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Missing Peace

Written by Gary Underwood, Missing Peace Team Facilitator First Presbyterian Church, Edmond, Oklahoma December 2013 MISSING PEACE ministry of First Presbyterian Church of Edmond, Oklahoma …

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We Recovery Loudly…

Carol PineHouse of Hope Presbyterian ChurchSt. Paul, Minnesota Trinity United Method ChurchSavanah, Georgia I was one year in recovery from alcoholism when my Higher Power …

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The Legacy of Faith Partners

Pastor Ed Treat Transfiguration Lutheran Church Bloomington, Minnesota In 2001 the parish nurse of Transfiguration Lutheran Church initiated training with Faith Partners to launch an …

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Success Stories

Compassionate Imperfection

“Spirituality has to do with the reality of the here and now, with living humanly as one is, with the very real, very agonizing, “passions …

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Ministry Initiation

Ministry Initiation – Correspondence

One of the projects that I got involved with in early Faith Partners ministry had to do with the incarcerated population. It seems as though …

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Ministry Initiation

Ministry Initiation – Essential Questions

Upon the start up in developing our Faith Partners ministry there was an all important initial phase where we tried to create support and consensus …

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Ministry Development

Ministry Development – Dealing with Stigma

One of the issues I found myself dealing with in the early stages of Faith Partners team development had to do with the openness to …

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Ministry Sustainability

Ministry Sustainability – Transitioning Plans

Eventually all groups arrive at transitional points – participants may come and go, new programs and initiatives start or wind down, and ministries emerge or …

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Ministry Sustainability

Ministry Sustainability – Breaking Bread

I was at a dinner recently as part a monthly commitment to the local indigent Womens Recovery program. I showed up early to heat a …

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Success Stories

Creating Outreach Programs

“Success” is creating outreach programs I was talking with a church friend recently about reactivating a ministry I’d developed a few years back and was …

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Success Stories

Asking for Help

“Success” is asking for help A while ago, I was checking text messages on my cell phone at the end of the evening and came …

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Success Stories

Seeing Encouraging Signs

“Success” is seeing encouraging signs  About six years ago I started working among a different group of people as part of my outreach. Our area has a …

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