Issue-Focused Ministry
All to often there is one major issue that stands out in our lives. One that causes deep pain. Maybe it only comes up in certain circumstances or with certain people. Maybe it’s an on-going issue that you've been able to ignore or suppress, but now it's in your face on a daily basis. I know I need healing when something small causes a way bigger reaction than Way to go for taking action, freedom is right around the corner!!
RTF's Issue-Focused ministry focuses on the major issue that is troubling you. It is a specialized, biblically-based integrated approach to help you find hope, healing and freedom in your life through Jesus Christ.
We will cover four main areas that have been working together to cause harm to your life: generational sins and curses, ungodly beliefs (lies), hurtful and traumatic experiences of our past and demonic influence/attacks. Other things we might deal with are soul ties, judgements, vows and cultural implications. It was fascinating to me to learn that all of these things are actually talked about in the Bible!
More than using the tools of Restoring the Foundations, I really seek the Lord on the strategy He has for each person. I am not a formula following, one-size fits all kind of prayer minister and I've become ok with that because I've seen much more fruitfulness to this way of ministering. And I realize it's because I'm leaning into the spiritual gifts God's put in me like prophecy, wisdom,
For more information on Restoring the Foundations and how it is a biblically-based approach, check out their website here. I tried to think of all the questions I would have if I were seeking ministry, so check out the FAQ page and if you still don't find the answer your looking for, feel free to message me!
Restoring the Foundations
If you haven't had a chance to read my testimony in the About Me section on the main page, it's ok, it's not too late haha!! In it, I share how Restoring the Foundation (RTF) played a major role in my life, marriage and family.
Decades later since discovering their ministry, I have found their healing model to be one of the most thorough out there. The freedom I found meant so much to me that I committed my life to helping others find freedom through RTF. Check out the video below where RTF leaders explain this form of ministry with Shawn Bolz, a popular Christian YouTube channel that gives prophetic perspective on current events, fast forward to 22:22 minutes mark.
Leadership Coaching
I'm excited to be in the midst of getting life coach certification through John Maxwell Leadership Training Institute. We've spent most of our missionary calling in the last 20 years coaching and discipling younger leaders. My area of leadership coaching is obviously not executive level, but for those who are either in ministry, missions or business world.
To give you an idea of what my coaching looks like, I'll take an example of something that happened in the last couple of years. I got connected with a young woman in her late twenties who was stepping into a leadership position. She knew that for this new level of leadership, she needed mentoring and I felt led to help her.
We had weekly calls where I checked in with her to see how her heart was doing, how the state of her soul was and helped her work through any negative things that were coming up - dealing with her internal world first. Then we talked about what was going on in her leadership position - her external world. She would share about things going on at work and I helped her learn how to deal with those things using biblical truths and principals, and using the spiritual gifts and natural talents God's given her. I helped her identify the areas she needed to grow in in leadership and gave her the tools to know how to grow.
Leadership can feel like a suffocating, demanding pressure cooker! And it is so lifegiving to have someone to talk who is outside our normal circle of friends, with someone who is neutral who can hear what's going on and see it with a clear perspective. Someone who is discerning and will listen, not with ears of the flesh, but with ears of the Spirit. I really make it a point to not share from my or other people's experience unless the Lord leads me to. When He leads, it's like wisdom and insight flowing from the heart of God and there's so much life and healing in it. Proverbs is full of truths about how Godly wisdom and counsel is a fountain of life:
"Understanding (spiritual insight) is a [refreshing and boundless] wellspring of life to those who have it, But to give instruction and correction to fools is foolishness." Proverbs 16:22 AMP
Another benefit of having a voice of accountability in life is to help with blind spots, which is where leaders usually miss it. They're usually running so hard and fast that they can't see where they're missing it. I've really appreciated trusted friends who have called out not just the great things I'm doing, but point out the blind spots and help me work through it. This is how I'd love to help you if this is what you feel you need.