We selected the name, Living Oaks Restoration and Discipleship Ministry (Living Oaks), to be an expression of our values and what we see our role to be in the body of Christ. "Oaks" is a reference toward Isaiah 61, which details what we believe God can do through our ministry. In the context of Living Oaks, "restoration" means to give people the encouragement and tools they need to become and do everything Father God originally intended for them when He created them. "Discipleship" means to model and teach Jesus followers the truths they must know in their heads and their hearts in order to become strong, mature, healthy humans who are salt and light in this world. (See Matthew 28, Ephesians 4 and Matthew 5.)
To these ends, we have developed an entire curriculum that includes teaching slides and a teacher guide, a detailed Participant Workbook, a Prayer Encounter workbook that includes constructed prayers to use regarding specific themes and topics and an Encourager Guide. We have used this curriculum in one-on-one settings as well as group settings. The processes are easily learned.
To these ends, we have developed an entire curriculum that includes teaching slides and a teacher guide, a detailed Participant Workbook, a Prayer Encounter workbook that includes constructed prayers to use regarding specific themes and topics and an Encourager Guide. We have used this curriculum in one-on-one settings as well as group settings. The processes are easily learned.