RISING ABOVE FOR GROUPS
This ‘NEW’ Online Course Will Empower you to Rise to New Heights of Wellbeing, Fulfillment and Success.
IT’S TIME TO RISE ABOVE
TAKE THE ‘RISE ABOVE’ CHALLENGE
Empowering you to overcome the stresses of life. Find meaning and balance, restore hope, contentment and joy. The Rising Above course is split into 5 core principles with 9 sessions.
As you do this course you will receive these core tools to help you:
ESTABLISHING LIFESTYLE BALANCE
To reduce stress, establish mental & emotional wellbeing & a productive meaningful life
CLARIFYING BELIEFS & VALUES
Establish strong foundations on which to build a happy fruitful life.
CREATING EMOTIONAL WELLBEING
To empower you to harness your emotions & turn “Loss Cycles” into “Growth/Gain Cycles” so that you can embrace change with confidence.
DEFINING VISION & PURPOSE
To establish a defined mission statement to clarify your purpose & release energy to fulfil your dreams
ACTIVATION FOR TRANSFORMATION
How to make effective changes establish a confident system to move forward & embrace opportunities
TIME TO RISE ABOVE?
COURSE OUTLINE
RISING ABOVE IS A 9 SESSION LIFE TOOL THAT HAS COME OUT OF 20 YEARS OF COUNSELLING & MENTORING EXPERIENCE.
EACH VIDEO SESSION IS +-45MINS.
ALLOW ADDITIONAL TIME TO ENGAGE WITH THE COURSE MATERIAL.
CORE PRINCIPLE: ESTABLISHING LIFESTYLE BALANCE
SESSION 1. WITHERING OR PROSPERING?
Everyone is on a mission to have a feeling of wellbeing and achievement in life. For some it’s success in their career. For others it’s physical health and fitness. For you, it may be harmony and fulfillment in relationships. Mental and emotional health has become an international challenge due to the stress and pressures of life. Our everyday choices and lifestyle patterns will either cause us to “wither” or “prosper.
CORE PRINCIPLE: ESTABLISHING LIFESTYLE BALANCE
SESSION 2. UNDER THE SURFACE
This first section is designed to help you gain insight into the various areas of your life. It gives you the opportunity to honestly assess your life with the aim of giving you a quick overview of your life in the form of a picture diagram. Be honest and invest yourself into this process so that you get the most out of it. Awareness is the first step to change.
CORE PRINCIPLE: CLARIFYING BELIEFS & VALUES
SESSION 3. WHAT IS YOUR PRESCRIPTION LENS?
This next section is designed to help you contemplate, consider and weigh up key fundamental beliefs and values and your responses to them before you implement changes to bring balance and wellbeing to your life. Successful change is considered change. These elements will help you to plan in a way that will build your foundations so that your changes stand strong.
CORE PRINCIPLE: CLARIFYING BELIEFS & VALUES
SESSION 4. STAKING YOUR CLAIM
In this session we will explore our emotional propensity to change and how this affects our energy levels. We will complete a chart to help you identify where you are in the process of change in the various sections of your wheel. It will give you insight and strategies in your change journey.
CORE PRINCIPLE: CREATING EMOTIONAL WELLBEING
SESSION 5. TAKING THE WHEEL
To reach the destination of meaningful lifegiving change you have to allow God to take the “wheel” and harness your emotions to empower you to move forward.
CORE PRINCIPLE: CREATING EMOTIONAL WELLBEING
SESSION 6. CHANGING YOUR SCRIPT
We are now going to help you apply practical steps to turn your loss cycle into a gain cycle. When we suffer loss we can feel overwhelmed especially if we cannot see a way to prevent or recover the loss. LET’S CHANGE YOUR SCRIPT.
CORE PRINCIPLE: DEFINING VISION & PURPOSE
SESSION 7. SETTING YOUR GPS
Finding and defining your mission in life is one of the most important things you will ever do. It will empower you to bring “balance” to your life and accomplish your goals. People with clearly defined missions have always led those who do not have one. In life, a clear mission gives us purpose and energy and keeps us connected to people we lead and are responsible for. Many people think that their job is their mission. While your job should ideally be a part of your mission, a mission is always larger than a job. Jobs can change and for the average person, it could change a few times, but a mission statement is a life focus.
CORE PRINCIPLE: ACTIVATION FOR TRANSFORMATION
SESSION 8. BREAKING FREE
We can easily get bogged down in all the theories and opinions that are out there. So, we have to go back to our belief system and examine how we have been influenced by our family, culture, media, marketing, finances and experiences that have shaped our lifestyle habits. We have included these articles for you to read in your own time and use as a resource moving forward. These will help you implement meaningful change in your final session.
CORE PRINCIPLE: ACTIVATION FOR TRANSFORMATION
SESSION 9. RISING ABOVE
In this final section you will begin to formulate your action goals to bring balance, fresh purpose and wellbeing to your life. Balance & Resilience in all 4 quadrants of your life results in a more fulfilled, happier, healthier life and can actually help you live longer.
MEET YOUR INSTRUCTORS
DRUMMOND & LINDAH
Drummond & Lindah are founders and directors of Family Transformation International.
They have a passion to restore and equip people with practical life changing principles based on a biblical foundation.
Through their rich experience of pastoring, counselling and teaching, they have developed various seminars and books that have been distributed internationally into every sector of society, impacting and transforming thousands of lives, marriages and families..
They have been married for 51 years, have 3 children and 10 grandchildren.
They are now bringing their latest course RISING ABOVE to you on this new online learning environment.
COURSE CONTRIBUTOR
Julie Hollely
Julie is a Counselling Psychologist with 13 years of experience in personal & relational Counselling, stress management, and helping people to recover their life purpose. She is involved with us in training & development.
Interested in Rising Above?
If you are interested in Rising Above and want to take part in your group activities then you will need to contact your Group Leader or Cell Group Leader and advise them that you want to join in the Rising Above life skill course.