CARE
On this page you will find multiple Care Team resources including:
Support Groups & Care Team Training | Counseling Resources | Premarital Investment | Book Recommendations | Mental Health Support
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CARE TEAM TRAINING
At the heart of Christianity is the fact that we should be caring people. Jesus’ care for others was easy to see in the pages of the Gospels. Jesus was going from place to place, from town to town, and was not only meeting the spiritual needs of people but clearly met other needs as well. Being a disciple of Jesus Christ means you follow and imitate Him. In this 5-Week Training we’ll cover the following: Why do you care? How do you care? When do you care?
Care Team Training starts Wednesday, February 5 at 6:30pm at the Mandarin Campus.
2/5/2025 through 3/5/2025
GRIEF SHARE GROUP
If you’ve lost a spouse, child, family member, or friend, you’ve probably found there are not many people who understand the deep hurt you feel. This can be a confusing time when you feel isolated and have many questions about things you’ve never faced before. GriefShare is a friendly, caring group of people who will walk alongside you through one of life’s most difficult experiences with video segments, group discussion, and a personal workbook. GriefShare offers the support you need to find hope, healing and fellowship with others to help you face these challenges and move toward rebuilding your life.
GriefShare starts Wednesday, February 5 at 6:30pm at the Mandarin Campus.
2/5/2025 through 4/30/2025
GRANDPARENTING MATTERS GROUP
This video seminar series was designed to encourage and equip Christian grandparents by teaching Biblical principles that will inspire you to leave a legacy of faith to your grandchildren. YOU GRANDPARENT ON PURPOSE SO OUR GRANDCHILDREN’S GRANDCHILDREN WILL FOLLOW CHRIST. For some of you, this group will affirm the good things you are already doing with your grandkids. For others, it will shake your world and give you a brand new perspective on what it means to be a grandparent. Whether you are on one end of that spectrum or the other – or in the middle somewhere – you are going to be deeply impacted and go away filled up with inspiration, ideas, and tools to help you realize your potential to grandparent successfully. Those precious grandchildren of yours will benefit, because you have listened, learned, and grown yourself taking this God-given role seriously by embarking on this life-changing study.
3/12/2025 through 4/16/2025
CANCER SUPPORT GROUP
No one should face cancer alone. Whether you are facing a recent diagnosis, currently undergoing treatment, or supporting a loved one through their journey with cancer, you need people. This is a Christ-centered Cancer support group where people come together around common experiences, problems, or characteristics to meet and provide each other with spiritual, emotional, and moral support, information, and guidance.
Benefits of Joining this Cancer Support Group:
Seeking Christ through the various stages.
Feeling less lonely, isolated or judged.
Reducing distress, depression, anxiety or fatigue.
Talking openly and honestly about your feelings.
Improving skills to cope with challenges.
Staying motivated to manage chronic conditions or stick to treatment plans.
Gaining a sense of empowerment, control or hope.
Improving understanding of a disease and your own experience with it.
CancerSupport is on Wednesday nights at 6:30pm at the Mandarin Campus.
Wednesday Nights 6:30-8:15pm
Feel free to contact Moo Hadden at MooH@Christs.Church for more information.
Spiritual Gifts Assessment
We are all called to a unique role in the church body, and are equipped with the gifts required for this calling. This assessment identifies the common spiritual gifts that you possess. Take the assessment here.
Counseling
If you would like to speak with a staff member about your emotional health, request prayer or request a referral, you may reach the Care Team by calling 904-268-2500 or emailing a contact below.
Mandarin Campus: Moo Hadden
River City Campus: Josh Serre
Premarital Investment
Symbis Assessment
From Drs. Les & Leslie Parrott learn how to build your marriage into everything God meant it to be. Save your marriage before it starts! https://www.symbis.com/
Book Recommendations
Love and Respect by Emerson Eggerichs
How to Avoid Falling in Love with a Jerk by John Van Epp
His Needs, Her Needs: Building a Marriage that Lasts by Willard F. Harley, Jr.
The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts by Gary Chapman
The Good Fight by Drs. Les & Leslie Parrot
Boundaries in Marriage by Henry Cloud
Unwanted: How Sexual Brokenness Reveals Our Way to Healing by Jay Stringer
Blended/Adoption Families
Building Love Together in Blended Families by Gary Chapman and Ron L Deal
The Connected Child: Bring Hope and Healing to Your Adoptive Family by Karyn B. Purvis & David R. Cross