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| Here are some links on the web that we have found helpful:
Rest and Retreat Centers Rest and Retreat Centers Cedar Ridge Ministries, Gosport, Indiana - A place for rest and renewal for Christian workers and their families. E-mail: maple.ridge@juno.com Faith Mountain, Rosedale, WV - A retreat for Christians and their families. Special rates for pastors, missionaries and other Christian workers. Fully furnished cabins. E-mail: faithmtn@mountain.net Web: www.faithmountain.org Lake Martin Episcopalian Retreat, Tallassee, AL - A marriage retreat center providing rest and healing in a quiet relaxing atmosphere. E-mail: fmobley@attglobal.net Mountain Top Retreat, Bozman, Montana - Rest and renewal for pastors, missionaries and their families. Web: www.mcn.net/~mountaintopmin Counseling and Restoration Retreat Centers Blessing Ranch, Livermore, Colorado - Both a working ranch and Christian community that offers structured or unstructured programs for Christian leaders. E-mail: blessranch@aol.com Web: www.travel.to/BlessingRanch Alongside, Inc. at Tuscarora Resource Center, Mt Bethel, Pennsylvania - A beautiful facility providing spiritual, emotional and mental care to Christian ministers and their families through a variety of retreat programs. E-mail: contact@alongsidecares.org Web: www.alongsidecares.org Charis in Wake Forest, North Carolina - a ministry bringing healing and renewal to Christian leaders through two-week retreat programs. E-mail: charis@teleport.com Web: www.teleport.com/~charis Eagles Nest Retreat in Ouray, Colorado - a sanctuary of rest and recreation providing either professional counseling or unstructured vacation. E-mail: themanor@ouraycolorado.net Emerge Ministries, Inc. in Akron, Ohio - Provides a wide range of psychological counseling, therapy, testing, consultation, education, workshops and seminars for the Christian community. Web: www.emerge.org Fairhaven, Roan Mountain, TN - Beautiful chalets for vacation, personal retreat or professional counseling. Ministry marriage retreats offered during winter months. E-mail: fhmin@aol.com Web: www.fairhaven1.com Gray Fox Ranch, Alto, New Mexico - A private marital retreat. A special program for pastors provides intensive counseling and restoration. E-mail: waltbecker@aol.com Web: www.grayfox.org Kettering Clergy Care Center, Kettering, Ohio - Intensive, one-on-one, personal and marital counseling and much more. Residential facilities for 12-day programs. E-mail: bob.peach@kmcnetwork.org Web: www.kmcnetwork.org/clergycare/ Marble Retreat Center in Marble, Colorado - 12-day sessions of group and individual intensive crisis counseling for ministers. E-mail: mretreat@compuserve.com Web: www.marbleretreat.org Mountain Learning Center in June Lake, California - A two-week mountain retreat for pastors and their spouses designed to revitalize relationships with God, self and others. E-mail:pastorcare@qnet.com Web: www.pastor-care.com Paraklesis Ministries in Grand Rapids, Michigan - Helps pastors, missionaries and their spouses grow spiritually, emotionally and relationally through counseling, seminars, consultations and retreats. Phone: 1-800-421-8352 Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services in Grand Rapids, Michigan - The Christian Ministry Service addresses a wide range of mental health needs of people in ministry, including depression, anxiety, and marital and family problems, as well as particular ministry stressors. Web: www.pinerest.org Tuscarora Resource Center in Mount Bethel, Pennsylvania - A beautiful campus in the foothills of the Poconos offering lodging, retreat facilities and intensive outpatient professional Christian counseling. E-mail: trccares@ptdprolog.net Web: www.trccares.org Missionary Care Organizations Barnabas International - Many services for missionaries and pastors. Web: www.barnabas.org DSI (Developing and Shepherding International) in Brainerd, Minnesota - Counseling and residential services. E-mail: aho_dsi@compuserve.com Godspeed Missionary Care - provides counseling, medical services and pastoral care for missionaries and their families. E-mail: Godspeed@MAF.org Web: www.missionarycare.org Heartstream Resources in Pennsylvania - A residential community facility for the restoration and healing of full-time Christian workers, especially those who minister cross culturally. Web: www.heartstreamresources.org Link Care Services in California - Candidate assessment, consultation, seminars, pre-field and re-entry services, and more. Web: www.linkcare.org Missionary Care - Information about emotional care for missionaries, maintained by the task Force for member care under the auspices of the mission commission of the World Evangelical Fellowship Web: www.membercare.org Missionary Care Database - No counseling services, but a very thorough database about missionary care and problems faced on the field. Download the entire database from: www.asbury/edu/academ/psych/mis_care/ Missionary Retreat Fellowship, Inc. in the Poconos, PA - No counseling or therapy, just secluded houses for missionaries on furlough. E-mail: MRF65@juno.com Web: www.missionaryretreat.org Mission Training International in Colorado Springs, Colorado - a full service organization offering pre-field assessment and training, counseling, re-entry assessment, special MK programs, and more. E-mail: Mintern@aol.com Mobile Missions Care Team in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire Web: www.mjtent.org/mmct OSCAR in Great Britain - "One Stop Centre for Advice and Resources." UK related information about missionary and Christian work overseas. Web: www.oscar.org.uk Sharpening Your Interpersonal Skills - Workshops for missionaries International Training Partners Web: www.relationshipskills.com Leadership and Conflict Consultants The Leadership Center in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire - focuses on training church leaders. Includes a pastors and wives retreat twice a year. E-mail: leader@landmarknet.net Lombard Mennonite Peace Center in Lombard, Illinois - Offers mediation and reconciliation services for resolving conflict. Also offers training and certification in mediation and reconciliation skills through a variety of workshops and seminars. Clinics specifically for clergy and church leaders. E-mail: admin@LMPeaceCenter.org Web: www.LMPeaceCenter.org Peacemaker Ministries in Billings, Montana - Equips and assists Christians to respond to conflict biblically. Workshops, conferences, and seminars for church leaders, parents, and teachers. Also offers mediation, reconciliation and arbitration services. E-mail: Mail@HisPeace.org Web: www.hispeace.org Sexual Issues Bethesda Workshops in Nashville, Tennessee - Hope and healing for those struggling with sexual and relationship addiction. Intensive workshops, counseling and resources. E-mail: mferree@bethesdaworkshops.org Web: www.bethesdaworkshops.org Faithful and True Ministries in Eden Prairie, Minnesota - Provides help and hope for those suffering with sexual shame due to sexual abuse, sin and addiction. Offers workshops, seminars and consulting services. E-mail: mlaaser@aol.com Web: www.faithfulandtrueministries.com Pure Intimacy, a Focus on the Family website - offers help for those struggling with online temptation and pornography. Web: www.pureintimacy.org Sexaholics Anonymous - operates a 12-step program on the AA model. The website provides self-assessment tests and meeting information. Web: www.sa.org Stonegate Resources in Peyton, Colorado - Specializes in counseling for sexual issues. Five- to ten-day retreats for Christian leaders. Web: www.stonegateresources.org Referral Sources EQUIP, a department of INJOY - Links pastors and their families with prayer partners and caregiver ministries. E-mail: dennis@injoy.com Web: www.pastorsnet.org Focus on the Family pastoral care website: Web: www.theparsonage.org GetNetWise - a consortium of major Internet service providers offering guidance on safe surfing, filter systems, and reviews of careful providers. Web: www.getnetwise.org PastorCare - a national clergy support network, which connects hurting pastors with support ministries. E-mail: pstrcare@concentric.net Web: www.pastorcare.org The Claybury Trust in Edgware, England - offers training, consulting, counseling and resources to ministers and their families. E-Mail: Claybury@Compuserve.com |
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