Timothy S. Lane, M.Div., D. Min. is Executive Director and faculty member at CCEF and has been counseling for more than 25 years. He has previous experience in both campus and pastoral ministry, including serving as a pastor for ten years. He is the author of several mini-books including Forgiving Others, Sex Before Marriage, and Freedom From Guilt. He also co-authored the books How People Change and Relationships - A Mess Worth Making.
I have been on Facebook for a few years. It started as a way to oversee and engage with my children when they first joined Facebook. I am not a fanatic, but I do enjoy the occasional interaction with a friend or reconnecting with someone from high school or college that I have not spoken to in thirty years! I recently reconnected with a former college student from my days as a campus minister. He sent me this message:
When we bring the hope of the Gospel to suffering people, it is important to do this not only in word but in deed. The Gospel embodies a theology that is lived out in practical ministry within the local church and community. This course will help you structure your entire church to be a community of care for the hurting, and mobilize your diaconate for effective ministry to people in need.
When we bring the hope of the Gospel to suffering people, it is important to do this not only in word but in deed. The Gospel embodies a theology that is lived out in practical ministry within the local church and community. This course will help you structure your entire church to be a community of care for the hurting, and mobilize your diaconate for effective ministry to people in need.
When we bring the hope of the Gospel to suffering people, it is important to do this not only in word but in deed. The Gospel embodies a theology that is lived out in practical ministry within the local church and community. This course will help you structure your entire church to be a community of care for the hurting, and mobilize your diaconate for effective ministry to people in need.
When we bring the hope of the Gospel to suffering people, it is important to do this not only in word but in deed. The Gospel embodies a theology that is lived out in practical ministry within the local church and community. This course will help you structure your entire church to be a community of care for the hurting, and mobilize your diaconate for effective ministry to people in need.
Everyone has to relate to difficult people, and most of us have been difficult people at one time or another. Therefore, every Christian should know how the gospel guides us in these relationships. This course will unpack relevant biblical wisdom and consider the challenging case of those who have been called borderline personality.
It is important to be there at the moment of a crisis, but it is just as important to provide the ongoing care that is so often neglected. This workshop will help you identify situations where this kind of care is required and equip you to provide that care without burning people out
Everybody knows how hard it is to live in community. Our individualistic culture and our own self focus make it even more difficult. How can the Church make the kingdom of God visible under these circumstances? One of the greatest ways to persuade a watching, suspicious culture that the Gospel is true is to demonstrate that truth in authentic relationships. This mini-course will explore how the "everyday" virtues of humility, gentleness, and forgiveness can radically transform God's people so they incarnate Christ to a watching world.