Location:
7900 W Jefferson Blvd
Suite 308
Fort Wayne, IN 46804
260.218.8299
A CHRIST-CENTERED, FAITH-BASED
COUNSELING MINISTRY
Located at:
LIving Free Recovery,
7900 W Jefferson Blvd, Suite 308
Fort Wayne, IN 46804
(next to the Entrance of Lutheran Hospital ... it is Medical Office Bldg #1 MOB#1 suite 308)
Helping people to find Help, receive Hope, and accept Healing!
NEW GROUP
SEMESTER
Ministering to People with Life Controlling Problems
New Program Semester
Wednesday October 9, 2024
Insight Group
this is our foundational group, building character, and helping people to understand themselves in order to work through their "life controlling" problem. You'll discuss the JoHari Window and other helpful tools and exercises that bring understanding about how a person allows omething to "master their lives."
MRT Group (Moral Reconation Therapy)
is dedicated to helping individuals integrate their belief systems with their values, empowering them to make clearer choices and more effective decisions. This transformative journey illuminates the connection between personal beliefs and the choices we make, offering insights that can lead to lasting positive change. Participants will explore the significance of building structure into their lives, the power of prioritization, and the importance of adhering to guiding principles. The group emphasizes the transformative impact of following rules and creating a framework that facilitates effective decision-making. Individuals gain tools to break free from life-controlling problems, fostering a sense of empowerment and freedom. MRT is committed to providing a supportive environment, ultimately leading to a life marked by effective decision-making.
Audience: People, Friends, and family with “life controlling” problems should enroll to understand and assist a loved one’s recovery.PEACEMAKING-Conflict Resolution
Conflict is inevitable. Peace is whats desired.... How to deal with conflict is something that many of us have not learned. Instead, we tend to default to however we grew up seeing conflict handled, which was not always healthy. This class will guide you through principles for walking through conflict and bringing peace to situations and relationships.
Audience: People, Friends, and families that face conflict and want to learn how to navigate past the conflict and bring peace through faithful resolution.
BREAKING FREE-from addiction & behaviors
Helping individuals overcome addiction by bringing some understanding and practical strategies. This series guides participants through key stages of recovery, i.e. understanding the nature of addiction, confronting denial, processing grief, breaking destructive cycles, and building a future. It offers a holistic approach addressing the emotional, spiritual, and physical aspects of addiction.
Audience: People, Friends, and family with “life controlling” problems should enroll to understand got themselves and for friends & families to assist a loved one’s recovery.
Living Free Recovery is an outreach consulting ministry of Connection Points Inc. a 501 c 3 Non-profit ministry that provides consulting and counsel to churches on Small groups, Assimilation, Discipleship, and Leadership.
YOUR DONATION PROVIDES Resources & Counseling
Your gift of $32 can purchase a workbook for someone dealing with "life controlling Problems!" i.e: Addiction, Anger, Anxiety, Behavioral, Emotional, Relationship, & Substance Abuse
Living Free Recovery is an outreach ministry of Connection Points Inc. (a registered 501 (c) 3 non profit organization). Our funding comes from gifts, group registrations, and donations from people like you.
Help us help others by clicking the DONATE button below or you may send your tax deductible donation to:
Connection Points Ministry
7900 West Jefferson Blvd, Suite 308
Fort Wayne, Indiana, 46804
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NEW SEMESTER
OF GROUPS
You may still join
Groups run til
December 2024
Help is in the interaction, building relationships, praying with others, and applying each lesson to life.
What is Living Free Recovery
Living Free Recovery is a DBA of the 501 (c) 3 non profit organization CONNECTION POINTS INC. which provides hope, help, and healing to Individuals, Churches, and Communities through Biblical Counseling for individual sessions, couples , family , and through group sessions.
260.218.8299
LIVING FREE RECOVERY
OFFERS:
Ministry To Communities
Outreach strategy to impact the entire community
A small group strategy for impacting the entire community by assisting other churches and individuals in the community in ministering to people with life controlling problems. This often starts with individuals in the legal system and their families that live in the community. And since life controlling problems impact more than just one individual or one family, there is a great need for ministry to the entire community. For information on how to minister to your community or to schedule a training at your church please email us at: info@connectionpoints.org. or call 833.217.7455.
Ministry To Churches
Workshops and Seminars
Workshops available on: Addiction, Assimilation, Discipleship, Leadership, Small Groups, Substance Abuse, and how to help people with Life Controlling Problems.
For information on each of these workshops or to schedule a workshop in your church please email us at: info@connectionpoints.org or call 260.218.8299.
Ministry To Individuals
Non-residential groups and individual counseling
Living Free is a group strategy that has helped over 800,000 people learn to face life's struggles and move toward freedom and wholeness in Christ with an 89% rehabilitation rate.
At church and work, people are smiling outside but hurting on the inside. They keep up appearances, but something has its hooks in them and threatens to take them under: Addiction, Depression, Anxiety, Anger, Broken Relationships, Care giving Responsibilities,Eating Disorders, Money Problems, Compulsive Sex, or some other life controlling problems.
See how this group strategy works, hear some powerful stories of changed lives, and check out proven resources and tools. The Living Free program is utilized in Adult & Teen Challenge Centers around the world. Adult & Teen Challenge is a faith-based residential rehabilitation program with a documented 85% rehabilitation rate.
The following video is from a Adult & Teen Challenge Graduate telling her story about the effectiveness of the Living Free programs offered at Adult & Teen Challenge.
The second video is what SAMSHA is saying about Adult & Teen Challenge residential treatment for those who are addicted.
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INDIVIDUAL & GROUP SESSIONS
LIVING FREE RECOVERY
A non-residential Faith Baseed rehabilitation program
HELP FOR THE HURTING
Living Free Recovery is a Christ Centered non-residential rehabilitation program for Addicts and other people with life controlling issues and problems.
Individual Sessions and Community Connection groups meet throughout the week providing help for those who are hurting and pastoral counsel for their loved ones.
"INDIVIDUAL SESSIONS"
by appointment at:
7900 West Jefferson Blvd
Suite 308
Fort Wayne, IN 46804
People in need or who are seeking counsel begin by setting up an Orientation/Intake session. This is a "get acquainted" meeting where things can be discussed and assignment of Assessments are made.
Then individual sessions are set up to assist in working through any life controlling problem. Counseling is by Appointment.
Who should attend:
People that need and seek more structure in their lives and who want to obtain freedom from their "life controlling problem," Substance Abuse, Addiction, Anger, Anxiety, as well as Relational, Emotional & behavioral problems.
NEW SEMESTER OF GROUPS
run until June 2024
Information below.
7900 West Jefferson Blvd, Suite 308
Fort Wayne, IN
If you are unable to register online, please contact our office at: 260.218.8299
You may start group at anytime.
Once you have submitted your registration, you will be placed on the group roster that you requested. At the first group you will be asked for the registration fee, receive a Workbook, and be oriented to the group. (Finanical arrangements can be made by signing a Financial Agreement.
d.schreck@livingfreerecovery.onmicrosoft.com
INSIGHT GROUP
run until June 2024
6:30pm - 8:00pm
Who should attend:
Anyone with a life controlling problem or anyone that knows someone with a life controlling problem. This group helps with character development and is the foundation of a program that has an 92% rehabilitation rate.
Cost: $96: includes Workbook and 13 week group (Finanical arrangements can be made by signing a Financial Agreement of $100. Lost workbooks $26.00)
"WHERE IS THE IMAGE
OF GOD IN YOU"
TBA
6:30pm - 8:00pm
This group will help to show how our differing character traits that were learned in the INSIGHT group can be used constructively in our lives so that we walk more in the image of God according to the way He created us. It can help in understanding others in building positive godly relationships.
Who Should Attend:
* Group members formerly enrolled in the INSIGHT
group.
* People wanting to undertand differing character
traits and how they assist in demonstrating the
Image of God.
* People desiring to develop their character traits.
Cost: $96.00: includes Workbook and 13 week participation. (Finanical arrangements can be made by signing a Financial Agreement for $100. Lost workbooks $25.00)
"FEARLESS FORGIVENESS"
TBA
6:30 - 8:00pm
When we live with unforgiveness, the result is nearly always bitterness, brokenness, and behaviors that tear us down. Unforgiveness not only sabotages our interactions with those around us, but it also impedes our spiritual grouwth , erodes out binner peace, and steals our joy. The God of the Universe is ready to transform our unforgiveness and empower us to live in freedom, His joy, and with the resilience of forgiveness.
In this group study, we will journey together on some tough and challenging roads, but we can persevere with full confidence that God will be at work in us, with us, and through us as He conforms us more and more into the image of His Son. We are filled with joy that God is at work in you and that you are about to experience more forgiveness in your life than you ever have before.
Who should attend:
* Group members formerly enrolled in the INSIGHT
group.
* People wanting to undertand differing character
traits and how they assist in demonstrating the
Image of God.
Cost: $96 for 13 week group. (Finanical arrangements can be made by signing a Financial Agreement for $100. Lost workbooks $25.00)
"MRT"
How To Escape Your Prison
Every Wednesday
6:30pm - 8:00pm
Moral Reconation Therapy
Moral Reconation Therapy assist people in integrating their belief system with their values in order for them to make better decisions. "How To Escape Your Prison" is the MRT Workbook that is utilized. All MRT classes are facilitated by Certified MRT Facilitators.
Who should attend: People that are longing to change their thinking and/or behavior through CBT as well as those who are court ordered to treatment of Substance Abuse and those who want to make more effective decisions.
People that need and seek more structure in their lives and who desire to make effective decisions while obtaining freedom from their "life controlling problem."
Cost: $260 (Finanical arrangements can be made by signing a Financial Agreement for $275. Lost workbooks $35.00)
"RECOVERY THROUGH R.E.S.P.E.C.T."
Substance Abuse/Addiction Education
TBA
Recovery Through Respect addresses issues of addiction and substance abuse while developing a recovery program that impacts the whole person-body, mind, and spirit.
Recovery Through Respect is intended for people and groups of people that deal with addiction, but can also benefit those with personality and behavioral disorders. This program is intended to be at least 16 weeks in length but can be utilized for as much as up to one (1) year. It is also advisable to have a family member or a person from the client’s network present at one or two of these meetings throughout the year.
Family members may want to attend our "Concerned Persons" group to learn how to assist their loved one in overcoming their "life controlling" problem
Who should attend:
* People that have been court ordered for Substance Abuse/Addiction education/ counseling,
* People who are desiring to make better choices in life,
* People that have any type of life controlling or abuse problem.
Cost: $200.00 for 13 week group. (Finanical arrangements can be made by signing a Financial Agreement for $250. Lost workbooks $32.00)
WHEN YOU NEED HOPE AND
A LOT OF HELP!
Living Free Recovery can provide HOPE, HELP, & HEALING to you.
WHEN YOU NEED A LOT OF HOPE AND A LITTLE HELP!
Living Free Recovery can provide HOPE, HELP, & HEALING to you.
SA Education Group-TBA
This Substance Abuse/ Addiction group meets standards for anyone in the system who may be court ordered or those who just want to get free from the stronghold of Substance Abuse. This can be purchased on AMAZON for $29.95
What We Do (Our Purpose)
Living Free Recovery can assist you or a loved one in the following three specific areas:
Education & Counseling on Substance Abuse/some Mental Health Issues
Living Free Recovery presents many types of Seminars: Emotions,Behaviors, Relationship, Substance Abuse, Marriage and premarital.
Training & Certifying Facilitators
A couple of times per year we hold facilitator training seminars that teach and train people how to start and lead groups.
Living Free Recovery Groups
Living Free recovery provides group education in a number of areas including: Addiction, Anger, Anxiety, Financial, Relationship,& behavior.
Connection Points Ministry Announces
“Accountability Coach Training”
Helping people with addictions and other life problems.
For people that want to get involved in helping people with life controlling problem like Substance abuse/Addictions and problems that accompany these types of problems.
“Accountability Coaching does not take a professional degree or certification. It takes a person with a passion to help someone that needs encouragement and accountability to ‘do the right things in life’ in order to change old behaviors.”
The Need for Accountability Coaches
When a person goes through a “life controlling” problem, they need someone that walks with them through their problem, offering encouragement as well as accountability which assists them in their life change. “Accountability Coach Training” provides another avenue for people to become involved.
“Accountability Coach Training” is driven by the need for people to walk alongside those that are addicted or have other forms of life controlling problems. Connection Points Ministry’s is committed to deliver this quality “Accountability Coach Training” and make it available to anyone who is willing to complete this training.
Connection Points Ministry is a leader of rehabilitation and recovery in the Northern Indiana/Ohio area. The mission of Connection Points Ministry is to provide faith-based, small group ministry and counseling to individuals and families with addictions and other life-controlling problems.
Come walk with us and people in need of an Accountability Coach.
Accountability Training can be purchased by emailing: info@connectionpoints.org
click on the link below to watch the trailer.
CURRICULUM & GROUPS
Registration for Groups below:
All groups are at least 13 weeks and the cost is reflected in the entire 13 weeks.
Cost for LFR groups: $96 upfront or $100.00 for signed Financial Agreement: includes Workbook and 13 week group, Lost workbooks $26.
Cost for RTR groups: $200 upfront or $250 with signed Financial Agreement
(FA). Lost Workbooks $35.00
Cost for MRT group: $260 upfront or $275 with signed Financial Agreement (FA). Lost Workbooks $35.00
LFR = Living Free Recovery
MRT= Moral Reconation Therapy
RTR = Recovery Through Respect
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QUICK TEST
$15.00This assessment measures Anxiety, Depression, and safety elements. Generally taken prior to individual sessions and measuring positive and negative results. Demonstrating over time whether or not the therapy is working or that the individual is working his/her treatment plan. In order to complete the assessments, please pay and then email d.schreck@livingfreerecovery.onmicrosoft.com with Full name: address: email:QuantityPERSONALITY SPECTRUM ASSESSMENT
$15.00This assessment often accompanies the PSA and points to the personality spectrum in order to point out areas of difficulty to overcome. In order to complete the assessments, please pay and then email d.schreck@livingfreerecovery.onmicrosoft.com with Full name: address: email:QuantityPre-marital Assessments
$35.00This assessments provides areas of strength and areas of need. It will present interactive starters and strengthen the relationship prior to marriage. In order to complete the assessments, please pay and then email d.schreck@livingfreerecovery.onmicrosoft.com with Full name: address: email:QuantityAnger Assessment
$15.00This assessment will provide information about how to approach a persons anger. In order to complete the assessments, please pay and then email d.schreck@livingfreerecovery.onmicrosoft.com with Full name: address: email:QuantityMarriage Survey
$15.00For use in Marriage counseling to develop a picture of what is happening in the relationship and a starting point for reconciliation. In order to complete the assessments, please pay and then email d.schreck@livingfreerecovery.onmicrosoft.com with Full name: address: email:QuantityPERSONALITY SURVEY ASSESSMENT-PSA
$15.00This assessment takes a look at the personality development of an individual and helps develop a picture for ongoing treatment in order to overcome a persons life controlling problem. You must send your Name: Date of Birth: Email: Address:Quantity
ADDICTION ASSESSMENT
$15.00This assessment will assist in development of a treatment plan for anyone suffering from Substance Abuse/Addiction. In order to complete the assessments, please pay and then email d.schreck@livingfreerecovery.onmicrosoft.com with Full name: address: email:QuantityAll options are out of stock
Spiritual Gift Inventory
$15.00This assessment will demonstrate areas of effectiveness and provide direction for getting involved in events, activities, and organizations where your gifts, talents, and abilities can bless others. In order to complete the assessments, please pay and then email d.schreck@livingfreerecovery.onmicrosoft.com with Full name: address: email:Quantity
GODL Y PARENTING 13 week group
$96.00Learn how to be more effective parent. This is a 13 week group and includes workbook. Cost: $96.00: includes Workbook and 13 week group.Quantity
LIVING FREE RECOVERY GIFT CARD for Counseling, Groups, & Materials
$5.00 - $750.00Purchase a "Living Free Recovery Gift Card" for a friend, family, member, or anyone else.... You can assist a person in providing counseling, hope, and healing for them that they may not be able to provide for themselves.SelectQuantity
Dating and Marriage Workbook
$20.00Any couple that is contemplating dating or marriage should set an appointment by calling: 260-218-8299Quantity
Committed Couples Group
$96.00This group is designed to strengthen a couples commitment. Cost: $96.00: includes Workbook and 13 week group.Quantity
RESTORING FAMILIES Group
$96.00This group is designed to restore & strengthen family relationships. Cost: $96.00: includes Workbook and 13 week group.Quantity
FACING FEAR FINDING FAITH Group
$96.00Facing your fears. Learning how to identify and deal with the fear in your life.Cost: $96.00: includes Workbook and 13 week group.Quantity
SEEING YOURSELF IN GOD'S IMAGE Group
$96.00This 13-session study is born from her own struggles in adolescence. The group challenges members to find their identity in Christ as they overcome this difficult struggle. This guide offers understanding of distorted body image, denial, and the family systems influence. It also explains how to break free of social pressures and how to restore the temple and tie the recovery process together. Seeing Your Loved One in God’s Image, can be used as a guide dealing with issues associated with eating disorders. Cost: $96.00: includes Workbook and 13 week group.Quantity
ATTITUDES/OBEDIENCE TO GOD Group
$96.00Believers we are called to love God. Jesus declared this to be the most important commandment of all. However, in loving God, we find that we must also obey Him. Obedience to God takes a look at the relationship between love and obedience, and offers practical ways to submit even the most rebellious heart to His authority. If we do not, the outcome can be devastating, as shown through real-life examples given in this study. Cost: $96.00: includes Workbook and 13 week group.Quantity
ATTITUDES/OBEDIENCE TO GOD Group
$96.00This class will look at how to develop positive attitudes and how that leads to obedience to God. What are attitudes? How do we develop new attitudes? And what is the right attitude to have when being criticized or correction? This course explores these questions, and more. Cost: $96.00: includes Workbook and 13 week group.Quantity
INSIGHT-Character Development Group
$96.00INSIGHT is a support group for recovery from any life controlling issue. It offers help for those struggling with life-controlling problem like drug addiction, alcoholism, sexual addiction, gambling or any other addiction by presenting to people an understanding of how a person’s character is developed. Cost: $96.00: includes Workbook and 13 week group.Quantity
MRT-MORAL RECONATION THERAPY Group
$275.00Helping people to make better life decisions by developing and understanding of their beliefs and connecting with their values to help them make more effective choices. Cost for MRT group: $275 includes workbookQuantity
RECOVERY THROUGH R.E.S.P.E.C.T. Group
$250.00This is Substance Abuse Education. Dealing with recovery from Substance Abuse / Addiction. Cost: $250 includes WorkbookQuantityRESOURCES
XTREME INTERVENTION
When hope seems non-existent..... Our Interventionist can help!
DRUG INTERVENTIONIST
Selepri Amachre
Selepri Amachree is an interventionist and Christian recording artist.
12 years of cocaine/crack & Opiates addiction had taken its toll on his life. After 2 trips to prison in Illinois, Selepri found himself detained in federal custody facing deportation from the United States for drug charges that he had served prison time for. “Jesus met me right where I was” he shares in his testimony, “He said I had a Hope and a Future”. After graduating from Teen Challenge (An Adult & Teen rehabilitation center) in August of 2002. Selepri went on to take an administrative position with Youth Challenge in Virginia.
For the last 8 years Selepri has been travelling around the country sharing his story and intervening in the lives of addicts for the Xtreme Intervention Project, a ministry he founded and directs!!
Selepri has been interviewed on the Christian Television Network and His story was published (twice) nationwide in the Pentecostal Evangel Magazine. Selepri says, “I haven’t gotten to where I am because of the MANY I’VE LED out of darkness, but because of the ONE I’VE FOLLOWED into the Light”.
Selepri and Living Free Recovery will assist the TRANSFORMATION CENTER of Indiana by helping individuals our of their addiction and helping families to understand their role in recovery. The ultimate goal of intervention is hope, help, and healing to individuals and families.
If you know of someone who needs help to get through their "life controlling" problem, contact:
Living Free Recovery
260.218.8299
WE ARE HERE FOR YOU!
OUR MISSION is serving our community by partnering with them to bring, hope, help, and healing in order to provide a healthy future to individuals dealing with life controlling problems.
CERTIFIED FACILITATOR TRAINING
YOU CAN HELP YOUR COMMUNITY
Become a CERTIFIED FACILITATOR Click the button below for more info!
There are only a couple of steps to become a Living Free Recovery Certified Facilitator:
1) Have a heart for helping people and a desire to learn and share
2) Register and Complete FACILITATOR TRAINING
3) Sit in on and Co-facilitate an INSIGHT group
4) Begin to facilitate/co-facilitate a group fulltime (2 hours per week)
"INTERNSHIPS AVAILABLE"
Area College & Graduate Students
Are you working towards a Bachelor or Masters degree and desire to learn about helping people deal with their life controlling problems from a Faith-based, Christ-Centered perspective? Call us at 260. 218.8299 or email us at d.schreck@livingfreerecovery.onmicrosoft.com.
You will receive supervision and become involved in both group and individual sessions for "hands on" experiences.
Call 260-218-8299 for More Information
REGISTER FOR THE ACCOUNTABILITY COACH TRAINING
DVD starter kit available
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REGISTRATION FOR ANNUAL AWARDS BANQUET & AUCTION
SAVE THE DATE February 8, 2025 Doors Open at 5:00pm to view Silent Auction items
5th ANNUAL AWARDS BANQUET & AUCTION February 8, 2025
3322 Honway Ct, Fort Wayne, IN 46806
This is a banquet to celebrate achievements by participants and to raise funds for LIVING FREE RECOVERY, a 501 c 3, non profit. Each year participants in the program are invited to participate in the awards banquet. Participants that had a 75% attendance through three 13 week groups are presented awards and a meal. Our speaker for the event this year is "Former President of the United States of America Abraham Lincoln," portrayed by Mr. Fritz Klein-see bio) speaking on the topic of TEMPERANCE. There is also a silent Auction and an invitation to partner with LIVING FREE RECOVERY in helping financial challenged participants 
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