My Child Just Announced They are Transgender. What Do I Do?

Welcome to the Bible Study “Parents of Prodigals: Biblical Guidance for Parents of Gender Confused Children.” While we welcome you, you probably do not want to be here. We understand! However, we believe it is crucial for Christian parents to join together to study God’s Word on the most divisive issue in our culture today: homosexuality, sexual immorality and gender confusion. We also want to build up your hope in Christ, find help in God’s word, and support from other Christian parents walking through this same dark valley. 

How Do I Navigate This One?

Our Desire is To Help You Find The Safe Path

Our Purpose:

We want to build you up in the hope of Christ (1 Peter 1:3-13; Col. 2:6-7; Psalm. 39:7;  Rom. 15:13; Psalm. 62:5-8), to strengthen you to go through this difficult season. And to find help in the Word of God (Psalm. 46:1-2; Psalm 121:1-2; Psalm 19:7-11). The answers are there, the hope is there, the help is there, we just need to ask, seek, and knock (Matthew. 7:7-8). 

The Goal: 

Our goal is to confirm with you the importance of a good relationship with Christ as we walk through this dark valley (or any other dark valley). It begins first with our own relationship with Christ. And then we can help our spouse (if we are married), our children and our family.

That means knowing who God is, and knowing who you are in God. And confirming your strong foundation so that you may grow in your relationship with God, even in this difficult time (Eph 4:11-15).

We also want you to find encouragement in a community of believers. Too long we have hidden the confusion, shame, and guilt of a child rejecting God and deciding they are gay, homosexual, or transgender, and we have not sought or found the company of other believers. As iron sharpens iron (Proverbs 27:17), we are confident that God gave us other believers and friends to help us through dark times. 

By equipping ourselves with the power, clarity, and peace that comes from God’s Word, we can stand strong against a worldly culture. And we can sleep at night after making hard decisions that have real, heart-breaking consequences, knowing we are within God’s will.

Core Values: 

Because gender issues are probably the most divisive issue in our culture today, it is crucial that we state our core values at the outset. They are:

The Bible is Our Authority - We look for answers in the Word Of God, and it trumps our own opinions, desires, or anything the world or our culture tells us.

All Conflicts or Disagreements Will Be Resolved by Submitting to What The Word Says, and aligning our opinions with Scripture. Conflicts and disagreements will occur (we are each sinners, after all!) but in this Study we will submit to the Word of God, and when we have conflict, we will address it the way Christ told us to in Matthew 18:15-17. 

Bring Strength to Your Marriage, or Strengthen you if you are a Single Parent. If you are going through this alone, our goal is to give you God’s tools and point you to God’s comfort and peace, which surpass all the wise advice that we could come up with. If you are married, unity with your spouse is incredibly important. We recognize that a prodigal child can create a division within your home, and even purposefully try to split a marriage and a family. Our goal is to help you find common ground in God’s Word and God’s Will. Homework is assigned to both you as an individual and as a couple. While this study is designed for a Christian parent, we recognize that many parents will be single, have a spouse that is an unbeliever, or may have a blended family. For a roadmap of help for a single parent or a divided household.  

We believe that our God is the God of all Mercy and Comfort. He will be a comfort to you in these trying times. Please take a look at our next blog post for more on how God has unending mercy for prodigals and can save them even when we may give up. And how God can comfort us as we struggle to maintain faith and believe. As we seek God’s comfort as part of this community, Our Vision is To Equip You to Bring Comfort to Others, and To Go Out and Engage the World (2 Cor. 1:3-4)

We ask that you read and pray through these Core Values, including other verses about how to resolve conflicts (Matthew 18:15) or address sinners (2 Timothy 2:24-26). Each of us will be challenged in some way by these core values and the Word of God, since we are all sinners. But together, relying on the Word of God, we are confident we can strengthen our brother or sister in Christ and equip ourselves to engage our family and community. 

We hope that this Introduction to “Parents of Prodigals: Biblical Guidance for Parents of Gender Confused Children” has been helpful and encouraging.

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