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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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …