Helping Others Overcome Addictions

🌱 Helping Others Overcome Addictions: Core Competencies for Lay Volunteers 🌱

In a world gripped by the relentless tide of addictive behaviors, the role of compassionate and well-informed volunteers has never been more critical. Helping Others Overcome Addictions is a transformative course designed to equip lay volunteers within a local church-based addiction recovery discipleship ministry with the essential skills and knowledge to support those battling addiction.

Course Overview:

🚀 Why This Course Matters: Addiction continues to be a pervasive issue, with drug and alcohol use, as well as other addictive behaviors, on the rise. The impact of these habits is far-reaching, touching the lives of individuals in every community. It's time for the church to step up and provide hope, healing, and help through the powerful truth of God's Word.

📖 Course Objectives:

• Understand Addiction: Gain insight into the nature of addiction and its various forms beyond substance abuse.
• Biblical Foundations: Discover how Scripture addresses the root causes of addiction and offers transformative power.
• Implement the CARE Model: Learn a practical, effective model for helping individuals find freedom from bondage through compassion, accountability, respect, and empowerment.
• Equipping the Saints: Become a resource within your local church to support and guide others on their journey of recovery.

📚 Course Highlights:

• Secular Insights & Faith-Based Solutions: Explore how recent secular research confirms biblical truths about addiction's underlying causes, paving the way for faith-based interventions that address both the symptom and the source.
• Biblically Grounded Strategies: Dive into practical, actionable steps that align with Scripture to offer help and healing in Jesus' name.
• Real-World Application: Engage with real stories and case studies to see how these principles have transformed lives within various contexts.

🛠️ Course Structure:

• Introduction to Addiction: An overview of addiction, its impact, and the hope that can be found in Christ.
• Biblical Perspectives on Addiction: Explore passages and teachings that provide understanding and guidance for those affected by addiction.
• The CARE Model Breakdown: A detailed exploration of each element within the CARE model:
  • Compassion: Learn how to show genuine love and care without enabling.
  • A accountability: Discover how to hold individuals responsible in a supportive way.
  • Respect: Understand the importance of treating others with dignity, honoring their worth as image-bearers of God.
  • Empowerment: Equip individuals with tools and strategies for maintaining recovery over the long term.

🤝 Your Role in Ministry: As a lay volunteer, you are in a unique position to offer hope to those struggling with addiction. This course will prepare you to provide a ministry of recovery that is grounded in God's Word, compassionate in its approach, and effective in its outcomes. You'll learn how to create a supportive environment where individuals can find the strength to overcome their addictions and experience true freedom and healing in Christ.

Enroll now to become a beacon of hope in your community and play a pivotal role in God's redemptive work in the lives of those caught in the chains of addiction. Your journey towards becoming an instrumental part of a church-based recovery ministry begins here. ✈️✨