Counseling

We believe an authentic church should strive to meet individual needs through relationships with others in community. You can develop relationships with others through home groups, support groups, and other connection opportunities. When additional care is required, our pastoral care ministry exists to meet the emotional and spiritual needs of Village attendees in unique life circumstances. The following services are available:

Biblical Counseling

We walk in partnership with several outstanding ministries who offer biblical counseling for those seeking healing, freedom and wisdom:

The Center for Christian Counseling (C3) | www.c3christiancounseling.com
C3 offers counseling for all age groups and every problem that involves human difficulties. God's Word has an answer for every problem that life has to offer. Specialties include depression, anxiety, anger, addictions, and marriage and family issues. The Center also hosts men's sexual addiction groups off-campus. C3 offers a wide variety of extremely qualified counselors and staff. Daytime, evening and weekend appointments are available. For more information, visit the The Center for Christian Counseling (C3) online or call (469) 635-2200.

Living Hope Ministries | www.livehope.org
Living Hope Ministries offers hope and healing to persons seeking freedom from homosexuality and lesbianism. In a world where homosexuality is either unconditionally accepted or condemned as a sin greater than all others, Living Hope presents an alternative. While holding to God's biblical standards for sexuality, it offers the power of God's forgiveness and grace to heal the deep pain of homosexual struggles. For more information, visit Living Hope Ministries online.

Association of Biblical Counselors (ABC) | www.christiancounseling.com
ABC is passionate and determined in "encouraging, equipping and empowering people everywhere to live and counsel the Word." For a direct referral please go to www.christiancounseling.com/centermap.

Metroplex Counseling | www.metroplexcounseling.com
Metroplex Counseling is a professional counseling ministry dedicated to the sufficiency of Scripture for the work of counseling. They have two locations; Bedford and Frisco. For more information visit www.metroplexcounseling.com or call (817) 571-4110.

Koinonia Christian Counseling | www.koinoniachristiancounseling.com
Linda Mason is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT). She specializes in premarital and marriage counseling with an emphasis on reconciliation. She also enjoys family counseling, including parenting issues. She enjoys working with women of all ages including teens and college students. For more information call (940) 783-8135.

Ritz Counseling | www.ritzcounseling.com
Ritz Counseling and Associates seek to reflect Christ in attitude, words and actions with those counseled. Although we hold advanced degrees, it is God's Word that gives wisdom, understanding and insight into the heart of each one. Problems are addressed and resolved His way for His glory and for the good of the one counseled. For more information please call (214) 728-5134.

Support Groups at The Village

The Village also offers support groups for members facing a variety of issues. Current support groups include:

• Recovery at The Village — exists to bring glory to God through lives changed by the gospel of Jesus Christ. He does this as we live the greatest commandment, to love the Lord our God with all our heart, mind, soul and strength, and secondly, to love one another as ourselves. We draw near to God by His grace through faith and the application of the principals of community, truth, repentance, prayer, reconciliation, scripture study, Christian spirituality, missional living and foot-washing.
• Hopeful Hearts — provides Christian-based support and encouragement to women who are struggling with the pain of fertility challenges including primary and secondary infertility, pregnancy loss and early infant death. For the ladies who lead this ministry it took longer than they had hoped to grow their families. They experienced unexpected loss time and time again — both early in pregnancy and as late as 32 weeks.
• Grace Abounds — is a ministry for men and women dealing with the aftermath of abortion. It is a safe place to begin sifting through the emotions of guilt and shame and embrace God's grace, healing and restoration.
• Grief Recovery — is a group that will point you to the person of Christ and walk you through godly grieving. Grief can be overwhelming and defeating. The Bible says that we are "pressed, but not crushed." However, it can sometimes feel as though we were crushed. Shannon Welty has dealt intensively with her own grief and the grief of others. God, in His mercy, has used her grieving experiences to draw her near to Him.