Vision Night

Last week everyone created their vision boards. I didn’t get the pleasure of being there, but I look forward to hearing about them. Wendy will not be able to post a blog because she shattered her wrist, and it happens to be her the arm that she writes with. Please kepp her in prayer as [...]

The Circle of Courage

    Below is a new idea that was shared with us about teaching and involving people in the community. Read over it and share your ideas about what you think of it. The “Circle of Courage” developed by Larry Brendtro, Martin Brokenleg, and Steven Van Bockern is just one of hundreds of models for [...]

Reflection Questions – Week 3 Chapters 8-11

“Humans were created to be whole persons, with physical, mental and spiritual dimensions.  Deprivation in any of these dimensions has a deadening effect on the others, since all parts are interrelated and interactive…The soul without a body is ghost; a body without a soul is a corpse.” (p 89)  Have you seen examples of ministries [...]

Spring ’09 Evening Session – Barriers to housing stability

On April 30th,  we looked at the main barriers to individuals obtaining and maintaining housing.  Wendy pointed out that individuals must have employment in order to enter transitional and private party housing.  Even those who have employment are often unable to maintain employment due to recurring issues with substance abuse, which is the largest single [...]