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. He is a writer, editor, and speaker living in beautiful Southern Oregon. Dave is a lover of Christ, His people, the Church, and sound theology. He serves as the Executive Director of Servants of Grace Ministries, the Executive Editor of Theology for Life Magazine, the Host and Producer of Equipping You in Grace Podcast, and is a contributor to and producer of Contending for the Word. He is the author of The Word Explored: The Problem of Biblical Illiteracy and What To Do About It (House to House, 2021), The Word Matters: Defending Biblical Authority Against the Spirit of the Age (G3 Press, 2022), and Contentment: The Journey of a Lifetime (Theology for Life, 2024). You can find him on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, or read his newsletter. Dave loves to spend time with his wife, going to movies, eating at a nice restaurant, or going out for a round of golf with a good friend. He is also a voracious reader, in particular of Reformed theology, and the Puritans. You will often find him when he’s not busy with ministry reading a pile of the latest books from a wide variety of Christian publishers. Dave received his M.A.R. and M.Div through Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary.
