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ABOUT PASTORAL COUNSELING MINISTRY (PCM)

Our Vision
 

To be a haven where the spiritually and emotionally poor, discouraged and wounded in SJSM can discover the gentle healing grace of God for their body, soul and spirit, and progressively grow in shalom (wholeness), freedom, victory and discipleship in our Lord Jesus Christ, by the power of the Holy Spirit and Scripture.

Our Mission
 

To facilitate the healing of body, soul and/or spirit through a multi-faceted approach of counselling, prayer, spiritual check-ups, recovery groups and referrals.

Our Philosophy

• To be firstly a community of disciples
• To be God's channels of love and compassion
• To be Spirit-inspired and Bible-based in our caregiving
• To provide holistic and pastoral counselling that is Spirit-led and based on Scripture and bio-psycho-social knowledge
• To walk patiently and respectfully with our fellow sojourners through their situations while offering comfort and encouragement
• To pray with, and for, our fellow sojourners
• To enrich our caregiving through training and supervision 

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ABOUT SEARCH FOR LIFE

(a course run by Pastoral Counselling Ministry; produced by LifeKeys, Australia)

What is SFL about?
 

Human beings are spectacular, puzzling, brilliant and broken. Why do so many contradictions exist in our lives? Everyone needs to understand the power of our internal cry for acceptance, value and belonging. Everyone needs to understand the cause of our most basic struggles and find a solution to them. Without insight and answers to the human dilemma individuals resort to inadequate and destructive patterns of behaviour to address feelings of low self esteem, inadequacy, emptiness and insecurity. This programme identifies the cause of so many human tensions and introduces participants to the healing power of truth in a caring and safe environment.

SFL is ten sessions in length allowing participants to process the teaching material emotionally, intellectually and spiritually and to apply the learning experientially. 

Who is this programme for?
 

Search for Life is for men and women of any age who are seeking to find answers to the questions, "Am I valued?", "Do I belong?", "Am I accepted?". 

What outcomes and benefits can participants expect?

This programme has helped many Christians who have struggled with the idea that God is a truly loving and trustworthy Father. The small group experience gives participants the opportunity to process what they are hearing and to apply it to their own lives. It will participants on a journey of discovery and healing, and be a transformational experience towards becoming the person God intended them to be.

Topics covered
 

Session 1 | Life in conflict

This session addresses the fact that we all experience the reality of conflict in life - and not just with others but with ourselves. It raises the big question which this course seeks to answer: "Why do I struggle within myself the way I do?" As a first step in the restoration process participants are introduced to the key concept of The Arena of Healing - the attitudes necessary to engage in the journey of healing.

Session 2 | Knowing Yourself by Creation

This session addresses the thorny issue of Creation?Evolution. It explains why people are wired for relationship, establishes God as our source of life and our deepest cry, and it introduces the impact of learning through reflection. 

Session 3 | Knowing Yourself by the Fall

This session addresses the foundational biblical concept of the "the fall". It explores the consequences of the 'the fall' in understanding our brokenness and it seeks to identify 'performance' and 'approval of others' as ways of coping with shame. It also introduces the concept of 'personal truth'. 

Session 4 | Set up for Addiction

This session aims to explain how the wounded soul is set up for addiction. It describes the cycle of addiction, outlines some of the expressions of addiction, and summarises the process of healing.

Session 5 | Trying Hard to Measure Up

This session seeks to develop appreciation for the importance of our thinking, to describe the indicators and results of 'try hard' behaviour and to present an answer to trying hard to measure up - justification.

Session 6 | The Need to be Liked

This session aims to review the importance of personal truths and of renewing the mind. It teaches the dynamics of approval addiction, describes the symptoms and results of approval addiction, and explains God's answer to approval addiction - reconciliation. 

Session 7 | Healing and Spiritual  Warfare

This session aims to briefly examine the mandate of Jesus' authority to heal. It emphasises the spiritual elements that can be involved in restoration, explores the development of "strongholds" in our lives and explains key steps in the haling process.

Session 8 | Feeling Hopeless

The aim of this session is to explain the difference between guilt and shame, to describe the impact of shame, to explain God's answer to shame - regeneration, and to offer hope for change.

Session 9 | Blaming and Punishing

The aim of this session is to identify the misbeliefs and lies that affect our sense of identity, to describe the symptoms and results of a blaming and punishing mindset and to explain God's answer to the fear of punishment - propitiation.

Session 10 | The Power to do What's Right

This final session seeks to explain the strategic roles of the will and human spirit in decision making, to describe the keys to change via intimacy with Jesus and to sum up the opportunity for change and provide direction for it.

Course Dates & Fee
 

Coffee & Dessert Nite: Thursday, July 7 @ 7.30 pm in Shalom (Register to find out more Information)

Registration for the Coffee & Dessert Nite opens on May 21 & 22 - Look out for the booth after service. Registration form will be made available online on May 21. Please download the form, fill it out and submit it to info desk in a sealed envelope addressed to Jezreel Pillai, Pastoral Counselling Ministry.

Briefing: July 28 (For selected candidates)

Course run: Thursdays, 7.30 pm in Shalom - August 4, 11, 18, 25; September 8, 15, 22, 29; Oct 6 and 13 (No session on Sept 1)

Celebration Dinner: October 20

Course Fee: $35 (Payable upon selection)

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