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“It was for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery. Galatians 5:1

“For the equipping of the saints for the work of service, to build up the body of Christ,” Ephesians 4:12

Unfortunately many believers are not experiencing the freedom available through Christ and instead feel as though they are under the yoke of slavery. Barriers to removing this yoke, developed through difficult life experiences, are hard to identify and address. We would like to partner with you in this process. As Biblical Counselors with extensive experience in dealing with emotional and spiritual brokenness, we desire to use our expertise to compliment the current ministries at your church.

Topics available for seminars are listed below. We would also be happy to design a talk specific for your needs. Please let us know how we can be of service to you.

All seminars are given for a free will offering only.

CD Ministry

All topics listed below are available on CD, free of charge, and are available at speaking engagements and promotional events. CDs can be requested by filling out the contact form on the website (www.thegracewellnesscenter.com) and identifying in the comment section which CD(s) you would like sent, or by calling the office at 724-863-7223.

Seminar and CD Topics:

1. Parenting – As parents we need to listen to our child’s heart, not their behaviors. This seminar helps parents learn how to listen to their child’s heart so that they will share their heart. Parents will learn how to nurture their child’s emotional, relational and spiritual health as well as practical skills for connecting with their children on a deeper level. Parents will also learn the importance of guarding their own hearts.

2. Wounds – “Heal the Wounds but leave the scars, a reminder of how merciful you are” Point of Grace. We all have emotional and spiritual wounds. This seminar gives an understanding of where they come from and how to resolve them.

3. Masks – We all have God given needs for unconditional love, security, and significance. We either find genuine ways to meet these needs or we develop ways to wear a mask to deny and avoid the emptiness that results from a lack of need fulfillment. Often we have private masks and public masks. The private masks are the things we do that others don’t know about to help us cope including various addictions or dysfunctional relationships. Public masks are what we put on to not only cover the unmet need but to avoid the private masks from being revealed.

4. Toxic Heart – The Toxic Heart has an identity based in shame. Shame is a prevailing sense of worthlessness that leads to the false belief that “I am what I am. I can’t change. I am hopeless.” Shame comes with self judgment and condemnation. We call this a “Grace Deficiency” because condemnation is the opposite of Grace and without Grace we have no hope of healing.

5. Toxic Faith – This seminar looks at those beliefs that keep us from experiencing the freedom available in Christ. When we don’t experience the freedom that the Bible promises, we need to look closely at our beliefs and how we may have gotten a tainted view of who God is and who we are in relation to Him.

6. Freedom from Fear – Scripture commands us to cast our cares, worries and anxieties upon the Lord, and to commit and entrust ourselves, our desires and our concerns totally to Him. But how do you do that? This series explores this process and helps people realize that they don’t need to be a slave to their anxieties or fears any longer.

7. How big is Your God? - Not how big God is but how big is YOUR God? Even though we know that God is bigger than everything we face in life, we too often don’t live as if this is true and instead live as if our God is small. When we do this we end up burdened and overwhelmed with the circumstances of life. This may be expressed in a number of ways including depression, anxiety, failed relationships, or lack of success but the problem is the same…in inadequate view of God and His involvement in our lives.

8. Take Every Thought Captive - 2 Corinthians 10:5 ^“We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.” In this seminar, we explore this passage and others to help us understand how to deal with unbiblical and unhealthy thoughts that creep in and the enemy wants to take up root as part our identity.

9. Make Peace With Your Past – In this seminar, we explore how wounds from the past develop and continue to burden us and hold us back if unresolved. We look at how to heal from this past and steps to moving forward through God’s grace. We also look at how to find your identity in Christ instead of in your past.

10. Forgiveness - Forgiveness is dismissing your demand that others owe you something when they fail to meet your expectations, fail to keep a promise, or fail to treat you justly. In this seminar we look at the unforgiving heart as well as the high cost of unforgiveness compared to the high reward of forgiveness.

11. Depression – Depression has been called the common cold of mental illness. We all know what depression feels like and many know what it is like to be controlled by it. There are many misconceptions about depression and often people look at someone who is depressed and don’t realize the significance of this problem. Those who are deep in a depression often fight for years unsuccessfully to overcome their symptoms. Depression has many different causes and we need to

12. Marital Unfaithfulness – Marital unfaithfulness is a lot more than having an affair. We are unfaithful to our marriage when one or both:

Fail to leave their parents

Fail to weave a new united cord - two become one

Fail to cleave to each other - make your spouse the number one priority

Place the children above the marital relationship

Become angry and bitter

13. Biblical World View – Every human has a world view. This is what you believe to be absolute truth. Upon this premise you make life decisions. Every life decision is to be filtered through Biblical truth. A secular worldview has every life decision filtered through experience. Only 19% of Christians in America hold a biblical world view. In essence those inside the church believe and think the same as those outside of the church. While claiming to have Bible content knowledge, less than one out of ten Americans demonstrate such knowledge through their actions. The reason the church is losing their youth is because no one is guiding the children to have a biblical world view. Key verses on this truth are Romans 12:1-2 and Deuteronomy 6:4-9.

14. Biblical Truth Implemented in the Family - The father's role is to lead as a servant leader. His responsibility is to love in the appropriate love language of each family member. The wife and mother is to follow the example of Proverbs 31 as she shows respect to her husband. A child is to honor his parents as he grows in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. Each family is on a spiral up or a spiral down in accordance to the demonstration of love and respect. The Bible lays down clear principles. Each family makes application of these principles.

15. Anger - Anger is a surface emotion used to mask many other feelings that lie beneath the surface and are often ignored. Anger is a signal that tells you something is not right. In this seminar we learn how to pay attention to this signal in a healthy way and find solutions. We also explore many misconceptions about anger.

16. Conflict Resolution – This seminar explores the various forms of conflict we face and how to address these conflicts in a Biblical manner. During the seminar, we will explore the difference between resolution, reconciliation, and forgiveness. We also explore the difference between attackers and avoiders when it comes to dealing with conflict.

17. Addictions - Anything that masters or controls you is an addiction. This Seminar addresses addictions that affect all of us. We explore the common addictions (drugs, alcohol, tobacco), taboo addictions (sex, pornography, fetishes), and ignored addictions (food, work, facebook, etc.)

18. Weight Counseling - Diets don’t work! 98% of those who reach their target weight loss will regain it all back within one year because the emphasis is upon diet, not upon the attitude and motive for what is eaten.

19. Christ-Centered Biblical Counseling - This outlines the difference between secular, Christian and Biblical Counseling. We practice Christ-Centered Biblical Counseling at Grace Wellness Center which means we use the Bible as our primary source and anything that would contradict it is rejected. In addition we focus on identity in Christ and ongoing transformation as the Biblical goal for all believers. This seminar outlines this process and how we can help people through healing power of God’s word, prayer and the direction of the Holy Spirit.

20. Natural Health – At Grace Wellness Center, we offer upper cervical chiropractic care, trigger point massage therapy, nutrition counseling, supplements and natural health assessment. We can conduct seminars on any related topics.