Love In the Name of Christ believes every person can be well and whole in all areas of life: spiritual, mental & emotional, relational, and physical. The IMPACT program offers life skills classes and walk-beside-you support in each of these areas because growth, transformation, and wellness work best within a loving, caring community.
Foundational Classes
The foundational classes provide a welcome starting place for participants to discover their strengths and grow in hope, purpose, and confidence. These classes lay the groundwork for lasting transformation.
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Affirming Potential
See your life’s big picture in this dynamic class that helps you assess and improve the physical, emotional, relational, and spiritual aspects of your life in accordance with God’s plan for you. You will discover your God given potential and learn to dream again.
Developed by Lois M Tuypi (from Love INC National)
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Redemptive Compassion®
Need in America is on the rise and many find themselves in a cycle of insecurity over housing, food, and other necessities. This class explores key issues, Scriptures, and questions that arise around chronic insecurity and the biblical philosophy of offering holistic help to those we serve through relationship, compassion, and respect.
Developed by Lois M Tuypi (from Love INC National)
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Successful Living
How do we spend our time? What helps us live successfully, aligned with our values and ready to make beneficial course corrections? Let’s examine some core life pieces together to gain better insights into the direction ourlives are actually taking.
Emotional & Mental Wellness
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How We Love
Be freed from the bondage of frustration, resentment, and bitterness and move toward compassion and forgiveness. Come explore the roots of how we relate to and express love for ourselves and others. Let it begin with you.
Developed by Milan & Kay Yerkovich
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Overcome
Life is full of ups and downs. Sometimes we’re thriving, and other times we’re barely hanging on. Overcome is a Christ-centered group experience designed to help you build supportive relationships, develop tools for wellness, and deepen your faith. Let’s share our journeys and learn and grow spiritually along the way.
Produced by Anchor International, a Colorado-based nonprofit seeking to promote mental health education within churches and ministries
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Managing Stress
Is it hard for you to move beyond feelings of overwhelm, confusion, anger, loneliness, and hopelessness? Learn practical skills for distress tolerance, how to focus on the present moment, manage intense feelings, and improve your interpersonal effectiveness as you pursue God’s plan for your life.
Developed by Developed by Mathew McKay, PhD, Jeffrey C. Wood, PsyD, Jeffrey Brantley, MD. Participant guide by Cheryl McHugh
Relational Wellness
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Boundaries
Discover when to say yes and how to say no to take control of your life in accordance with God’s design. Explore how boundaries give you the freedom to make choices and to love others well. Learn how to set healthy boundaries and live in right relationship with God, others, and yourself.
Developed by Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend
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Boundaries with Kids
For children, learning limits and responsibility is a major part of growing up. Based on Biblical principles, this class with experts Cloud & Townsend will help anyone in a parenting or teaching role to guide children toward physical, relational, emotional and spiritual health and personal responsibility.
Developed by Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend
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Safe People
Is your “people picker” broken and in need of repair? God made us for connection, so let’s explore what healthy character traits look like, how to meet our mutual needs for affection and affirmation, and the specific Biblical qualities that make us safe for each other.
Developed by Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend
Physical Wellness
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Lifestyles
The whole-person-care approach is designed to help you put your health–and life–back into your own hands. It’s not just about healing what’s wrong, it’s about celebrating what’s right and helping you create a life of better health, more joy, less stress, and a trusting relationship with God.
Developed by AdventHealth Group Florida Hospital Mission Integration & Culture of the Seventh Day Adventists
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Nutrition
Are you interested in a better quality of life and longevity? Would you like a happy, healthy heart? Are diabetes, sickness, or auto immune diseases affecting your life or the life of someone you love? Making good food choices can have a significant effect on your body’s health and immune systems. In this class you will learn how healthy eating can help repair the body and increase your natural defense system.
Developed by Rick Mautz, PT MS Health Ministries Director, Rocky Mountain Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
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Stewardship
We can become good stewards of the resources God has graciously given us. In this class you’ll explore how to establish habits and routines to help you manage household finances, take control of your time, maintain your physical living spaces, and take care of the assets and resources you have been given.
Developed by a dedicated team of Love INC Volunteers
Spiritual Wellness
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12 "Christian" Beliefs That Can Drive You Crazy
Take this Is it selfish to have Is guilt good for us? In this class, Dr. Cloud and Dr. Townsend explore 12 commonly accepted beliefs about Christianity that can put us in bondage. We learn how to replace these false assumptions with solid Biblical truth to gain spiritual and emotional freedom.
Developed by Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend
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Emotionally Healthy Spirituality
You can experience lasting, beneath-the-surface transformation and deeper relationship with Christ! Pete Scazzero unpacks seven core principles, based on Bible truth, to help you manage conflict, live strong, and embrace an authentic faith.
Developed by Peter Scazzero
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Forgiveness
Struggling with guilt and shame, unable to forgive yourself? Or consumed with anger and bitterness, unable to forgive others? Let’s take a fresh look at what the Bible has to say about how Christ died to set us free so we can say goodbye to the bondage of our emotions and embrace the truths that bring freedom.
Developed from Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend’s video series, “Six Steps to Spiritual Freedom”
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Developing a Daily Relationship with God
Do you want to be closer to God? Let’s explore the core beliefs we have about God, and see what Scripture has to say. This class will help us strengthen a personal relationship with God and Jesus through habits like prayer, guided Bible study, journaling, reflection, and more.
Developed by James Stuart