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EDUCATE THE EDUCATOR
Breaking Barriers
in the Church
is an
adaptation by Rainbow Ministry of a resource developed
by the Rainbow Resource Centre of Winnipeg called
Breaking Barriers in Education. The objectives
of the
Breaking Barriers in the
Church workshop include:
- To explore thoughts, feelings
and current knowledge about sexual orientation (homosexuality,
bisexuality, heterosexuality) and gender
identification (transgender)
- To probe the
origins of our
beliefs about sexual orientation and
gender identification
- To test attitudes
towards sexual orientation and gender identification
in faith communities and society
- To understand the experiences
of bisexual, gay, lesbian
and/or transgender people
- To see the effects of
heterosexism and homophobia on people of all sexual orientations in faith
communities
- To uncover the biblical roots
of common religious
perspectives on homosexuality
- To devise individual and
institutional strategies for faith communities to become more welcoming to
bisexual, gay, lesbian, and transgender people and
their families
The Educate the
Educator workshop was developed for the purpose of
sustainability. As the need for such workshops greatly
outweighs the available resources, we wanted to provide
an opportunity to prepare people to facilitate workshops
in their local congregations, presbyteries and
conferences. This not only offers more people an
opportunity to receive the training, but it allows for
faith communities to have educated facilitators working
from within their own communities, presenting the
workshop on a peer to peer basis rather than relying on
trainers from outside their community.
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