Launched in August 2023, Barnabas offers supplementary care for Acts2 Network team members. Staff members in their late 30s to 50s get to bless and support younger ones with their life and ministry experiences. Network team members can receive equipping through coaching, marriage support, growth groups, and support groups. Click on each offering to get more info and to sign up! [Enrollment period for Spring Quarter 2024 has ended; however, you are welcome to sign-up to be on the wait-list for coaching, marriage support, Lifeline, Navigating Care for Aging & Ailing Parents. If you have any questions, please contact Susanna.Lee@Acts2.network.]
We offer 1-on-1 life coaching with Barnabas coaches who have been certified in Christian Leadership Coaching (CCLC) after completing 32 hours of coaching training and additional 10 hours of mentor coaching. CoachingĀ is NOTā¦ telling you what you should do, dispensing of wisdom, or even counseling you.Ā Ā CoachingĀ ISā¦ āA conversation that leads to awareness, which leads to action, which leads to change.āĀ It involves the following skills of theĀ coach: Active Listening, Powerful Questioning, Creative Awareness.Ā Individuals can receive up to 3 sessions of 30-45 min. each.
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Learn the tools to help you get the most out of your conversations with your sons. Practice daily modeling to your boys and transition from asking close ended questions that often lead to monosyllable response from your child to open ended questions that could lead to your child opening up his thoughts and experiences. (Note: Dads of Boys in 5th grade should sign up with Dads of Middle School Kids as your son would be a MS student by fall.)
Learn the tools to help you get the most out of your conversations with your daughter. Transition from asking close ended questions that often lead to monosyllable response from your child to open ended questions that could lead to your child opening up her thoughts and experiences. (Note: Dads of Girls in 5th grade should sign up with Dads of Middle School kids as your daughter would be a MS student by fall.)
Learn the tools to help you get the most out of your conversations with your sons. Practice daily modeling to your boys and transition from asking close ended questions that often lead to monosyllable response from your child to open ended questions that could lead to your child opening up his thoughts and experiences.
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Learn the tools to help you get the most out of your conversations with your daughters. You will learn the difference between close ended and open ended questions and why one is so much better than the other. You will learn to praise in the best way possibleāon their progress, effort, etc. (hint, itās not just āgood jobā) and more!
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Learn the tools to get you started on conversing with your preschoolers. You will learn to take advantage of opportunities throughout the day to connect and enjoy your preschooler. You will learn to praise in the best way possibleāon their progress, effort, etc. (hint, itās not just āgood jobā) and more!
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Equips those who have limited discretionary time to develop healthy habits and capacity expanding habits. Learn to build small habits (health-related & bandwidth-related) that will be stacked with existing habits (i.e., making bed, brewing coffee). Some examples include daily stretching, adopting 50/50 rule of eating, & keeping an empty sink by end of the night. Our motto is "something is better than nothing.ā
Moms only
Learn to develop a daily habit to give thanks to God, remember His good work, using Psalm 103 as a framework. We utilize a habit tracker, as well as studying and learning from inspiring Christians and other sources to boost motivation for growth in gratitude. NOTE: There will be a Tuesday or Thursday option for this group. Please indicate which day you would like to join on the signup form.
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Equips new parents engaged in college ministry with tips & tools to make the best usage of limited time, to work out division of labor between the couple, and to tackle expanding responsibilities.
College ministers as a couple need to enroll together
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Equips married couples with helpful tools (e.g., better communication, deeper understanding/relationship, conflict resolution, etc). Sessions will be led by a trained facilitator couple with a supported couple.
Reinforces Level 1 tools and provides 2-on-2 Coaching for couples who completed Marriage Equipping - Level 1.
Pre-Requisite: Marriage Equipping, Level 1
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Provides support for building up the habits for managing anxiety through the practice of applying the tools that were covered in the Anxiety Support Group. This is for those who have previously gone through the Anxiety Support Group.
Pre-Requisite: Anxiety Support Group, Level 1
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Provides support for building up the habits for managing anxiety through the practice of applying the tools that were covered in the Anxiety Support Group. This is for those who have previously gone through the Anxiety Support Group. It is offered on Thursday and Fridays.
Pre-Req: 8-Week Anxiety Support Group
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This workshop offered to soon to be parents with a mentor couple who have gone through the multiple stages of raising children to help them address fears or concerns, to get a head start on working on current character flaws to expand their capacity in anticipation of a baby coming and to develop fortitude for the challenges ahead so that these soon to be parents would be able to transition into parenthood and remain in ministry. The workshop is framed in three parts: āFears & Facts,ā āFacts & Flaws, ā & āFortitude.āĀ
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Provides a place for healing and recovery from sexual addiction, such as pornography addiction. NOTE: The next round of Lifeline groups will start in fall 2024. You can sign up on the form to reserve your spot for the next round of groups.
Provides a gospel-centered 12 step study group for healing and recovery from sexual addiction, such as pornography addiction. ENROLLMENT IS OPEN UNTIL 7/31/2024!Ā New Groups will start in August.
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Provides weekly structure, tools, and support to build a healthy lifestyle (including areas of exercise, immunity, nutrition, sleep, etc) that can help boost your physical and emotional well being. Let's keep thriving in daily life and ministry for the long haul with less hindrance due to health issues! Note: Sisters and brothers will meet in separate groups either Wed or Thurs. More info on the sign up form.