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Providing help and resources that are Biblically faithful and practical for addressing the issues in everyday life.
Meet the team
Thaleia Sawatzky
Care Pastor
Diana Dyck
Care Administrative Assistant
Eric Heath
Pastoral Intern
What is Care Ministry?
Being a part of a church means you have support during all of life’s ups and downs. Our Care Ministry can help with counseling and financial assistance and a variety of other needs. Start the conversation by reaching out to care@northview.org
Programs
Single Parenting
At FamilyLife Canada, our mission is to bring help and hope to all the marriages and families in Canada. That includes families with single parents.
Parenting is tough enough when there are two parents sharing the load, but we’ve seen the toll it takes on single parents when most or all of the parenting falls only on their shoulders.
So we’ve enlisted the help of two professionals for this video on demand mini series dedicated to helping single parents. You will gain wisdom from two of our favourite parenting educators: Joel Pukalo and Jenn Dean.
GriefShare
It hurts to lose someone. GriefShare is a friendly, caring group of people who will walk alongside you through one of life’s most difficult experiences. You don’t have to go through the grieving process alone. GriefShare is led by people who understand what you are going through and want to help. GriefShare meets weekly in 13 week cycles. Each week will include a time of dvd teaching and discussion time.
Any type of grief is welcome.
Date: Begins October 5, 2021
Time: 7-9pm
Location: Downes Road campus
Cost: $20 per person
If you need to talk someone please reach out to our care team. care@northview.org
Pre-Marriage
We offer Pre-Marriage Classes for seriously dating & engaged couples.
Topics for the 3 week pre marriage class include (but are not limited to): marriage, sex, finances, communication, parents/parents in law. Each session includes a discussion on the current cultural view compared with teaching on the Biblical view of each topic.
Dates: Oct 27, Nov 3, 10
Time: 7-9pm
Location: Downes Road campus
Cost: $40 per couple
Northview Cares Initiative
Now more than ever, the call for the Church to love others is important. We want to serve and meet the needs of those who may be experiencing unforeseen hardship due to COVID-19.
At Northview we believe that every need is an opportunity to “shine our light before others, so that they may see our good works and give glory to our Father in heaven” (Matthew 5:16). Our hope is built on the perfect love of Jesus Christ, who calls us to share His love by our actions.
More Info HERE
Resources
Sam Allbery (2013) – Is God Anti-Gay? And Other Questions About Homosexuality, the Bible and Same-Sex Attraction
Tim Chester (2010) – You Can Change: God’s Transforming Power for our Sinful Behaviour and Negative Emotions
Rosaria Butterfield (2012) – The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert
Caleb Kaltenbach (2015) – Messy Grace
Vaughn Roberts (2016) – Transgender
Christopher Yuan (2011) – Out of a Far Country: A Gay Son’s Journey to God. A Broken Mother’s Search for Hope.
Christopher Yuan (2018) – Holy Sexuality and the Gospel: Sex, Desire, and Relationships Shaped by God’s Grand Story
Kevin DeYoung (2015) – What Does the Bible Really Teach About Homosexuality?
If you are experiencing abuse please contact Care@northview.org
David and Nancy Guthrie (2008) – When Your Family’s Lost a Loved One
Timothy Keller (2013) – Walking with God through Pain and Suffering
Samuel Hodges and Kathy Leonard – Grieving with Hope: Finding comfort as you journey through loss
Pat Schwiebert and Chuck DeKlyen (2005) – Tear Soup: A Recipe for Healing after Loss
Program: Griefshare
It hurts to lose someone. GriefShare is a friendly, caring group of people who will walk alongside you through one of life’s most difficult experiences. You don’t have to go through the grieving process alone.
For more info or to register for an upcoming class at Northview Click Here
Dr. Matthew Stanford (2008, 2017) – Grace for the Afflicted
Edward T. Welch (2019) – A Small Book for the Anxious Heart
Program: Sanctuary Mental Health Course – Sanctuary Ministries https://www.sanctuarymentalhealth.org
For more info on this course email care@northview.org
Singleness and Marriage (including dating, separation, divorce and remarriage)
Sam Allberry (2019) – The 7 Myths about Singleness
Ron L. Deal (2002, 2014) – The Smart Stepfamily
Timothy Keller (2011) – The Meaning of Marriage
Les and Leslie Parrott (2015) – Saving Your Marriage Before it Starts
Les and Leslie Parrott (2015) – Saving Your Second Marriage Before it Starts
Jim Newheiser (2017) Marriage, Divorce and Remarriage: Critical Questions and Answers
Paul Tripp (2010) – What Did You Expect? Redeeming the Realities of Marriage
Jay E. Adams (1986) – Marriage, Divorce, and Remarriage in the Bible
Gary Thomas (2000) – Sacred Marriage: What if God designed marriage to make us Holy more than to make us happy.
Debra Fileta – Truelovedates.com – podcast: Love and Relationships
Doing Family Right – Doingfamilyright.com
Family Life Canada – Familylifecanada.com
Focus on the Family – focusonthefamily.ca
Programs:
Northview’s pre marriage class – register online https://northview.org/pre-marriage/
Kevin DeYoung – Crazy Busy
Kevin DeYoung – Just Do Something
David Powlison – Good and Angry
Jeff Vanderstelt – Saturate: Being Jesus in the Everyday Stuff of Life
John Piper – Don’t Waste Your Life
Paul Tripp and Timothy Lane (2008) – How People Change
Paul Tripp – Instruments in the Redeemer’s Hands
Programs: Freedom Session https://freedomsession.com
Recommended Websites – General Topics
Care Leader: Strategic, Real-World Pastoral Care https://www.careleader.org
Christian Counselling and Educational Foundation – https://www.ccef.org
The Gospel Coalition – https://www.thegospelcoalition.org
Desiring God – https://www.desiringgod.org