Faith Matters: Developing the Our Whole Lives Evaluation and Promotion Project

Abstract

This article discusses the importance of faith-based organizations implementing comprehensive sexuality education into their ministries, including a review of a study of 5,819 religious teens by Christian Community Inc., a nonprofit research and resource development organization. The study by Christian Community Inc. had a major impact in the religious community initiating a formal research evaluation of the Our Whole Lives 7th–9th grade and 10th–12th grade programs. A brief overview of the Our Whole Lives curriculum is also included.

KEYWORDS:

• Our Whole Lives
• religion
• sexuality
• teens