LifeKeys
Walk down any street near your church. Knock on any 10 doors and you will find marriage dysfunction, separation, divorce, family breakdown, the destructive forces of shame and guilt, performance orientation, addictive cycles, co-dependency, insecurity, self rejection, grief, depression, chemical dependency, sexual abuse, sexual addiction, eating disorders and more.
Careforce Lifekeys programs address the issues of ordinary people, struggling with every day life. Yet Lifekeys is also a profoundly important tool for church health and leadership development.
Currently at Gateway, we offer the following six (6) courses. Click on the relevant picture to find details of the next time the course is running.
We hope to be able to offer an even greater range of courses over time. To find out more about all of the Lifekeys Courses, click on the Careforce logo and their website will open in a new window.
Search for Life
Human beings are spectacular, puzzling, brilliant and broken.
Why do so many contradictions exist in our lives?
Everyone needs to understand the power of our internal cry for acceptance, value and belonging. Everyone needs to understand the cause of our most basic struggles and find a solution to them.
Without insight and answers to the human dilemma individuals resort to inadequate and destructive patterns of behaviour to address feelings of low self esteem, inadequacy, emptiness and insecurity. This program identifies the cause of so many human tensions and introduces participants to the healing power of truth in a caring and safe environment.
This program can also be a great follow on from the Alpha Program or Christianity Explored.
Parents with Courage
Parents with Courage is a seven session program that aims to provide parents with greater selfunderstanding as well as enhanced skills for parenting.
This program is for families with older primary and high school aged children and seeks to equip parents as well as provide support for those who are currently facing challenges.
The sessions are highly practical with insight and strategies for intact, blended and single parent families.
One of the goals of Parents with Courage is to provide parents with a flexible approach to parenting. This will enable parents to apply strategies in a way that will best fit their family environment and the particular needs of their child.
The principles are drawn from research and best practice in the fields of psychology, sociology, education and theology.
Door of Hope
An encouraging and supportive program for women survivors of sexual abuse.
In an environment of love, acceptance and confidentiality, participants will begin to develop new strategies for living, and find healing from the struggles of life.
It brings women out of emotional isolation and addresses the life struggles they face.
The issues explored include powerlessness and empowerment, aspects of shame and guilt, sexual healing and healthy sexuality, being loved, restoration of trust and how to build positive relationships.
Man To Man
This program focuses on the man and his relationships. It is common for men to feel isolated and unsupported, especially when our culture has trained guys that they should be able to keep it all together. Men today need help with hassles and hurts and an opportunity to find encouragement and support from other men.
This program explores past and present relationships and examines the effects of family background on the way a man thinks, feels and behaves.
The themes covered include family dynamics, handling emotions, dealing with conflict, finding real intimacy, examining addictive behaviour. Participants gain personal insight together with strategies and skills for living life more successfully.
Woman To Woman
Every woman carries with her the strengths and weaknesses of her background. She carries the legacy of her past into all her relationships - family, business and church.
This program will show participants how to free themselves from the past and focus on the future.
It will provide strategies and skills needed to make positive and lasting changes in relationships.
Facilitator Training
This program has been developed by the Board of Management whose members are qualified in the areas of social work, psychology, teaching and theology.
The curriculum aims to lay a sound information base in behavioural, emotional, and spiritual aspects of Recovery.
Practical group work with development of related skills is a strong component of this course.
