An Invitation to an Exciting Growth Experience for Local Leaders
Dr. Gary Sweeten
Family Therapist and Pastor to Leaders

About 20 years ago I attended a yearlong seminar/workshop with Rabbi and Family Therapist, Dr. Edwin Friedman. Ed wrote From Generation to Generation; Family Processes in the Congregation and Synagogue. It has become A survival manual for Christian leaders. From Dr. Friedman I learned how to understand my own family as well as the family of God. My growth and healing continue to this day.

It was an entirely new way to think about family and church life. It was a breath of fresh air. I still follow his model and want you learn as well. It was one of the most important teachings about leadership I ever had.

Do you ever question what it means as a leader to “lead your own family” as it says in Timothy? Do you sometimes question your qualifications for Ministry?
Do you wish you could do more for couples and families?
Are you sometimes stumped with questions about parenting?
Are pornography, infidelity and addictions a concern?
Do you wish you knew how to remove sinful patterns from your family tree?
Are you interested in improving your family and church leadership style?
Would you like to build a healthy family legacy?
Want to be a better counselor?
Would you like to eliminate bad habits?
Are you interested in being a better leader and getting people to cooperate with you?

Would you like to take criticism better? (And give it with more effect?)

Then consider this dynamic and challenging confidential group.

This group will help you, your marriage and your future generations. You will learn how to apply your insights at home and church.

What: The Leaders’ Families
When: Wednesday Mornings: 9:30-11:30 for six (6) weeks starting March 27. (The first Wednesday after Easter)
Where: LifeWay Counseling Centers (I will send directions)
Who: Pastors, Elders, Counselors, Lay Leaders
What’s the Cost: Freewill donation to LifeWay Ministries Inc

(Bring a spouse or an assistant to make it more fun.)

The Christian should always be anxious to know himself. No other man truly wants to know himself. The natural man thinks he knows himself, and thereby reveals his basic trouble. He evades self-examination because to know one's self is ultimately the most painful piece of knowledge that a man can ever acquire. D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones, M. D.