Public or Church based Mental Wellness seminar: ‘Winning between the Ears.’ Duration: 3 hours plus Sunday service/s. (Most popular) What's covered? Seminar: 2 x 45minute sessions: (This allows for refreshments between sessions and Q&A time)…
Continue Reading...Church Leaders training: Guiding sufferers toward recovery 101: One of the great challenges for the modern church is to understand and be equipped to aid in the recovery of those suffering mentally and emotionally. Using…
Continue Reading...Church Mental wellness day seminar: (5 hour package) In any 'western' church environment the figures show that approximately 1in4 people above the age of 14 will be on some type of mood stabilizing medication. Often…
Continue Reading...The Church service ministry format: Gary has spoken in many denominations across a wide variety of formats and will adapt his presentation as much as possible to current themes and schedules. The most common format…
Continue Reading...‘Gary Blackford has been a friend and fellow minister here in Coffs Harbour for a number of years. As a pastor for over 14 years I am seeing an incredible rise in the numbers of people struggling with their emotional and mental health. Gary has written an outstanding book on depression and mental illness. It is full of real life experiences that will give hope to all readers, particularly those struggling in these areas. It’s straightforward and easy to read, yet very powerful with practical examples to help readers biblically address some of their own issues. I highly recommend it to you.’
Shaun Foster, Pastor, Former C3 Church Coffs Harbour, NNSW Director C3 Church International. Currently: Victorian director for Compassion Australia.
Released in 1964, the haunting melody of ‘The Sounds of Silence’ became a huge hit for Simon & Garfunkel. One line says; ‘But my words, like silent raindrops fell. And echoed, in the wells of…
Continue Reading...Retrofit Definition: add (a component or accessory) to something that did not have it when manufactured. I love a good doco (documentary). While David Attenborough thrills us with the natural world, I think the doco’s…
Continue Reading...Sometimes profound and beautiful moments are captured so well in a film, that in the midst of horrific surrounding, these moments send a message that is not forgotten easily. I remember watching ‘Saving Private Ryan’…
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