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Our Vision
The vision of AACC has two critical dimensions. First, we want to serve the worldwide Christian church by helping it become more mature in Christ, while taking on His heart of love and sacrificial care. Secondly, we want to be serving, educating, and equipping 80,000 professional clinicians, pastoral counselors, and lay helpers in the […]
By JEVAN FLEENOR, 7 years ago
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Shrinking the Integrity Gap: 6 Ways to Help the Helpers
Terra A. Mattson, M.A., LPC, LMFT, Living Wholehearted After a full day of seeing clients, I am left with one of two feelings: incredible hope or incredible sadness. Once in a while you might find me ranting in anger about the hardships of this world or singing God’s praises as I get to witness His […]
By DJONES, 7 years ago
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Created for Covering: How to Restore the Covering
Robert Shaw, D.Min. Excerpted with permission from Created for Covering: Understanding the Concept of Safety and Covering in Relationships for Men and Women. God’s design has no flaws. Adam’s behavior caused an opening in the “hedge”, and sin and evil influence walked right on in to harass relationships and the family. The […]
By DJONES, 7 years ago
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Lay Counseling and the Local Church
Dr. Eric Scalise We are surrounded and often consumed by our fast-paced, push-button, instant-everything world. Anxiety and depression, substance abuse, marital conflicts, sexual addiction, domestic violence, child abuse, unwanted pregnancy—and the list could go on—are far too commonplace. The truth is that people are hurting and the church is hurting. The Apostle Paul said, […]
By DJONES, 7 years ago
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Pastoral Burnout: Who’s at Fault… the Pastor or the Church?
Michael MacKenzie, D.Min., and Kari MacKenzie, D.Min. This article was originally published June 2016 as a CounselEd article, a monthly research article that is one of AACC’s presidential level member benefits. Charles was the senior pastor of a large and growing church. He had been in ministry for 20 years, so he knew the ropes; yet […]
By DJONES, 7 years ago
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Created for Covering: Covering vs. Controlling
Robert Shaw, D.Min. Excerpted with permission from Created for Covering: Understanding the Concept of Safety and Covering in Relationships for Men and Women. Over the years, I have had several men come to me saying what amounts to this: “My wife has been asking me to lead the family and take care […]
By DJONES, 7 years ago
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Created for Covering: Responsibility
Robert Shaw, D.Min. Excerpted with permission from Created for Covering: Understanding the Concept of Safety and Covering in Relationships for Men and Women. As Adam’s covering, God was responsible to instruct him in the way he was to go, and then provide him with what was needed to get there. The Scriptures […]
By DJONES, 7 years ago
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It Takes a Church
T.J. Gentry, D.Min. “Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.” – Galatians 6:2 “What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy. It has eyes to see misery and want. It has the ears to hear […]
By DJONES, 7 years ago
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Stepping Stones of Loss, Grief, and Growth in Stepfamilies
Janet Nicholas, LPC LCDC EAP Stepfamilies are created because of a loss. Death, divorce, or the ending of a relationship happens before a new marriage begins. Step-couples have many hopes and dreams for a second chance and are not anticipating the loss and grief dynamics that inevitably surface during stepfamily formation. The juxtaposition of the […]
By THE AACC, 7 years ago
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Created for Covering: Covering for Men
Robert Shaw, D.Min. Excerpted with permission from Created for Covering: Understanding the Concept of Safety and Covering in Relationships for Men and Women. The concept of covering can be also expressed by the term “headship”, but many might recoil at this term. The idea of submission is also a chronic conflict within […]