Sunday, October 14, 2012

The Paved Road Individual and Family Therapy Center: A Counseling Resource Led by an ARC Leader


      From Mike Bradley, ARC Director: As I travel around the country I am so encouraged by the effective resources for life and ministry I see in the Alliance of Renewal Churches (ARC). From time to time I will highlight them so you as ARC leaders can be aware of the resources available within our own network and keep them in prayer. This article highlights a counseling resource ministry led by Michelle King, wife of ARC Pastor, Jeremy King (Radiant Church – Garden Grove, CA). Michelle is an incredibly gifted sister in Christ, a leader in her own right, and a whole and healthy person which of course is important in any leadership role. I’ve asked Michelle to share about The Paved Road, a counseling resource for ARC churches in Southern California. Michelle writes:

     “For the past 16 Years, I have been either vocationally or relationally been in ministry. Currently, my husband and I serve at Radiant, a church plant in Orange County, California. I became deeply aware over the years of the need for a place for those in congregations & those on ministry staff to have a safe place to examine life. This past spring, a team of us came together to develop The Paved Road Individual and Family Therapy Center. It is a counseling center with a heart to serve local churches. As a group of Christian marriage and family therapists, we recognized that current and old wounds exist in every church and some need more time and space for healing. 

     Our center provides a secure relational base from which the patterns of life can be considered and reshaped. Each of our therapists comes alongside individuals (including children), families, & couples as they work through issues such as abuse, addictions, adoption, affairs, anxiety, crisis of faith/spiritual formation, depression, domestic violence, eating disorders, grief/loss, infertility, marital, parenting, premarital, self-esteem, self-harm, & sexual issues including identity struggles. 

     If you would like more information about connecting your church or general information about The Paved Road and its therapists, please log on to www.thepavedroad.com or email me at mking@thepavedroad.com.”

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