Forming a Healthy View of Christian Sexuality in Our Kids with Rachel Joy Welcher
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Feeling unsure about how to talk to your kids about sex?
Many Christian parents want to raise their kids with a healthy understanding of sex, sexuality, and identity. But most don’t know where to start. Some are still working through their own experiences with shame or silence. Others are afraid of saying the wrong thing.
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In this episode of The Teach Your Children Well Podcast, author, editor, and poet Rachel Joy Welcher joins Sarah Cowan Johnson to help parents move from a fear-based narrative about sex to a redemptive, biblical vision of sexuality. Drawing from her book Talking Back to Purity Culture, Rachel unpacks what the church got wrong about sex, how those messages impacted a generation of Christians, and how parents can do things differently with their own children.
Sarah and Rachel explore how to teach kids that sex is not merely about setting boundaries but about love of God and love of neighbor. They talk about giving our kids a theology of desire, the importance of honesty and nuance, and how to walk with children through big questions with compassion and hope.
Don’t let fear or shame lead the conversation. This episode will help you start honest, gospel-centered talks about sex, identity, and God’s good design with confidence and compassion.
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This episode highlights the following themes:
✅How purity culture shaped Christian views of sex and bodies
✅Practical ways to talk about sex without shame or fear
✅How to affirm your child’s dignity while teaching self-control, consent, and character
Links from the episode:
✅Learn more about Rachel Joy Welcher (https://racheljoywelcher.substack.com/)
✅Read Talking Back to Purity Culture (https://www.ivpress.com/talking-back-to-purity-culture) by Rachel Joy Welcher
✅Read Rachel Joy Welcher’s IVP Kids book, Charlie Can’t Sleep! (https://www.ivpress.com/charlie-can-t-sleep?utm_source=IVPTeach25&utm_medium=ivp_tycw)
✅Read Rachel Joy Welcher’s poetry
