Training College Students at Candeo Church of Cedar Falls, Iowa, Toward a Biblical Understanding of Sexuality

Abstract

This project sought to train college students at Candeo Church in Cedar Falls, Iowa, toward a biblical understanding of sexuality. Chapter 1 presents the ministry context of Candeo Church as well as the rationale and goals of this project. Chapter 2 provides an exegesis of three passages of Scripture (Gen 1–2; Rom 1:18–28; Eph 5:22–33) to show that sexuality is determined by God, given to humans for a specific purpose, and its distortion is a symptom of spiritual unhealth. Chapter 3 presents the historical and philosophical underpinnings of the secular Western approach to sexuality and the unavoidable shortcomings and inconsistencies of such an approach. Chapter 4 describes the implementation of the project while describing the content and teaching methodology of the course curriculum. Chapter 5 evaluates the efficacy of the project against the specified goals using the developed assessment tools. Ultimately, this project sought to train college students toward a biblical understanding of sexuality so they can confidently evangelize and minister within their university context.