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Celebrate Recovery | Life Hurts, God Heals
I'll be facilitating a small group this year at my church -- Church of the Resurrection -- along side of some other great people. I'll be facilitating a group designed to help hurting students, students with addictions, students with a variety of issues, really.
I'm curious to know if any one of you are aware of some good content that might guide the volunteers and me to effectively lead this group. Any thoughts on this?
We've purchased the Life Hurts, God Heals from Simply Youth Ministry but after looking at it I have some questions that maybe some of you who have used the 8-step curriculum might help me with...
- Did you find the content relevant? Was it easy to contextualize to your group?
- What did you do with your group after the 8 steps and gradation was over? Did you add another small group for the students who had finished the 8 steps?
- What was your overall impression of the Life Hurts, God Heals curriculum?
- Did you welcome students into the group that may have missed the first couple weeks? If no, why not? If yes, how did this change the dynamics of the group?
- What would you say the curriculum lacked? What were the greatest aspects of the curriculum?
I'd appreciate any help you might be able to give me with this! Thanks.
August 31st, 2009 - 09:39
We are about to start LHGH in our church in Katy. I have heard about it for a year now and brought back more info from the summit in Aug. was beside myself yestereday when I saw it on the calander for this new rotation. It is going to be one of the new Life Groups.
Please pray for COTHA Youth as we start this.
September 10th, 2009 - 06:15
Started LHGH at my church in Cresco, PA last Friday, 9/4/09. I am a youth leader and we had 15 youth show up. It is a powerful ministry and I am looking forward to what God is going to do in the lives of the youth.
October 17th, 2009 - 09:01
Hi my name is ariana i was just wondering what if my friend cutts herself and im really concerned about if she is going to be ok please pray for her and tell me a verse that would help her get through her school day please reply back i go to snrise church in rialto. Thanks
October 23rd, 2009 - 10:27
I recently attended an IN Corrections Conference and learned of your Life Hurts, God Heals curriculum. Having never seen it, I am wondering if it could be adapted to men in a correctional facility? I am the Substance Abuse Coordinator at Henryville Correctional Facility (a mens’ prison) and many of them have much hurt from their younger years.
November 22nd, 2009 - 21:25
I was a part of LHGH for 2 years at Saddleback and have some suggestions. You sometiimes will not have all the time to go over every part of the curriculum every session,it will depend on your group, your group may need more time in small group then large group therefore do that if need be. You need to be stronger in some ares then others, for questions I would usually have students pick maybe 4-5 questions to answer vs all of them. Also when LHGH ends you may want to do a summer group every 2 weeks or so. Keep in touch with your students. They always come in like lions but most leave like lambs once God softens their hearts. Keep it fun, be firm, do not attempt to fix any of them, leave that up to God, just give them LOVE. Good Luck
January 24th, 2010 - 16:00
Needing song selections for each lesson. Please share if you have found some good ones. Thanks!
February 2nd, 2010 - 08:03
Ariana, try showing your friend Philippians 4:13 and Jeremiah 29:11. Also, make sure she understands God’s plan of salvation (Romans 3:23, Romans 6:23, Romans 5:8, Romans 10:9, Romans 10:13, Romans 5:1, Romans 8:1, Romans 8:38-39). Keep loving her and being there to listen!
Anne, for an adult correctional facility, I suggest you look into Celebrate Recovery, the adult version of LHGH. If you just google “Celebrate Recovery” you’ll find the information that you need.
Hoping to start LHGH at our church within the next few weeks!