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Announcing A Major Step In Serving Our Community

Good Shepherd has recently expanded its staff team to include a pastor in an unusual position: Minister of Family Life. Since beginning his work on January 1, Hollis Kim, an ordained Covenant Pastor, has been using his time to become acquainted with the people of Good Shepherd and with Twin Cities experts in marriage and family issues. He is formulating a plan for serving our congregation part time and serving the broader area of Blaine, Coon Rapids, Andover, and Ham Lake part time. We've asked him to concentrate on three closely related tasks:

FIRST, helping people prepare for marriage through seminars and counseling. Our premarital counseling program, which is open to those inside the church and out, is extensive and extremely helpful to couples. It includes 10-14 sessions of 90-minutes each and explores the biblical foundations for marriage, a careful examination of the nature of forgiveness (an invaluable tool in all marriages!), and a very thorough discussion of the results of a professionally-designed questionnaire called Prepare.

SECOND, strengthening marriages through education, workshops, and small groups. Hollis is available to meet with couples but -- because of time constraints -- only on a limited basis. His is essentially an educational position. He is not a professional counselor.

THIRD, assisting parents in raising children. Within our congregation, Hollis will work closely with our Youth Director in adding a family-oriented dimension to our youth ministry. Outside the congregation, he will offer a variety of workshops and training programs for the broader community.

Watch this site carefully over the next several months as Hollis begins to establish his ministry. He'll keep us posted on opportunities in each of the three basic areas of his work.

   
This page last updated
August 26, 2007

Good Shepherd Covenant Church
12610 Jefferson Street NE
Blaine, Minnesota 55434
763-755-3730
gscov@comcast.net