Activity Report 2023
soulcare
Thank you for your prayers and support in 2023!
Number of Soul Care service users
- Individual Sessions, Classes, Workshop Participants As of Jan-Dec 2023
- Number of individual sessions - 118 provided
- Number of classes held: 7 classes 60 times, number of class participants: 26
- Workshops: "Difference is a Blessing", "Let's learn how to rest", "Re-examine my baggage", 28 participants
- New: Himawari no Koji (Japanese language group to support recovery from spiritual abuse)
- Support Groups - "Hearts Set Free" and "Himawari no Koji" (a group to support recovery from spiritual abuse) 13 times, 3-4 participants each time
- Other events - related to Equipper Conference: 2 times, about 30 participants in total
Activities at Conferences
January-December: Introduction to Spirituality of Living in the Image of God - serialization in "The Gospel of a Million People: BIBLE & LIFE" (Monthly)
- March - RJC (REACHING JAPANESE FOR CHRIST NETWORK), Los Angeles: appeal for activities
- August - 2023 Couples Workshop "Difference is a Blessing" by Dr. Mariko Nishioka
- August: [For Evangelists and Missionaries] Soul Care Face-to-Face Event: Let's Learn How to Rest - Self-Care / John Hewlett, Instructor
- September - Re-examining My Baggage: Believer's Identity and Resilience / John Hewlett
- November - JCFN (Japan Christian Fellowship Network), Equipper Conference California: "Preparing Small Group Leaders" "Emergency response for mental condition Emergency response for mental condition
November: "Christ's Cradle" column in the Rafu Shimpo newspaper. - December - JCFN (Japan Christian Fellowship Network), Equipper Conference California: "Recommendations for Mentoring: Growing as Disciples of Christ and Nurturing New Disciples," "Coping with Depression," "Mentoring for Small Group Leaders" and "Emergency Response for Mental Condition" at the Equipper Conference California. Responding to Depression
Review of the current fiscal year
Initiatives for 2024
- Networking - Collaboration with people and organizations interested in pastoral care and mental health
- Spiritual Abuse Support Groups Started in February
Support group for church leaders to start in February 2023
System Improvement - Streamline application procedures, reservations, payment methods, etc. - Introduce new reservation service
Start teamwork and discussion with people involved in various ministries within SoulCare.
Organize an in-person retreat - scheduled for September 24-26 in Southern California. - Begin publicity for "Spiritual Care III" in the fall and winter.
