Welcome!
We love you, and are glad you've stopped by!
Our heart is helping people thrive and flourish in their lives, body soul & spirit with a focus on the spirtual. We may still use "chritianese" language, but we are real people who support and encourage you to think critically, be yourself, be real and stay free to come and go as you please. God gave you a brain, and you are licensed and ordained to use it.
We work with and support those who are recovering from abuse in fundamentalist and legalistic religious circumstances and who also are sorting through religious belief related issues in an effort to retain their faith.
It can be confusing when those who pretended to represent God to you were perpetrators of coercion, manipulation, spiritual, psychological, mental, emotional and financial abuse. It is right for you to want to sort through what you believe and why in an encouraging environment*. That being said, it is possible to have a solid faith in God, ethics and morals that respect and honor God others and yourself.
We are not your "answer," We are your equals, and we're glad to share the road with you, and perhaps help as you continue to look to Jesus as your source of love, life, purpose and ministry!
We encourage you in what God's leading you to do, in an environment of love, care and respect and honor. We still speak churchy language here, and it has its place, but please don't let it put you off if you have a different background or experience.
We believe that all who accept Jesus's work on their behalf are members of the body of Christ. We welcome those who want to explore this type of life and we don't reject you if you've been hurt by religious abuse or prejudice. This is a good place to explore how your faith and beliefs interact with real life, no matter where or whether you physically go to a building and have church there, too.
You are welcome to join us and call us your church home, or join us as part of the larger body of Christ while you participate in other local churches, one on one meetings, or gatherings and activities in the body of Christ.
Please come and go as it fits for you. In fact, we encourage you to fellowship with other people in your geographical area, via in person gatherings, with others who believe Jesus Christ.
We are not the only church teaching God's word (the Bible). We believe the whole body of Christ is of worth and value, as is every human being, and that includes you. We also believe that God gave you a brain and you are licensed and ordained to use it. It is okay to think critically and examine what you learn here or elsewhere.
It is beneficial to have a broad base of relationships where you can be encouraged and encourage others, each benefitting from the other's experience and knowledge. The body of Christ needs you, as God has designed you to be a unique and precious son or daughter of God.
2018 UPDATES:
Please note that the section on Abuse (relationship & spiritual) has been updated and reopened as of 1/14. This is located under the"TRAINING" dropdown menu under the "Abuse" submenu.
We are transitioning our newsletter, and signup will be available again soon. Please check back for more.
Our heart is helping people thrive and flourish in their lives, body soul & spirit with a focus on the spirtual. We may still use "chritianese" language, but we are real people who support and encourage you to think critically, be yourself, be real and stay free to come and go as you please. God gave you a brain, and you are licensed and ordained to use it.
We work with and support those who are recovering from abuse in fundamentalist and legalistic religious circumstances and who also are sorting through religious belief related issues in an effort to retain their faith.
It can be confusing when those who pretended to represent God to you were perpetrators of coercion, manipulation, spiritual, psychological, mental, emotional and financial abuse. It is right for you to want to sort through what you believe and why in an encouraging environment*. That being said, it is possible to have a solid faith in God, ethics and morals that respect and honor God others and yourself.
We are not your "answer," We are your equals, and we're glad to share the road with you, and perhaps help as you continue to look to Jesus as your source of love, life, purpose and ministry!
We encourage you in what God's leading you to do, in an environment of love, care and respect and honor. We still speak churchy language here, and it has its place, but please don't let it put you off if you have a different background or experience.
We believe that all who accept Jesus's work on their behalf are members of the body of Christ. We welcome those who want to explore this type of life and we don't reject you if you've been hurt by religious abuse or prejudice. This is a good place to explore how your faith and beliefs interact with real life, no matter where or whether you physically go to a building and have church there, too.
You are welcome to join us and call us your church home, or join us as part of the larger body of Christ while you participate in other local churches, one on one meetings, or gatherings and activities in the body of Christ.
Please come and go as it fits for you. In fact, we encourage you to fellowship with other people in your geographical area, via in person gatherings, with others who believe Jesus Christ.
We are not the only church teaching God's word (the Bible). We believe the whole body of Christ is of worth and value, as is every human being, and that includes you. We also believe that God gave you a brain and you are licensed and ordained to use it. It is okay to think critically and examine what you learn here or elsewhere.
It is beneficial to have a broad base of relationships where you can be encouraged and encourage others, each benefitting from the other's experience and knowledge. The body of Christ needs you, as God has designed you to be a unique and precious son or daughter of God.
2018 UPDATES:
Please note that the section on Abuse (relationship & spiritual) has been updated and reopened as of 1/14. This is located under the"TRAINING" dropdown menu under the "Abuse" submenu.
We are transitioning our newsletter, and signup will be available again soon. Please check back for more.
We provide training for ministry, including the ministry of healing, and ministry for spirit, soul & body. Our emphasis is on the spiritual, but you can't neglect good sleep and drinking water and basics of self care and expect to thrive spiritually.
We put a lot of time into providing additional material, freely accessible on this site. We are also working to provide ministry manuals, training material and handouts from the experience of good fruit in people being helped and able to live the great commandments as part of daily life.
We regularly interact with believers of many different denominations and it is our heart to encourage unity without error and without a religious spirit... and this means that you may find something on this site that is "outside of the box", and so we encourage you to research things that challenge you.
Look to God's Word and His love. Don't sweat the small stuff in terms of stressing about something where someone is not 100% on point. Each of us in the body of Christ has something to offer the body. We are all needed. If you are not yet in the body of Christ or don't know what that is, you are also welcome to roam the site, enjoy, ask questions and connect with us. We hope to be dropping some of our religious language and to be more accessible to you from a place of real love and care.
If you are looking to renew your relationship with God, from a Christian perspective, or take time out to reflect upon the gifts of God, the print version titled GIFTS FROM GOD was released a few years ago. It is available in print now. The Amazon Kindle, version has also been released. Please check back for more good news.
Jesus taught, healed and ministered. We don't just do 'intellectual' teaching here, meaning that most teaching has personal ministry as that is what Jesus did and told us to do. We see lives changed and people healed as they continue in the Word of God and abide (remain) in vital relationship with the Godhead (Father, Son & Holy Spirit).
We put a lot of time into providing additional material, freely accessible on this site. We are also working to provide ministry manuals, training material and handouts from the experience of good fruit in people being helped and able to live the great commandments as part of daily life.
We regularly interact with believers of many different denominations and it is our heart to encourage unity without error and without a religious spirit... and this means that you may find something on this site that is "outside of the box", and so we encourage you to research things that challenge you.
Look to God's Word and His love. Don't sweat the small stuff in terms of stressing about something where someone is not 100% on point. Each of us in the body of Christ has something to offer the body. We are all needed. If you are not yet in the body of Christ or don't know what that is, you are also welcome to roam the site, enjoy, ask questions and connect with us. We hope to be dropping some of our religious language and to be more accessible to you from a place of real love and care.
If you are looking to renew your relationship with God, from a Christian perspective, or take time out to reflect upon the gifts of God, the print version titled GIFTS FROM GOD was released a few years ago. It is available in print now. The Amazon Kindle, version has also been released. Please check back for more good news.
Jesus taught, healed and ministered. We don't just do 'intellectual' teaching here, meaning that most teaching has personal ministry as that is what Jesus did and told us to do. We see lives changed and people healed as they continue in the Word of God and abide (remain) in vital relationship with the Godhead (Father, Son & Holy Spirit).
LIVE Church will resume in the Winter of 2018
