculine and Feminine Variations in Humans

  5. Grounded: A Course for Educators on Identity and Sexuality Course completion

    1 lesson
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John Stonestreet

John Stonestreet serves as president of The Colson Center. He’s a sought-after speaker and author on areas of faith and culture, theology, worldview, education and apologetics. John is the daily voice of Breakpoint, the nationally syndicated commentary on the culture founded by the late Chuck Colson. He has co-authored five books including A Practical Guide to Culture and Restoring All Things. He and his wife, Sarah, have four children and live in Colorado Springs, CO
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Katie McCoy

Katie J. McCoy holds a PhD in Systematic Theology from Southwestern Seminary. Her research includes the patterns of justice for women in Old Testament laws as well as the intersection of theology, gender, and women’s studies. She is the author of “To Be a Woman: The Confusion Over Female Identity and How Christians Can Respond.” Dr. McCoy writes at BlondeOrthodoxy.com 
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Rev. Dr. Samuel D. Ferguson

Dr. Samuel D. Ferguson is rector of The Falls Church Anglican in metro Washington, D.C.  In his pastoral work, Sam sees the need for deeper engagement in the doctrine of humanity, and how that impacts our understanding of being human. He is the author of two recent books, Does God Care about Gender Identity? and The Spirit and Relational Anthropology in Paul.  Sam Ferguson earned a M.Phil. at Cambridge University and a Ph.D. at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. 
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Leonard Sax, M.D., Ph.D.

Leonard Sax, M.D., Ph.D. is a family physician with more than 30 years of clinical experience. Over the past 22 years, he has visited more than 500 schools across the United States and worldwide, leading workshops for teachers and speaking to parents about child and adolescent development. He has published four books for parents: Why Gender Matters, Boys Adrift, Girls on the Edge, and The Collapse of Parenting, which was a New York Times bestseller. Dr. Sax graduated Phi Beta Kappa at age 19 from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and went on to earn both a Ph.D. in psychology and an M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Sax lives with his wife and daughter in Pennsylvania.
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