All of us come into the world with a set of genetic features that determine or at least significantly impact aspects of who we are. One doesn't have to spend much time around children to realize children, like vehicles, come with lots of different features. These features can be grouped. Our young people transition into adulthood gradually and with assistance.
In this episode of Breaking Bread, Kathy Knochel explains the role community plays in this process. She highlights the responsibility that is ours and equips us with the tool set needed to get the job done. Connect with the young. Hurt, not properly cared for, can turn to bitterness. Bitterness, not properly cared for, defiles much.
In this episode of Breaking Bread, Kathy Knochel explains the role community plays in this process. She highlights the responsibility that is ours and equips us with the tool set needed to get the job done. Connect with the young. Hurt, not properly cared for, can turn to bitterness. Bitterness, not properly cared for, defiles much.
Services
Apostolic Christian Counseling and Family Services (ACCFS) is a wholly owned agency of the Apostolic Christian Church of America that serves the mental health and relationship needs of members and friends of the church and others as resources allow. Formed in 2006 at the direction of the Elder Body, ACCFS is governed by a Board of Directors consisting of two elders and seven lay brothers and sisters.
The sexual purity battle is full of ups and downs with a continuum of varying situations. Yet there is hope. Men and women have come to walk joyful overcoming lives having started from every conceivable location. Their answer, is our answer - Jesus and His Body. These resources are meant to encourage and equip the community of helpers who are working with individuals struggling in this area.
Healthy marriages are a lifeblood to the church. They are the cradle from which family is born. They provide a vital witness of God's love to the world around us. Yet, healthy marriages often need communities of support and encouragement to thrive. These resources are intended to help others as they work to build up the marriages around them.
Scripture abounds with examples of mentoring. A mentor is someone who establishes an intentional relationship with another by sharing experiences, knowledge, wisdom, and God-given resources. By walking alongside each other, a mentoring relationship provides the opportunity for instruction, support, and mutual encouragement as we help each other draw closer to Christ and His Body.
The call to church ministry and leadership is a weighty but honorable calling. God equips as He calls. We are also to lean on each other as we seek to serve. This community is home to resources which are meant to encourage and support elders, ministers, and their wives in their ministry responsibilities.
