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Don’t take grief (or any other significant experience) on as an identity

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About five years ago, our team began working on the third edition of the GriefShare program. To put that program together I interviewed a number of people who’d lost loved ones. Some of the people I spoke with had processed their grief and were moving forward with their lives. Others seemed stuck—unable to move forward. If you know someone who is grieving, consider sharing … [Read more...]

Thanks for your feedback on the logo

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We’re creating a new curriculum that reduces the workload on church staff by equipping lay people to minister to their friends. And last week, we asked you to evaluate which of the following logo designs you liked best. We had over 700 responses. Here’s the design that received the most votes: Logo survey results And here’s how many votes the other designs … [Read more...]

Help us pick a logo!

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Thanks for taking a few moments to give us your feedback on a few of the design concepts for our new curriculum called Friend: Enjoying Exceptional Relationships. This new program is designed to help pastors by equipping lay people to handle more care responsibilities in the context of their friendships. Please take a moment to select the logo that you like best. A few … [Read more...]

Friend-based ministry

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As you know, we’re working on a new curriculum that equips people to use their friendships as a platform for ministry. Last week, we brought a few experts to our offices to discuss the viability of such an idea. Here’s an excerpt from our discussion … Tim’s last point is an often-overlooked one. And we forget that, among other things, people need relational … [Read more...]

The lay counseling conundrum

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This week Jeff Forrey and I sat down with a counselor and two communication specialists. And don’t worry. It wasn’t because our work relationship is deteriorating. We actually brought them to our offices to discuss a new project we’re working on. More on who joined us and why in a bit ... But first I wanted to mention that during our discussion, one of our guests, Brad … [Read more...]

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