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On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave talks with Vanessa about why Christians should be educated and speak out regarding transgenderism in our churches and culture, along with her mini-book, Help! Our Child Identifies as Transgender (Shepherds Press, 2024).
What you’ll hear in this episode
- Why Christians should be educated about what is happening in the transgender movement.
- How the Church can help kids and parents in our churches regarding transgenderism in our public schools.
- How Christians should speak out against transgenderism.
- How should parents walk alongside of their kid when they decided they are transgender.
- Encouragement for parents and pastors who are seeing the effects of transgenderism among their friends and family.
- Why transgenderism is a serious problem that the Church should be concerned about and speak out against.
About the Guest
Vanessa Alabarces has worked extensively with youth, both in ministry and in her professional career as an education specialist. She has an M.A. in Biblical Counseling from The Master’s University and is an ACBC-certified biblical counselor.
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Thanks for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace!
Dave Jenkins is happily married to his wife, Sarah, and lives in beautiful Southern Oregon. He is a writer, editor, and speaker who loves Christ, His people, the Church, and sound theology.
Dave serves as the Executive Director of Servants of Grace Ministries and the Executive Editor of Theology for Life Magazine. He is the Host and Producer of the Equipping You in Grace Podcast and a contributor to and producer of Contending for the Word.
He is the author of The War of Worldviews: Truth, Lies, and the Battle for the Christian Mind (Theology for Life, 2026), Contentment: The Journey of a Lifetime (Theology for Life, 2024), The Word Matters: Defending Biblical Authority Against the Spirit of the Age (G3 Press, 2022), and The Word Explored: The Problem of Biblical Illiteracy and What To Do About It (House to House, 2021).
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When he is not engaged in ministry work, Dave enjoys spending time with his wife, going to movies, sharing a meal at a favorite restaurant, or playing a round of golf with friends. He is also a voracious reader, particularly of Reformed theology and the Puritans, and is often found working through a stack of new books from a wide range of Christian publishers.
Dave earned his M.A.R. and M.Div. from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary.
