Friends:
I'd like to invite you to join me in a seven-day window of focused prayer about the DivorceCare program at your church. I'd like us, as a DivorceCare family, to commit next week, June 19-25, to this thematic prayer.
Specifically, I'd like to challenge you to ask the Lord to give you His direction for these specific questions:
- Does He want your church to offer DivorceCare for Kids in conjunction with your adult DivorceCare program?
- If so, who has He selected to lead the program? Ask Him to show you who to approach with the idea (and or ask Him to have someone approach you!).
- Pray that the Lord will show you the source of the funding needed for your church to offer DC4K.
- Begin to pray now for the children who will be impacted by this program.
If, at the end of the seven days of prayer, you sense God directing you to pursue a DivorceCare for Kids program for your church, let me suggest you take the following steps:
- Continue to pray for specific guidance. Involve others to pray along with you.
- Share your vision with your pastor, other church leadership and your co-DivorceCare leaders.
- Begin to take bold steps of faith in response to the Lord's affirmation.
It is tempting to add the testimonies from so many churches that are telling us how well DC4K is working for them, but I really want to keep this exercise focused on a dialogue between you and the Lord about His plans for your ministry.
Please let us know if you have any questions about the DivorceCare for Kids program, and be assured the Church Initiative team will be praying along with you.
In Christ,
Steve Grissom
President and Founder
DivorceCare/Church Initiative
PS: If you'd like more information about DC4K to help focus your prayers, you can find information at http://www.dc4k.org. If you'd like some good ideas on where to look for potential DC4K leaders, read Where Do You Find Leaders?
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Equipping churches for results
DivorceCare: divorce recovery support groups http://www.divorcecare.org
DivorceCare for Kids: divorce recovery for children http://www.dc4k.org
Before You Divorce: marriage crisis counseling tool http://www.beforeyoudivorce.org
GriefShare: grief recovery support groups http://www.griefshare.org
Facing Forever: evangelism and outreach resource http://www.facingforever.org
Chance to Change: gambling addiction recovery groups http://www.chancetochange.org