At Authentic Intimacy, we understand it may be difficult to find community around sensitive topics like sexuality. Because of this, we are excited to be able to offer various online weekly book studies for men and women throughout the year. 

We invite you to join together with others in our community to dive into a deeper understanding of who God is and why He cares about your sexuality. Feel free to invite your friends! Below is a list of the studies that we are offering.

(If you live outside of the U.S., please email us before registering to coordinate the best way for you to purchase your book.)

Each study includes:

• Live weekly Zoom meetings with an AI leader
• Book or PDF included (additional fee for shipping)
• Curriculum (videos where applicable)
• One Q&A with Juli Slattery or the author of the book
• Access to a Private Online Group
• 11 people (max, 5 min.*) *If a group does not fill to the min., you may join a future group.
• A safe place to experience community. 
• Only available to people over the age of 18. 

Price: $49/individual and $79/couple (non-members), AI members receive 25% discount (be sure to use your member code at check-out)

This is a bundled price that includes the book or PDF. If you already have a book, we encourage you to give your new copy to a friend.

"Passion Pursuit" for Married Women

A Bible study about sex? It's about time! This 11-week study discusses topics like: what's okay and not okay in the bedroom, temptation, forgiveness, and how and why to pursue passion. You will be amazed at how much God has to say on all these subjects and more. 

Wednesdays, 8–9:30 p.m. EDT June 7–Aug 16 (11 weeks). Sold out!

"Finding the Hero in Your Husband" for Wives

After more than 20 years, Juli has rewritten her first book! Finding the Hero in Your Husband, Revisited is an invaluable resource for Christian wives in any season of marriage. Solidly grounded in biblical truth, the book covers topics such as work, home life, conflict, and intimacy. It offers understandable explanations of God’s design, healthy expectations that reframe experiences, and relatable applications that women of faith can practice to influence their marriage and deepen their relationship with God. 

Option 1: Tuesdays, 7–8:30 p.m. EDT, June 6–Aug 22 (11 weeks, skip July 4). Sign up here. 

Option 2: Tuesdays, 1-2:30 p.m. EDT, June 6 - Aug 22 (11 weeks, skip July 4) Sign up here.

"Sex and the Single Girl" for Women

Whereas most sexuality studies for singles focus solely on purity—simply offering a “don’t do it” or “just wait” message—Sex and the Single Girl presents a broader understanding of what it means to honor God with our sexuality. This resource will equip single women to understand their sexuality, trust the Lord for redemption and healing, and stand against the cultural trends that marginalize and compromise sexuality.

Thursdays, 7:30 - 9 p.m. EDT, June 22 - Aug 10 (8 weeks). Sign up here.

(en Español) Martes, 6:00-7:30 p.m. EDT, 6 de Junio – 25 de Julio (7 semanas). Sign up here.
 

"God, Sex, and Your Marriage" for Couples

Many Christian books talk about sexual issues within broader works on marriage, but few resources comprehensively and biblically guide couples specifically on sexual intimacy. God, Sex, and Your Marriage challenges the common assumptions couples have about sexuality and presents the richer biblical narrative of sex as a metaphor of God’s covenant love. Dr. Juli Slattery applies that biblical framework to the practical challenges in sexual intimacy. Godly sexuality extends far beyond sexual purity and calls us to sexual integrity. God invites every couple to view their sexual relationship, including their greatest struggles, as an avenue to learn about the nature of His covenant love. 

(1 sign up per couple)

Option 1: Tuesdays, 8–9:30 p.m. EDT, June 6-Aug 15 (10 weeks, skip July 4). Sold out!

Option 2: Wednesdays, 8–9:30 p.m. EDT, June 7 – Aug 16 (10 weeks, skip July 5). Sold out!

"God, Sex, and Your Marriage" for Women

Many Christian books talk about sexual issues within broader works on marriage, but few resources comprehensively and biblically guide couples specifically on sexual intimacy. God, Sex, and Your Marriage challenges the common assumptions couples have about sexuality and presents the richer biblical narrative of sex as a metaphor of God’s covenant love. Dr. Juli Slattery applies that biblical framework to the practical challenges in sexual intimacy. Godly sexuality extends far beyond sexual purity and calls us to sexual integrity. God invites every couple to view their sexual relationship, including their greatest struggles, as an avenue to learn about the nature of His covenant love. 

Option 1: Wednesdays, 8–9:30 p.m. EDT, June 7–Aug 9 (10 weeks). Sign up here.

Option 2: Thursdays, 7:30–9 p.m. EDT, June 8–Aug 10 (10 weeks). Sign up here.

"God, Sex, and Your Marriage" for Men

Many Christian books talk about sexual issues within broader works on marriage, but few resources comprehensively and biblically guide couples specifically on sexual intimacy. God, Sex, and Your Marriage challenges the common assumptions couples have about sexuality and presents the richer biblical narrative of sex as a metaphor of God’s covenant love. Dr. Juli Slattery applies that biblical framework to the practical challenges in sexual intimacy. Godly sexuality extends far beyond sexual purity and calls us to sexual integrity. God invites every couple to view their sexual relationship, including their greatest struggles, as an avenue to learn about the nature of His covenant love. 

Tuesdays, 12 - 1 p.m. EDT, June 6 - Aug 15 (10 weeks, skip July 4). Sign up here.

"Freedom Girl: Your Journey from the Bondage of Porn" for Women 

Struggling with pornography? You're not alone. As the number of women addicted to pornography rises, women need help finding freedom from sexual shame and brokenness. Join other women struggling with unwanted sexual behavior and learn how to begin this journey towards healing. This study is a unique opportunity to go through the manuscript of the book "Freedom Girl" that Juli Slattery and Joy Skarka are writing together.  Together, you will learn with other women what it means to begin your journey to live in freedom from pornography.

Mondays, 8–9:15 p.m. EDT, June 5–Aug 7 (9 weeks, skip July 3). Sold out!

"Surprised by the Healer" for Women

God’s word declares that there is healing for your deepest pains, hope for your biggest disappointments, and victory over your addictions, past hurts, and past failures. This 11-week Bible study walks through stories of real women and their encounter with God our healer.

Thursdays, 1–2:30 p.m. EDT, June 8–Aug 14 (11 weeks). Sign up here.

"7 Myths about Singleness" for Single Women

Much of what we commonly assume about singleness—that it is primarily about the absence of good things like intimacy, family, or meaningful ministry—is either flat-out untrue or, at the very least, shouldn’t be true. To be single, we often think, is to be alone and spiritually hindered.

But the Bible paints a very different picture of singleness: it is a positive gift and blessing from God. This book seeks to help Christians value singleness as a gift from God so that we can all encourage singles to take hold of the unique opportunities their singleness affords and see their role in the flourishing of the church as a whole.

Mondays, 12–1:30 p.m. EDT, June 12 - July 31 (8-weeks). Sign up here.

"Grace Based Recovery" for Men

Grace-Based Recovery is a small-group study designed to help people suffering from addiction and those close to them understand God’s grace and why it is the only path to true freedom. In a world that is finding itself increasingly more addicted, Grace-Based Recovery carries the timely message of the grace, self-worth and confidence found in Jesus Christ and tears down the strongholds of addiction in our lives.

If you are a man who wants to go through the Grace-Based Recovery material, check out the men's online GBR study from our friends at BeBroken.