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Dr. Corey Gilbert

Workshop Speaker
Dr. Corey Gilbert

Dr. Corey Gilbert married Kelly in 2003. The Gilberts homeschool their three children and are involved in Classical Conversations, Cub Scouts, and American Heritage Girls. They love Oregon weather and family outdoor adventures.

Over twelve years of undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral teaching have brought Dr. Gilbert to Corban University in Salem as an Associate Professor of Psychology. He teaches courses such as Human Sexuality, Trauma Therapy, Counseling Skills, Psychology of Addiction, and Abnormal Psychology.

His personal mission is to help churches, young adults, and parents build strong families and openly and biblically address difficult topics. He believes parents must be responsible and intentional in addressing tough issues early with their children.  Parents must not leave critical topics such as Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, pornography, dating, marriage, sex, family roles and values to others to teach their children.

 

Workshop Sessions 

Love, Sex, Dating, & Marriage a Primer for Preteens, Teens, & Parents

This workshop will help students think through the beauty and purpose of marriage as God designed.  We will discuss the challenges of dating in the 21st Century as well as tips and tools to help you figure out if someone you’re interested in dating would be a good match for you

  •     Prepare them well – and from a biblical worldview
  •     Strengthen boundaries and intentionality (less led by emotions)
  •     Empower them to use wisdom and discernment

 

Framing the Gender, Transgender, & LGBTQIA+ conversation with your kids and family from a Biblical Worldview.

This workshop will walk families through some of the current issues in the broader culture and discusses them in comparison with a Biblical Sexual Ethic.  We’ll also address how to lead your families through these confusing conversations.  

  •     What is being said in our culture – and how to respond
  •     What does God’s Word say
  •     How do we live yet remain true to a Biblical Worldview

Going Beyond “The Talk!” – Age Appropriate Conversations

This workshop will provide parents with ways to talk about sex and sexuality with their children so that they will be prepared to make choices that reflect a Biblical Sexual Ethic.

  •     Learn how to “go there.”
  •     Gain strength knowing you are not alone in wondering and stressing over this “age appropriate” question
  •     Discover creative ways to be intentional without a lot of stress
  •     See the grave importance of being early versus too late to these conversations – the world wants to be first – I want you to be.

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