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The Interagency Sexual Ethics Task Force (IASETF) provides leadership and support for the prevention of and response to sexual misconduct within The United Methodist Church. In 2024, the IASETF completed A United Methodist Code of Conduct for our denomination using seven guiding principles. These 13 devotions were created in response to the Code of Conduct to accompany the people of the United Methodist Church as we strive to reflect a basic ethical commitment in how we love God and others.

This series of messages was recorded after 200 hours of study and discussions with several marriage counselors. The series is designed to be heard in chronological order. All messages were delivered to the the college Sunday school class at West University Baptist Church in Houston, TX.

Since the landmark Obergefell v. Hodges Supreme Court decision in 2015, sexual identity has dominated both public discourse and cultural trends — yet no historical phenomenon is its own cause. From Augustine to Marx, various views and perspectives have contributed to the modern understanding of the self.

Today's youth struggle with difficult questions of sexual identity. How can a youth worker offer wise care and counsel on such a controversial and confusing subject? Mark Yarhouse, Director of the Institute for the Study of Sexual Identity, writes to equip youth ministers so they can faithfully...