The Relevance and Pertinence of Sexuality Education in Seminary: The Explicit and Null Curricular Practices in Ministry Training

2020 ◽  
pp. 073989132096178
Author(s):  
Jessica D. Suh
Keyword(s):  
Sexuality Education ◽  
Religious Leaders ◽  
Consciousness Raising ◽  
Ministry Training ◽  
Curricular Practices ◽  
Ministry Leaders ◽  
Curriculum Audit ◽  
Current Practices

In this consciousness-raising climate, religious leaders are confronted with opportunities to counsel on matters of sexuality. A curriculum audit was done for twenty evangelical U.S. seminaries to identify efforts in place to prepare future ministry leaders in addressing pertinent sexuality concerns. Ten institutions had no course listing or description that suggested any training. Further discussion with several seminaries shed more light on current practices. Suggestions are also offered for implementing changes in programs and curricula.

A Philosophy of Disciple-Centered Leadership

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 270-284 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dale L. Lemke
Keyword(s):  
Philosophical Approach ◽  
Ministry Training ◽  
Learner Centered ◽  
Educational Literature ◽  
Disciplinary Perspective ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Ministry Leaders

Disciple-centered leadership is a philosophical approach to ministry training based on the idea that disciples possess assets that are critical to the teaching-learning relationship. After defining the construct, this article proceeds to relate it to the educational literature on learner-centered leadership. Paulo Freire's work and Roland Allen's work are then examined from an inter-disciplinary perspective in order to discuss key ideas relevant to disciple-centered leadership. The article concludes by examining this philosophy in light of the equipping responsibility of ministry leaders.

Young People and Cybersex in a Sexually Conservative Society

2011 ◽  
pp. 171-189 ◽  
Author(s):  
Komalsingh Rambaree
Keyword(s):  
Social Policy ◽  
Young People ◽  
Sex Education ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Sexuality Education ◽  
Education Programme ◽  
Moral Values ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Religious Leaders ◽  
The Social

This chapter describes the process, explains the aspects, analyses the experiences and considers the social policy implications, of cybersex among young people from the sexually conservative Mauritian society. This chapter is based on a study, in which it is found that some of young people from Mauritius are involved in cybersex. The chapter therefore argues that Internet-based technologies are further breaking down ‘the traditional and moral values’, which some politicians, religious leaders and parents want to preserve through social policy related to sexuality education in Mauritius. A sexual rights-based approach to policy making and interventions for a formal sex education programme in Mauritius is found more appropriate within this particular context, and therefore recommended in this chapter. Finally, this chapter concludes that an appropriate formal sex education for young people should take into account the ‘Net Culture’ context within which contemporary young people are growing sexually in Mauritius.

Ideas and Leaders in Contentious Politics: One Parish Priest in El Salvador's Popular Movement

2014 ◽  
Vol 38 (01) ◽  
pp. 76-101
Author(s):  
PETER M. SANCHEZ
Keyword(s):  
Collective Action ◽  
El Salvador ◽  
Liberation Theology ◽  
Contentious Politics ◽  
Religious Leaders ◽  
Political Movement ◽  
Parish Priest ◽  
Historical Moment ◽  
Resource Mobilisation ◽  
The Church

AbstractThis paper examines the actions of one Salvadorean priest – Padre David Rodríguez – in one parish – Tecoluca – to underscore the importance of religious leadership in the rise of El Salvador's contentious political movement that began in the early 1970s, when the guerrilla organisations were only just beginning to develop. Catholic leaders became engaged in promoting contentious politics, however, only after the Church had experienced an ideological conversion, commonly referred to as liberation theology. A focus on one priest, in one parish, allows for generalisation, since scores of priests, nuns and lay workers in El Salvador followed the same injustice frame and tactics that generated extensive political mobilisation throughout the country. While structural conditions, collective action and resource mobilisation are undoubtedly necessary, the case of religious leaders in El Salvador suggests that ideas and leadership are of vital importance for the rise of contentious politics at a particular historical moment.

Consciousness-Raising About Consciousness

1986 ◽  
Vol 31 (8) ◽  
pp. 579-580
Author(s):  
Kenneth Kotovsky
Keyword(s):  
Consciousness Raising
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