Bridgehaven Team

Confronting Lies with God’s Truth

Part 5 of V on Singles Ministry in a Couple’s Culture Church 48.6%!  That is the number of singles living in the Raleigh Durham area.  Once our counseling center learned about this number, we knew we had to address the issue of singleness in our churches and in our...

Creating a Family Dynamic at Church

Part 4 of V on Singles Ministry in a Couple’s Culture Church Do you remember the song “We are Family” by Sister Sledge? Here is a portion of their lyrics to refresh your memory: We are family Get up everybody and sing   Everyone can see we’re together As we walk...

The Singles Experience

Part 3 of V on Singles Ministry in a Couple’s Culture Church Do you know how a single person experiences church in a couple’s culture? Have you asked them what their experience is like? Know Their Story The experience of singleness is highly variable and subjective....

Church’s View of Singleness

Part 2 of V on Singles Ministry in a Couple’s Culture Church As a single, what has your experience in church been like? Do you feel welcomed, neglected or something else? Throughout church history there has been error and extreme views from both sides of the...

How To Find A Counselor For Your Child

So, here is the post that should have been out last month, but now I am on an official schedule that will not have me posting every month! Yeah!  No, really it is good and challenging to do things that we don't want to do. As I give some direction for how to choose a...

Autonomous Christianity?

Counselors Reflect on Dangerous Calling by Paul Tripp A Series to Care for the Care Takers of God’s People   “The more separation and discontinuity there is between the real details of my personal life and my public confession and image, the more I will tend to...

BCA’s Favorite Posts of the Week (3-08-13)

Staff Favorite Posts Is My Problem My Thought Life? Just how do our thoughts impact us?  Susan Thomas says, "Behind every errant thought, there is a heart problem."  Read what Susan says about thinking and the important place to start in order to see those thoughts...

Leveraging Your Professional Workplace

God has placed you in your workplace for a reason -- to be salt and light to those you serve and your colleagues. The role of the church (and by extension Bridgehaven as a parachurch organization) is to equip you to leverage your skills and relationships to make the...

Small Group Care Plan for the Whole Journey of Grief

Caring for a friend facing a significant loss is something that we (as friends and church members) often start well. We bring meals and try to make sure the mundane burdens (like mowing the grass) are handled. But too often this ends after a couple of weeks, and when...