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In 1988 the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) asked Rev. Goddard to design a weeklong sexuality and spirituality camp for youth the summer before they enter ninth grade. The camping program,
“Created To Be Me” ™, or "Eighter's" ™ as it is more commonly known, has spread throughout Texas, New Mexico, Arkansas, Louisiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, and this summer will be presented in Indiana and Florida. Over 4,000 soon-to-be ninth grade youth have participated in this exciting camping program. It
truly has been an amazing twenty-five years of ministry!
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25 Years and still going strong...
CLER Ministries is celebrating twenty-five years of ministry that has seen
the program grow from a high school Church School class to comprehensive
sexuality education programs offered in churches throughout the United
States.
CLER Ministries “JUST SAY KNOW” ™ sexuality education programs grew
out of the love and concern of a West Texas mother for her teenage daughter.
In the fall of 1982, Linda Goddard, a member of Trinity Presbyterian Church
in Midland, Texas, was facing the reality of her oldest daughter entering
the dating world. Linda had grown up in a church setting that was totally
lacking in any information about sexuality, but was heavy in imparting guilt
and condemnation. She desperately wanted her three daughters to have
accurate information about sexuality so they could make informed decisions
and she also wanted them to understand God’s incredible plan for sexual
intimacy.
The wonderful thing about this type of curriculum is that while it is very
in-depth and educational, it also reflects the in-depth spiritual dimension
of sexuality. It helps youth and adults alike understand the wonder of their
creation and the incredible plan for sexual intimacy. Rev. Linda Goddard,
who is now a Licensed Minister with the Christian Church (Disciples of
Christ) understands parents’ desire for their children to be educated
while at the same time finding themselves completely incapable of imparting
the necessary information. You cannot teach what you have not been
taught, so the elementary and junior high programs have parents in
attendance with their youth and learning alongside of them, thus opening up
communication in the area of sexuality while educating both youth and
parents.
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