Care & Support Forum

On Monday, June 23, I'm thrilled to lead the Care & Support Forum through Wired Churches!

Forums are very different from the workshops. We'll give it the structure for conversation, but there's less me and more you - which is really good for all of us!

Regardless of the church size, we all have this in common:

• People have needs that require counseling
• People have common needs that can be met in a group setting
• People need someone to visit them in the hospital
• People need others to pray for them
• People need help managing their money
• People need help through gifts of money
• People need to be married and buried

It might appear a little overwhelming, but there is something else these leaders have in common. They share the knowledge that it is a great privilege to serve the ones that Jesus loves - people! When you get involved in caring for people, you get a front row seat to see God work - wonderfully amazing!

You should check out the June workshops being offered and come to Granger with some others from your team. If you are some of the many who have already registered for the Care & Support Forum, please post a comment with the 1-2 topics that interest you most - we want to care well for your needs too!

Comments

[Barb Schutt]

We are coming with 5 people from our care team and are hoping to learn about your member care system, how you train pastoral care elders and how you train/coach or mentor care ministry leaders. See you Monday! Thanks!

[Gary S]

I am looking forward to the forum next week and to sharing ideas about how leaders at bigger churches oversee and implement care through their various ministries. I also hope we might explore what is being done to help the deteriorating marriages in our culture today.

Care takes so many forms these days and is becoming more and more complex. I anticipate learning much from you and the others there and hope I can contribute my share as well.

[David Hood]

Kathy,

Thanks for facilitating the Care and Support Forum. I enjoyed being there and hearing about what people are doing to reach out to others through pastoral care and support.

I was able to walk away with a couple of new ideas, some encouragement that the things we are doing are headed in the right direction and some areas we can improve.

Your team at Granger was very kind and gracious and made it a wonderful experience.

Thanks again,

David Hood
Springcreek Church