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Living in Family and God's Grace - Good Samaritan Training Week

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Name: Living in Family and God's Grace - Good Samaritan Training Week
Date: July 8, 2013 - July 12, 2013
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Several Classes will be part of Core Curriculum for Samaritan & Counselor cerfication.
Event Description:
Living in Family and God’s Grace

Samaritan & Lay-Counselor Intensive Training Week

All classes are appropriate for people interested in living well in healthy families or helping families do well.  Classes are open to everyone.
  
Monday:  
9:00am  Greetings
9:30am - 12:30pm   Healing guilt and grief. 
Study the scripture through role play of a miracle of God's Grace
(Break 11:00 - 11:15am)
 12:30 Noon - 1:15pm   lunch
1:15pm - 4:30pm   GSM Vancouver team presents an adventure class. 
 (Break  3:00 - 3:15pm)
 
 Tuesday:  
9:00 - 10:00 am  Greetings, telling your story
10 - Noon    Luke 18:15 - 17  People even brought little children to Him, for Him to touch them; but when the
disciples saw this they turned them away.  But Jesus called the children to Him and said, 'Let the little children come to me, and do not stop them; for it is to such as these that the Kingdom of God belongs.  I tell you solemnly, anyone who does not welcome the Kingdom of God like a child will never enter it.' (the Jerusalem Bible.)   This class will be an adventure of exploring the faith of a child.
Noon - 1:00pm   Lunch
1:00 - 2:45pm    Visitor from Egypt.  What is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder?  This class will help people understand
people who suffer with it.  By understanding, you will be able to encourage those who live with someone who struggles with PTSD. 
2:45 - 3:00pm   Break 
3:00 - 4:30pm     Understanding life with mental illness.  We meet people everyday who cope with mental illness.
 "Who Is my neighbor" living with a mental illness?  What would it be good for me to know so I can understand and encourage . . . to contribute to solution?.  How may I encourage joy?    The Grace of God, knowledge and skill building in this class will improve our confidence through understanding how to communicate with our neighbors who live with mental illness.  
  
Wednesday  
9:00 -  9:30am  Greetings
9:30 - 4:30 Ben Lessley, LPC Candidate.  Living well in family by learning how to be open from our hearts toward
 each other.   You will enjoy being exposed to another way of thinking of being in family.   There will be skill building in a safe place.  (This class will have an addendum session4:30 - 6:00pm.  All are welcome to attend.)
Lunch 12:30 - 1:30pm    Breaks assigned by presenter
  
Thursday: 
9:00 - 9:30am   Greetings
9:30 - 4:30pm   Dave Anderson, LPC Candidate.    Communication in Marriage.  Effective communication in
marriage leads to growth, peace and healthy families.  Come and resupply the quivers in your communication pouch.  It can be great when we hear and are heard.  You will have an opportunity to practice skills in a supportive environment.  
Lunch 12:30 - 1:30pm
Breaks assigned by presenter
  
Friday:  
9:00 - 10:30am    Healing from shame.  Teaching from a personal story.
10:45am -  12:30pm Becoming an adopter of people.    An international Samaritan Christian worker will share
about the healing possibilities for making family relationships even though ones birth family is fractured. 
 12:30 - 1:15pm   lunch
 1:15 - 2:15pm    A professionally trained actress will read Psalms and writings of Dag Hammarskjöld
 2:15 - 2:30pm   Break
 2:30 -  3:45pm   A study the Scriptures through role play of a miracle of Jesus
 3:45 - 4:30pm   Closing Intensive with worship and gratitude
 
Because lunch will be provided, if you know at least a day ahead when you can attend, please call this number to let us know.  Thank you.
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Location:
Good Samaritan Ministries
Headquarters Office
7929 SW Cirrus Drive, Building 23
Beaverton, OR 97008
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Date/Time Information:
Monday - Friday
9:00am - 4:30pm
Contact Information:
503-644-2339
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