WCW Highlights & Benefits
Benefits to the Camper
—Learn to recognize causes of problems and then to connect the biblical solution with the problem.
—Understand the sufficiency of Scripture and the need to help others apply the truths of God’s Word to unravel the bondage of personal problems.
—Receive Guiding Principles for the Biblical Counselor, a counseling resource by Debi Pryde.
Benefits to the Church
—Ladies are equipped with counseling helps that are based on the complete sufficiency of Scripture and that do not follow the modern trend of compromising biblical truth with secular psychology.
—Ladies receive instruction in working under their pastor’s authority and direction and will thus be an aid in carrying the load of helping women in the church.
—Ladies are encouraged to prepare for counseling by continuing to learn and apply God’s Word in their own lives.
Highlights
—Case study groups and discussions; counseling role playing.
—Opportunity to fellowship with other ladies who have a burden to help women and girls of all ages.
WCW Specifics Tracks
Specifics 1
LIFE-DOMINATING PROBLEMS
Session and Notes
Anger and Chronic Bitterness
Alcohol and Drugs
Anxiety (Fear, Worry, Panic Attacks)
Perfectionism
Depression and Discouragement
Notes Only
Lack of Discipline
Overcoming Sinful Habits
Self-indulgence; Murmuring and Complaining
PROBLEMS COMMON IN CHURCH MINISTRIES
Session and Notes
Invitation and Altar Work
Assurance of Salvation
Serving God / Spiritual Apathy
Notes Only: Authority Issues—Function and Limitations;
Handling Offenses Within the Church Family; Helping “Burned Out” Servants of God; Decision Making and the Will of God;
Helping Others Develop Personal Devotions; Problems Involving Worldliness; Making Disciples (Who Is Caring for Our Women?);
Follow-up and Soul-winning
Specifics 2
PROBLEMS INVOLVING SEXUAL ISSUES
Session and Notes
Adultery, Affairs of the Mind
Molestation, Incest
Pornography
Fornication, Sexual Promiscuity, Abstinence
Notes Only: Premarital Counseling;
Sexual Problems in Marriage; Homosexuality
CRISIS COUNSELING
Session and Notes
Discovery of Sexual Sin
Grief Over Any Major Loss
Death of a Loved One
Domestic Violence
Crisis Counseling
Financial Crisis
Medical Emergencies
Notes Only: Adversity; Injustice;
Child Protective Services
Specifics 3
PROBLEMS COMMON AMONG MARRIED WOMEN
Session and Notes
Divorce and Abandonment
Second Marriages, Step-parenting
Common Marriage Problems
Notes Only: Submission to Husbands;
Unsaved or Ungodly Husbands
PROBLEMS COMMON AMONG WOMEN
Session and Notes
Problems Working Women Face
Problems Single Women / Single Mothers Face
(Unmarried, Divorced, Widowed)
Problems Stay-at-home Mothers Face
Stress-related Problems—Complaining, Discontent, Overspending
Discouragement
Notes Only: PMS, Menopause; Problems Common in
Old Age; Caring for Elderly Parents
Specifics 4
PROBLEMS COMMON AMONG CHILDREN
Sessions and Notes
Child Abuse
School Problems—Failing Grades, Cheating,
Lying, Stealing, Fighting
Childhood Depression and Anxiety
Notes Only: ADD and ADHD; “Special Needs” Children;
Angry Kids; Teaching Children How to Solve Problems;
Counseling Children; Encouraging Children to Talk
PROBLEMS COMMON AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE
Session and Notes
Loneliness, Social Life
Eating Disorders—Bulimia, Anorexia
Self-injury
Notes Only: The Internet, Pornography, MySpace;
Teen Promiscuity; Choosing a Ministry and Career;
Dating and Choosing a Spouse
PROBLEMS COMMON AMONG PARENTS
Session and Notes
Discipline Structure, Perimeters
Rebelling Children, Prodigal Children
Family Fighting
Parental Failure
Notes Only: Parenting an Adult Child; Home Schooling—Problems, Choosing a Curriculum; Single Parenting; Encouraging Mothers; Raising Step-children, Foster Children, Adopted Children; Preventing Rebellion