Associates in Christian Counseling

An Enduring Partnership

October has been designated as Clergy Appreciation Month. This coincides with the completion of 14 years of ministry for Associates in Christian Counseling. Consequently, we would like to devote this issue to our partners in ministry—local pastors.

We hope you enjoy looking back at the vision local pastors had for a counseling center, hearing from the heart of one of our own therapists who has served as both a pastor and a clinician, as well as reading about the partnership between ACC and a local church today.

If your church is not familiar with Associates in Christian Counseling, we hope you will forward this newsletter to your pastoral staff.

Dr. Joe Verga
Executive Director, ACC

SEPTEMBER FEATURES

The Vision - A Look Back

The View - From Both Sides

Partnership - A Church Today

The Fruit - One Client’s Story

Internship - A Look Ahead

Why I Serve - Whitney Jones

The Vision - A Look Back

If you follow the news today, unity seems to be a rare commodity. More than 15 years ago, however, a group of pastors right here in Winston-Salem came together in unity over a need they had in common. God planted a vision in their minds and Associates in Christian Counseling opened its doors in October, 1991. Read more

The View - From Both Sides

ACC therapist, John Shuler, 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 more

Partnership - A Church Today

Dr. Russ Ritchel has been the Senior Pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Winston-Salem since 1991. With a congregation of more than 1700 members and 4 distinct services every Sunday, time is a precious commodity. Listen as he describes what Associates in Christian Counseling means to him. Read more

The Fruit - One Client’s Story

We’ll call her Marie. Her healing journey began when her pastor referred her to ACC because of recurring depression.

Marie grew up in a Christian home. At times, however, she could barely function and felt unable to fully enter into relationship with others. This kept Marie isolated and even God seemed very far away. In her worst times, Marie considered suicide. She kept a bottle of pills available in case one day she could no longer stand the pain. Read more

An Internship - A Look Ahead

ACC is now working with Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary to provide an internship for one of their students. Learn more about this program and meet Andrea Bachl, ACC’s first intern, Read more

Why I Serve - Whitney Jones

My first experience with ACC dates back over ten years. I served in a consulting role to help develop an annual fundraising program. That first fundraising dinner drew twenty-five couples. It’s amazing to see the annual banquet now attract over six hundred people! It’s just one example of how God has blessed the ministry of Associates in Christian Counseling. Read more

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Maple Springs United Methodist Church’s parenting conference, listed in our August Newsletter, has been cancelled.

A Thought

Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another, “What! You, too? I thought I was the only one!”

C. S. Lewis

Special Gifts

In honor of:
Scott Reed
on his retirement given by Arnold & Porter, LLP

From Our
Wish List:
A lap-top computer from
Bill & Rebecca Lowry

A desk-top computer from
David Verga

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Wish List

At this time ACC is in need of:

Office furniture such as desks, chairs,
loveseat, end tables, or bookcases

Repair to a Ricoh copier—est. $400

If you’re in a position to help, we’d love to hear from you!

Please contact our office manager,
Jean Lambert, at
336-896-0065, ext. 203,
or via email