Love one another as I have loved you. Jesus

I've been thinking a lot this week about Jesus' love for us. The words of one hymn in particular call me to a place of prayer: "O love so broad, so deep, so high... that God, the Son of God, should take my mortal form for mortals' sake."

How much intensity of feeling can the human heart take? How much can God's heart take? Can we even imagine our Lord's loneliness, his anguish, his desire to get through the baptism with which he was to be baptized?

And what of us? Is it even possible for us to love one another as he has loved us? Love for Jesus meant loneliness, anguish and ultimately death on a cross. If we're honest, we recoil from such costly love. Yet... yet, I wonder if our fear of pain and death gets in the way of our loving. I wonder if true cost of drawing near to the cross is not dying, but rather coming alive in Christ.

The spiritual journey is full of paradoxes. In our weakness, we come to know God's strength. Out of our brokenness, we are made whole. Through death comes life.   Perhaps paradox is the means by which we will come to understand how to love one another as Jesus has loved us. Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world: have mercy on us.

Triduum blessings,

Debbie Rundlett, General Presbyter

Cutting Edge Psychotherapy Conference
Mercy Medical Center in Canton

Saturday, April 14th 
   

Formational Prayer Seminar Description:

The Institute regularly holds training seminars in Formational Prayer for those men and women engaged in care-giving ministries. This seminar provides the tools for addressing dysfunctional behaviors; teaches steps for dealing with deep wounds; presents information on spirituality and world view as each relates to helping the broken; and demonstrates pathways that help people dismantle destructive false beliefs.

Link to June Formational Prayer Seminar:

http://seminary.ashland.edu/documents/IFC/june6-9-2012_broch.pdf

Explanation of the Formational Prayer Seminar:

June 6-9, 2012 we are holding a Formational Prayer Seminar.  At this seminar, participants will receive in-depth instruction on Formational Prayer.  The seminar is based on Dr. Terry Wardle's Book Healing Care Healing Pray.  Each participant will receive a copy of the book Healing Care Healing Pray as well as a large three-ring note taking manual. You will also receive hands on experience in a small group setting.  The groups are comprised of three seminar participants and lead by a caregiver.  Caregivers are doctoral students in the Formational Counseling program at ATS.  This seminar runs four full days, a total of 30 hours training.  Wednesday you start at 8:00 with registration and end at 6:30 in the evening. Of course, you will receive a lunch and dinner break along with a few 15-minute stretch breaks throughout the day.  Thursday and Friday the seminar runs from 8:00 to 5:00 and Saturday 8:00 to 4:00 again with lunch and stretch breaks throughout the day.

I have attached endorsements written by a few people who have attended the seminar in the past.  They range from a Seminary president, to a professional in the counseling field, doctoral students, pastors, seminar participants, etc.   I think this may give you some clarity as well. The cost for the four-day seminar and materials is $475. However, a group rate of $375 is available to groups of three or more participants who register together.

Healing Care Small Group Leaders Training:

Since seminar participants will not be in class on Thursday evening , Dr. Donna Thomas will be presenting an additional training on Dr.

Wardle's "Healing Care Group Material".  Dr. Wardle has designed a 16-week small group experience that is now being widely used by caregivers with very positive results.  The purpose of this small group curriculum is to offer individuals a safe place to heal from deep wounds, false beliefs, damaged emotions, and dysfunctional behaviors in a confidential small group setting.

Seminar participants are welcome to be a part of this one evening training session.  While the normal cost for this training is $250, you are able to attend for the cost  of the Small Group Leader's Materials.  Which include a Leaders Guide,  an instructional CD, copies of Dr. Wardle's books "Wounded" and "Draw Close to the Fire" and a copy of Dr. Thomas' book "The Healing Christ In Community"  for $155.00.  This Leaders Guide is a 250 pages color manual that provides everything you would need to do Healing Care groups.

If you are interested in registering for the Formational Prayer Seminar and additionally the Healing Care Small Group Leaders Training, please contact me as soon as possible.  We will be glad to have you join us.

The Healing Care Leaders training is only available to those who have completed or are in the process of completing the Formational Prayer Seminar.

If you have, any further questions feel free to contact me at any time.

Lynne Lawson

Assistant Director

The Institute of Formational Counseling

419-207-5547

Formational Prayer Seminar Endorsements (.PDF)

Prayer Requests:   

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Please pray for Messianic Rabbi Eric Lakatos. He has a growth on his vocal chords and is scheduled for surgery on April 10th at Cleveland Clinic. Please pray for complete healing. He had been scheduled to do Christ in the Passover at the Creston Church but was unable to come.

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If you or someone you know has a prayer request,

please send them to: Shauna at Shauna@MVPJourney.org