 November 1st marks the opening of an exciting new chapter in the life of Associates in Christian Counseling. It is the beginning of a partnership with Surry Baptist Association.
From time to time, ACC has had clients who came from Mt. Airy and southern VA. With this affiliation, ACC therapist, John Shuler, LPC, will be providing services at Surry Christian Counseling Center right in Mt. Airy.
Please be sure to read each article this month to sense God’s hand in weaving this together! If you have family, friends, or co-workers who live or work in Surry County, please help to spread the good news.
Dr. Joe Verga
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NOVEMBER FEATURES
A Kingdom Perspective - Dr. Joe Verga
Likemindedness - Dr. Billy Blakley
The View from Both Sides - John Shuler, LPC
Friend of ACC - Dr. Don Mann
Book Review
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A Kingdom Perspective
“The mission of Associates in Christian Counseling is to offer professional counseling services which reflect grace and truth to our community,” stated Dr. Verga, ACC’s Executive Director. “It is because of the strong parallels in both organizations’ goals that I am so excited about the partnership we begin this month with Surry Baptist Association.” Read
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Likemindedness
Dr. Billy Blakley is Director of Missions for Surry Baptist Association consisting of 68 member churches serving Surry County, west to Sparta, south to Pilot Mountain, and north to Cana, VA. One of his responsibilities is the counseling ministry which the association began many years ago. To learn more about God’s hand in bringing ACC and Surry Baptist Association into this unique partnership Read
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The View - From Both Sides
ACC therapist, John Shuler, LPC, has earned both a divinity degree and an MA in counseling. He has served as a youth pastor but now works as a Licensed Professional Counselor. John has seen the need for a partnership between ministers and therapists from both sides. Read
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Friend of ACC - Dr. Don Mann
Don Mann enjoys a long history with ACC. In the late ‘80s, he became a member of the original steering committee which turned the vision of local pastors into the reality of Associates in Christian Counseling.
When asked about why he supported ACC,
Don shared: “As a pastor, I think there are two compelling
reasons. It is, of course, a thoroughly Christian resource.
Yet it is also a reliable resource for pastors to recommend
to their members and have the confidence of professional care.
That’s the best of both worlds— counseling staff
with professional training and a Christian worldview. Read
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Book Review
Caring for People God’s Way
Tim Clinton, EdD, Archibald Hart, PhD, and George Ohlschlager, JD, Editors
AACC and Thomas Nelson Publishers, 2005
The American Association of Christian
Counselors (AACC) brings together more than 20 leading Christian
counseling professionals to form one comprehensive integration
resource specializing in personal, emotional, grief, loss, and
trauma issues.
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A Unique Way to Give to ACC
Have a car you no longer need or can’t seem to sell? Here’s a way to turn it into an end-of-year donation to ACC—
Contact Car Program LLC at 800-513-6560 or visit them on the web at www.donateacar.com and they will walk
you through the process.
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| United
Way - A Way to Give |
Wachovia
- A Matching Program |
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fall brings the United Way campaign to our community.
Did you know you may
designate that your donation be given to
Associates in Christian Counseling?
ACC’s code number
is 2062.
If you write 2062
on the United Way form, ACC will receive your gift.
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Wachovia employees
have a special opportunity to support
Associates in Christian Counseling.
Any gift of up to $1000/year given directly to ACC will
be matched by
Wachovia!
Simply give your gift to ACC along with your completed Matching
Gift Form.
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| Fast
Facts |
| There are more than 200 classified forms of mental illness
More than 54 million Americans are affected by one
or more mental disorders annually that's 1 in 5 adults.
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A Thought |
| Before you speak, it is necessary for you to listen, For God speaks in the silence of the heart.
Mother Theresa
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| Wish
List |
| We
are in need of some additional computers,
Pentium 3 or newer. Due to space constraint, laptops are preferable
but not essential.
If you are able to
help, please contact
Rick Cole at
896-0065, ext. 205, or via email.
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