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Pastoral Counseling Ministry
Biblical Support through understanding, discipling, counseling. (Pr. 8:14)
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Pastoral Counseling Ministries
Special Events
Email or call Pastoral Counseling for any information regarding groups or classes, next start dates, etc.
Empowering Kids for Life: Kids Living Free
The time to prevent addictions is before they start. Empowering Kids small groups are for any child age 8-12. These groups teach the children that Jesus is the answer to life's problems. If He is not the Lord of their lives, then whatever they turn to for comfort may eventually become a life-controlling problem. Adolescents who don't understand this often turn to such things as drugs, video games, shopping, television, alcohol, cigarettes, anorexia, food or even pornography. Each participant will receive a workbook which gives parents an opportunity to reinforce what the facilitators have taught the children. A $12 donation is requested. Empowering Kids for Life groups will meet for 13 weeks on Thursday nights from 6:30 to 7:30, starting August 26. To register your child, call or email Jean Brunson at jeanbrunson@centralchurch.com, 901-277-1627. Registration deadline is August 18.
We are still looking for volunteers who want to make a difference in the lives of children.
To register your child, call or for more information, contact Jean Brunson at 277-1627 or jeanbrunson@centralchurch.com. You can also view more information at: www.kidslivingfree.org. Click here to register online for Empowering Kids.
The Life Issues class is an encouraging, video/discussion class geared to understanding and dealing with the complicated needs & issues one experiences in life. The class is open to all adults and meets on Sunday at 9:25 a.m. in room 231.
Current Topic: Began Sunday July 11--- Boundaries-When To Say Yes & How To Say No To Take Control Of Your Life
Are you in control of your life? Do people take advantage of you? Do you have trouble saying no?
Christians often focus so much on being loving and giving that they forget their own limits and limitations. This workshop is designed to show you how to set healthy boundaries with your parents, spouses, children, friends, coworkers, and even yourself. Boundaries are personal property lines that define who you are and who you are not, and influence all areas of your life-including the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual facets of your being.
Attend this workshop and discover how sound boundaries give you the freedom to walk as the loving, giving, fulfilled individual God created you to be.
NEXT TOPIC: HOW PEOPLE GROW (beginning September 12)
Does Christianity really work? Why do I fail to make progress in certain areas of my life even though I work hard to apply the spiritual solutions I have been taught? I learn about God's love, yet continue to feel depressed. I understand the crucified life, but still struggle with problems in my relationships. I focus on my security in Christ, but continue to overeat. Spiritual interventions are not working for me.
How do I solve this dilemma?
This workshop is based on work by authors Henry Cloud and John Townsend. They have examined the processes and paths that actually help people grow and made a discovery. They went to the Bible and found that the true processes that make people grow are all there. Not only is the Bible true, but what is true is in the Bible.
Come invest time in this workshop that will bring you closer to God and to His paths of growth in your life—regardless of your past, failures, strongholds, wounds, hurts-hang ups-habits, and effects of other people and issues. Come experience how God desires to and can transform all parts of your life.
Lay Counseling Training Series: Addictions and Recovery
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This next series will meet beginning Sunday September 12, 2010 at 9:25am in room 210. The training consists of 30 weekly lessons on DVD featuring leading Christian counseling experts, teachers, and professionals.
To be credentialed as a Board Certified Biblical Counselor (BCBC) by the AACC, one must take for credit and pass five specified 30 hour courses offered by the AACC. Course series currently available at Central include: Caring for People God's Way - 1; Caring for People God's Way - 2/Breaking Free; Caring for Kids God's Way; Caring for Teens God's Way; Marriage Works, Addictions and Recovery, and Extraordinary Women
Details here...
Battle Plan Ministries
Battle Plan Ministry (BPM; see battleplanministries.org) provides a ministry of restoration and discipleship for Christians (men and women in separate groups and times) who are involved in habitual sexual sin. There is also support for women, the silent victims of sexual sin involving men in their lives, and resources for families dealing with the onslaught of our sexually saturated world.
For complete information, contact: Rev. Bill Berry at 901-754-2148 or willieb13@rocketmail.com
Faithful Warriors -If you are a woman who has a husband, son, or brother struggling with habitual sexual sin, our ongoing Battle Plan Ministry group, Faithful Warriors, can provide you with help and discipleship. Women are often the silent victims of recurring sexual sin involving a male loved one; and Faithful Warriors will help such a woman get answers and grow in Christ. To indicate your interest or for more information, please call Battle Plan Ministry @ 901-754-2148 or email willieb13@rocketmail.com.
Preparing For Marriage/Remarriage, room 209 - This is a pre-marital counseling class with an emphasis on equipping couples with the tools needed prior to entering the marriage relationship. In addition to using couples' profiles, other topics covered include marital oneness, spiritual oneness, conflict resolution, finances, and sexuality/fidelity. The next session begins Sept 12. There is a $30 per couple cost for materials. Completion of this class also satisfies the state requirement for completing a Pre-Marital Preparation Course which affords a $60 discount on the marriage license fee. Contact Pastoral Support for further information at 901-255-8115.
Recovery One Day at a Time - This is an ongoing, confidential discussion group and supportive Christ-centered environment where each individual learns how to deal with various life-controlling habits/issues. Insight from the Pastor's sermons along with other targeted materials will help each one "walk in the way of understanding" (Proverbs 9:6) and be able to embrace more of the freedom the Lord has available to each. The class meets on Sundays at 11:00 in Room 207 and is open to all adults.
Divorce Care Support Group: Divorce Care is designed for men and women who have experienced divorce or are presently going through a divorce. Divorce Care provides a safe place to respond to the healing grace of God and allows one to receive practical, Christ-centered information. Divorce Care meets in room 212 at 7pm. The next session will being September 16 and last 13 weeks. Contact Karon Reed at 255-8173 or karonreed@centralchurch.com for further information.
Christ-centered Divorce and Grief Recovery Groups for Children
Growing Seasons support groups are for children ages 4-12 who live in a single-parent family. It provides a safe environment for them to express their feelings of grief, learn coping skills, and start for feel good about themselves again. It is for children who seem to be adjusting well and also for those who are showing obvious difficulties. What sets Growing Seasons apart is the use of fun activities that are designed to make the abstract concepts surround death or divorce more concrete for the children, while keeping their hands busy and disarming their defenses. Parent education is also an important part of the program.
Parent Orientation and Final Registration- Sept. 9, 6:30-8:30
Groups meet starting Sept. 16 for 10 weeks, 6:30-7:30
Contact: Jean Brunson: 901-271627, or jeanbrunson@centralchurch.com.
Click here to register for Growing Seasons online. There is a $10 charge per child. To see the Growing Seasons website click here.
PATH - Grief Support: This is a group for men and women that provides grief support and an understanding of the grief process. The group is for those who have suffered loss through the death of a spouse, child, sibling or parent. Next session begins Thursday, September 30, and lasts 7 weeks and meets at 6:45 in the Hospitality room off the worship center. All participants must begin no later than the second session. This group is closed to new participants after the second session. It is very important for all participants to commit to attending all sessions to derive the full benefit the Lord has for all involved. Contact Bill Bellican at 255-8115.
f.a.i.t.H. Support Group: (Facing An Illness Through HIM)
When either you or someone close to you is facing catastrophic illness, everything changes. Immediately, you are overwhelmed with grief, fear, anger, disturbing financial and medical decisions, and even life-and-death issues. Because of being lost and confused in all of this, it is important to make a connection and be able to have a conversation with others who do understand and have "been there, done that!" The mission of the f.a.i.t.H. Support Group is to provide this needed connection for those both facing and providing care for those experiencing a serious illness. Based on the fact that Jesus Christ is the only real source of true direction and hope during these times, the f.a.i.t.H. Support Group invites you to come and take part in this faithful community of hope. This groups meets monthly. For more information, contact Jim or Cyndi Siegfried at 901/755-7968, 901/486-0405, or jamesdsiegfried@aol.com . The group's website is www.faithsupportgroup.com.
MARRIAGE MENTOR TRAINING
MARRIAGE MENTORING: 12 CONVERSATIONS
Would you like to make a difference in a young couple's marriage?
Would you like to help them get off to a great start for a life-long successful marriage?
Can you identify the strengths of your own marriage?
Have you learned things along the way in your marriage?
Can you share encouraging stories about what you have learned?
You may have just found your calling to be a marriage mentor to younger couples. Read on...
We need to help couples grow great marriages from the start. Mentoring is a fun way to share what is ahead in marriage. Whether a couple is newlywed or entering a new stage of marriage, the 12 Conversations program is a simple, encouraging way to strengthen marriages. Sharing stories over snacks, dessert or dinner encourages a friendship between the couples that will last beyond the guided conversations.
If you have an interest, sense an urging from the Lord, and desire to be trained to come alongside another young couple to help them navigate the marriage journey, contact Bill Bellican (901-255-8115) for more details.
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Click here for information about Celebrate Recovery from their website. Click here for information about Celebrate Recovery at Central Church.
How is your relationship? How about a Couple Checkup?
Whether you are dating, planning an engagement, currently engaged, or married, assessing your strengths and areas for improvement in the relationship is important. Once you know how you are doing relationally, you can choose how to make it better and decide what needs to change. By accessing this link, couplecheckup.com, you will have the opportunity to assess your relationship through the Couple Checkup offered by Life Innovations. There is a small cost for this assessment, but it is worth the investment in your relationship.
Central Church is a member of the Exodus Church Network- click here for more information.
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