VMEET 9 - ““THE EDUCATIONAL SEASON (SEASON 1)”” :
 
 
 
 
 
 

Dated : September 2008

• The Educational Season…
o There are 4 seasons in the “Journey of Recovery (JOR)”for any homosexual who desires to embrace the exgay lifestyle…
1. The Educational Season
2. The Celibate Season
3. The Dating Season
4. The Marriage Season
The Educational Season is the first season. No Befriendee can move on - in his/her JOR without first graduating from the first season then only to the next.

The Befriendee should not rush through this season which will last for about one year (12 months / 12 lessons).

It is necessary for the Befriendee to have a qualified Befriender who is willing to journey with him/her throughout this season. The Befriender is a friend, counselor, accountability partner and so much more.

The Educational Season is a season of learning truths and unlearning lies about homosexuality and the exgay lifestyle.

• Goals to accomplish by the end of the Educational Season…
Learning about Homosexuality the Exgay Lifestyle (through PTP “Personal Time Program”, Vmeet “Victory Meetings”, reading exgay materials, interacting with other exgays, visiting exgay websites www.exodus.to & etc)

Resolving one’s “Self Issue” (learning to embrace & love self - particularly ones gender and appearance)

Being able to make a firm decision as to which lifestyle one is going to adopt - the progay /the exgay lifestyle.

• Guideline for the monthly PTP Lessons / discussions in the “Educational Season” between Befriender and Befriendee:
1. Let’s get to know each other.
2. Sexual orientation and sexual lifestyle – types and differences.
3. The triggers and contributors that can lead one to homosexuality.
4. Self issues: Gender or Appearance.
5. The four seasons of recovery for the Befriendee.
6. The goals of the Educational Season.
7. The ex-gay lifestyle (it’s not an orientation)…it’s a journey.
8. The beauty of heterosexuality.
9. Marriage is not the only option for the exgay.
10. The harms of homosexuality.
11. Knowing and experiencing the love of God. He loves you just as you are.
12. Do I ready want to move on to the next season?

*Support Group…
A. Why are you here today? (You are a Befriendee/ You are a Befriender/ etc)
B. Share something significant to you- that you learned from today’s lesson?