The prevalence of substance abuse and compulsive behavior disorders is astonishingly high in congregations and religious communities. Pews are full of those whose lives are controlled and destroyed by the influence of addictions and substance abuse. Given the limits of training that religious leaders often receive, how can it be identified and what steps can […]
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JESUS SAID TO HER, “EVERYONE WHO DRINKS OF THIS WATER WILL BE THIRSTY AGAIN, BUT THOSE WHO DRINK OF THE WATER THAT I WILL GIVE THEM WILL NEVER BE THIRSTY. THE WATER THAT I WILL GIVE WILL BECOME IN THEM A SPRING OF WATER GUSHING UP TO ETERNAL LIFE. – JOHN 4:13-14 IT DOESN’T MATTER
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The Reverend Don Burket, pastor since June, says of the Faith Partners ministry, “I learned about this ministry from the committee who met with me before I came to serve these two churches. It is a unique and awesome ministry and I look forward to seeing it go beyond our churches.” Rev. Burket serves two
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To the weak I became weak in order to gain the weak. I have become all things to all people, so that by all means I may save some. – 1 Cor. 9:22 Lois Askvig stood in the shadow of her husband first in his recovery and then in his ministry. Grateful for both his
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“Hope for Recovery” is the name that our team at St. Alban’s chose for itself. It’s the perfect name: it reflects what we’re all about, and it does so in three succinct words. But those three succinct words are not the most important three words in the sentence. The words chose for itself are. Because while choosing
RECOVERY: A FAMILY AFFAIR April 9, 2009 by Emily Battaglia As part of Alcohol Awareness Month in April, the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is promoting the message that recovery is a family affair. According to SAMHSA, over half of all adults in the United States have a family history of alcoholism
Carol Pine, member of the Presbyterian Addiction Action Leadership Team, and co-facilitator of the Faith Partners team at her church, House of Hope Presbyterian, writes, “Our ministry is called Faith Partners and we are joined by more than 300 communities of faith around the U.S. who have decided to lift the veil of secrecy around
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Louisa United Methodist Church (Prestonsburg District) hosted the “Core Competency Training: Addiction Survival Kit for Clergy” in their new family life center on March 9-10, 2009. Forty persons from around the Kentucky Annual Conference came together to learn more about the issues surrounding substance abuse and hear first-hand accounts of the recovery process. The program
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Reaching Prison Inmates Story: I started drinking at at age 12. Believe me I needed a drink, and managed not to cross the imaginary line of no return until I was about 18. Even then, I still had a good 18 years of fight left in me which included a few moves around the country, a few sordid relationships, several DUI’s