At Berkeley Community Church, we believe that sexuality is a gift from God and when we talk about it outside of the "Spirit," we miss the point!  Our culture does a great job of "missing the point" on Sexuality and Spirituality.  In response to our culture's teachings about sexuality, we offer a program to counter the damaging messages that bombard us and our families about human sexuality.   The curriculum is called Our Whole Lives  (check out the OWL assumptions here and parental information here).  It is an amazing program!  It is a comprehensive sexuality education grounded in the values of 1) self-worth, 2) safety and health, 3) respect and responsibility, and 4) justice and equality. 

Given the lack of formalized education our children receive about their changing bodies laid alongside the constant barrage of signals and innuendo from culture, I cannot speak highly enough about the importance of creating an environment for this conversation with our kids.  Our goal at Berkeley Church is help you, as parents, develop a format and framework for becoming a parent to whom your children can turn with their questions, doubts, curiosities, and alarm about their developing sexuality.  Knowledge is power.  OWL programming is literally life-changing.