Posts tagged Addiction
Finding Light in the Darkness: A Blue Christmas Worship Service

When the holiday season feels heavy, join the Blue Christmas Winter Solstice Worship Service on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, from 6-7 PM MST (5-6 PM PST). This virtual candlelight service, presented by the Center of Addiction & Faith, creates space to acknowledge pain, seek hope, and plead for God’s light amid the darkness. Register now to participate: Click here to register.

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Navigating Healing: 2024 Virtual Conference on Addiction, Trauma, and Faith

Join faith leaders and community members at the 6th Annual Addiction & Faith Conference, a virtual event from October 17-19, 2024. Explore crucial topics like the role of trauma in addiction and effective community healing strategies through faith. Featuring over 35 expert speakers, the conference offers up to 15 CEUs and a platform for spiritual and professional growth. Learn more and register here.

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Navigating Healing: 2024 Virtual Conference on Addiction, Trauma, and Faith

Join faith leaders and community members at the 6th Annual Addiction & Faith Conference, a virtual event from October 17-19, 2024. Explore crucial topics like the role of trauma in addiction and effective community healing strategies through faith. Featuring over 35 expert speakers, the conference offers up to 15 CEUs and a platform for spiritual and professional growth. Learn more and register here.

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Understanding Addiction: Webinar with Harvard’s Amanda Sharp

Join Amanda Sharp on July 31, 2024, 10am to 11 am MST/PDT, for a free webinar presented by the Center of Addiction & Faith. Amanda Sharp, PhD, MPH, teaching associate at Harvard Medical School, and former Public Health Analyst at SAMHSA, will discuss Motivational Interviewing, an evidence-based approach to behavior change. Hosted by Rev. George A. Wood, this webinar will equip you with compassionate communication techniques to support those struggling with addiction. Register now to enhance your ministry’s impact. Register Here

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Join the Free Webinar: Effective Pastoral Care for Addiction Issues

Join the Center of Addiction & Faith for a free webinar titled “Let Your Light Shine: Providing Successful Pastoral Care to Individuals and Families Hurt by Any Kind of Addiction” with Rev. Otto Schultz on May 29, 2024, from 10-11 AM PDT/MST. Learn key strategies for addressing addiction within your congregation and supporting affected families. Register here.

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Unlocking New Paths in Addiction Recovery: Join the ‘Choose Freedom’ Webinar

Discover a new approach to overcoming addiction with Rose Ann Forte’s "Choose Freedom Program" in free webinar from the Center of Addiction & Faith on April 24, 2024. This session combines scientific insights and biblical principles to transform relationships with substances, hosted by recovery activist George A. Wood. Register here.

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Men's Retreat Aims to Forge Emotional Sobriety in Recovery Journey

Embark on a transformative journey with the Balance in Recovery Retreat for men, focusing on achieving emotional sobriety. The retreat is designed to equip participants with the skills to balance life's aspects while nurturing mind, body, and spirit. Engage in insightful presentations, group dialogues, and individual reflection to rediscover your identity and connect with a deeper sense of spirituality. Learn more about this retreat at Spirit in the Desert Retreat Center, March 8 – 10, 2024.

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Redefining Recovery: Free Webinar on Ending Addiction Compassionately

The Center of Addiction & Faith is set to host an enlightening webinar titled "Addiction & Ending It For Good," featuring Christina Dent, the visionary founder of End It For Good, on Wednesday, Feb. 28th, 2024 1pm MST, 2pm PST. This free, one-hour session will explore revolutionary approaches to understanding and addressing drug addiction—a journey from a punitive to a health-centered perspective. Register here.

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Webinar: What’s going on with Dry January?

The Center of Addiction & Faith is hosting a one-hour free webinar ‘Addiction & Dry January’ on Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022, 10am MST, 9 am PST, with follow-up 30 minute Zoom discussion. Register here.

A spike in drinking during the pandemic has also come with a rise in those who are "sober curious." 1 in 5 Americans say they planned to participate in Dry January this year. In this webinar, we'll dig into these trends and explore how they can benefit you and your faith community.

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Webinar: Undoing Drugs, with Maia Szalavitz

The Center of Addiction & Faith is hosting a webinar on harm reduction, featuring best-selling author Maia Szalavitz and her new book, Undoing Drugs: The Untold Story of Harm Reduction and the Future of Addiction.

You'll learn more about the origins of Harm Reduction as a movement and how it has contributed to saving lives and promoting health. Thursday, 9/9/2021, 5-6pm MST/PDT, with follow-up 30 minute Zoom discussion. Register now.

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