The DivorceCare Movement
The DivorceCare Movement answers your questions about DivorceCare. You’ll hear pastors and DivorceCare leaders explain why DivorceCare is helping them see these three benefits: people healing from the pain of separation and divorce, more lay people involved in ministry and church growth.
Plus, you’ll hear from Dr. Charles Arn, President of the American Society of Church Growth, and Dr. Michael Lindsay, a sociologist from Rice University. They’ll help you understand why offering DivorceCare is an effective outreach strategy for your church.
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1. How DivorceCare benefits churches (7:01)A brief overview of the four ways DivorceCare benefits churches. |
7. Frequently asked questions (Part 1) (4:27)Joseph and Gary answer common questions about DivorceCare: Do I need a staff person to lead DivorceCare? Does offering this program mean that our church advocates divorce? And others … |
2. DivorceCare helps people heal (2:47)Hear leaders and pastors share how DivorceCare is helping people heal from the pain of divorce and separation. |
8. How does DivorceCare work? (5:40) |
3. DivorceCare helps churches grow (1:09)Hear pastors and leaders share how DivorceCare funnels new people into their congregations. |
9. How we support DivorceCare leaders (5:40)Watch this segment and find out how we’ve made it easy for your lay leaders to run DivorceCare. |
4. Why DivorceCare grows churches (4:20)Dr. Charles Arn and Dr. Michael Lindsay explain the cultural and personal issues that lead churches that offer divorce recovery ministries to grow. |
10. Frequently asked questions (Part 2) (11:23)Joseph and Gary answer more questions: Should groups be divided by gender? Where should we find leaders? How many leaders do you need to run DivorceCare? Are workbooks optional? And many more … |
5. DivorceCare: A lay-driven ministry (2:09)Hear leaders and pastors rave about the fruits and benefits of DivorceCare’s lay-leader design. |
11. Creative ways to fund DivorceCare (3:26)Discover great ideas that other churches are using to pay for the cost of starting DivorceCare. |
6. DivorceCare reconciles marriages (2:47)Pastors share stories about how DivorceCare has led to the reconciliation of marriages. |
12. What DivorceCare churches see that others miss (3:59)Can’t miss insights from Dr. Arn, Dr. Lindsay and Pastor John Sherley on the opportunities available to those who choose to do DivorceCare ministry. |
