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NASHVILLE, Feb. 3 /Christian Newswire/ -- True Love Waits, a division of LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention, has released a gender-appropriate flipbook called Complete: A Life of Purity. The release coincides with Valentine's Day, a time in which a large number of True Love Waits abstinence-until-marriage commitment ceremonies are held in churches and other places around the world.
Since the first True Love Waits national celebration on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., in July 1994, the ministry's leadership has provided themes and direction for churches to help students live their lives in purity. For 2009, Complete: A Life of Purity, will be used by youth leaders as a Bible study tool to engage students in conversation about the challenges they face.
Later this year a new study, Pure Parenting: Teaching Your Teen Why True Love Waits, will be available for churches to use to support parents in their role as primary spiritual developers of their children.
"It is important for churches to realize that confronting sexual issues in today's world requires more than a one-time event or emphasis," said Jimmy Hester, cofounder of True Love Waits. "Students need ongoing education and encouragement if we hope to continue to make progress in our culture."
This spring, adult and student leaders and shapers in the sexual abstinence movement will consider the future direction of True Love Waits for coming generations. While the message of True Love Waits remains the same, youth leaders and parents are constantly challenged in the most effective ways to communicate with students and encourage them to maintain their commitment to abstinence until marriage.
"Although times and cultures change, God's plan for sexual purity remains the same," Hester said. "True Love Waits continues to be an important tool to guide students in living lives of biblical purity."
For more information, visit: www.truelovewaits.com.
