"JOF: Violence & Abuse" Program Exciting News!! YAY!!

[Dr. Dorothy E. Hooks, PsyD]

Domestic Violence Seminar, "Journey of Freedom: Violence & Abuse" Complete Program 2020 & Beyond! Revisited 2022 Exciting News!!

Hello everyone!! I pray you all and your families are well!! I have some exciting news to share with you all!! Beginning Monday, October 24^th, Minister Everett James, and I will continue the “Domestic Violence Seminar, Violence & Abuse” teachings – we will start where we left off in October 2020, on October 31st. On October 24^th, we will have a live Zoom meeting (see Zoom information below) for the “Introduction.” During that session, we will give you all the information you need, as to what to expect in the next couple of months.

Click here to view the last post I sent you all, in reference to Minister James and I was pausing the program.

Zoom information: The first meeting of the “Domestic Violence Seminar,” will be held on October 24, 2022, via Zoom. The subsequent sessions will be held via Zoom on Mondays at 5:30 pm (Central), 6:30 pm (Eastern), and will continue until the sessions are complete. The anticipated completion date for the “Domestic Violence Seminar, ‘Journey of Freedom: Violence & Abuse’ Program 2020 & Beyond! Revisited 2022,” is December 12, 2022.

Zoom meeting information from Minister Everett James:

Upper Room Ministries STL is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Join Zoom Meeting Link:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89934651962?pwd=K2FTMk9MSnJFWlNhYVBSeWdDc...

Meeting ID: 899 3465 1962

Passcode: 035519

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[phone],,89934651962#,,,,*035519# US

Previously Completed “Domestic Violence Seminar” Sessions

“Importance of Forgiveness” Program: click here, for the complete program, along with topic summaries, and videos of the sessions.

Partially Completed “Domestic Violence Seminar” Sessions

“Violence & Abuse” Program: click here, for the complete program, along with topic summaries, and videos of the sessions of the partially completed session.

Upcoming “Domestic Violence Seminar, Violence & Abuse” Sessions (We will start the “Violence & Abuse” Program where we left off in 2020)

Domestic Violence Seminar, “Violence & Abuse,” Session 1 (8-24 to 9-14-2020/9-26 to 10-17-2022). Goal: to define violence & abuse. To accomplish this goal, we will (current links is on dates in green):

• List Types of Abuse - Part 1A – 8-24-2020 (9-26-2022)
• Define Each Type - Part 1A-1 – 8-24-2020 (9-26-2022)
• Discuss the Cause & Effect of Abuse – Part 1B – 8-31-2020 (10-3-2022)
• Discuss the Power Wheel & Show Examples of Abuse - Part 1C – 9-7-2020 (10-10-2022)
• Explain God’s Final word on Generational Sin - Part 1D – 9-14-2020 (10-17-2022)
• Closing Scriptures & Prayers Against Domestic Violence - Part 1D – 9-14-2020 (10-17-2022)

Domestic Violence Seminar, “Violence & Abuse,” Session 2 (9-21 to 10-5-2020/10-24 to 11-7-2022). Goal: to define violence & abuse. To accomplish this goal, we will (we will begin on 10-31-22 with our live “Session 2, Parts 2B & 2B-1” sessions – this is where we stopped in 2020:

• Review Previous Section – Part 2A – 9-21-2020 (10-24-2022)
• Premise Before Next Section – Part 2A – 9-21-2020 (10-24-2022)
• List the ways to recognize Abuse – Part 2B – (10-31-2022)
• Learn & Understand the Cycles of Abuse – Part 2B-1 – (10-31- 2022)
• Explore how to Stop the Cycle of Abuse - Part 2C – (11-7-2022)
• Establish a Personal Bill of Right - Part 2C – (11-7-2022)

Domestic Violence Seminar, “Violence & Abuse,” Session 3 (10-12 to 11-9-2020/11-14 to 12-12-2022). Goal: to define violence & abuse. To accomplish this goal, we will:

• Understand Why Abusers Abuse - Part 3A – 10-12-2020 (11-14-2022)
• Understand Why The Victim Stays - Part 3A – 10-19-2020 (11-14-2022)
• Develop Strategies for Breaking the Cycle of Abuse - Part 3B – 10-26-2020 (11-21-2022)
• Develop Strategies for Breaking the Cycle of Abuse - Part 3C – 11-2-2020 (11-28-2022)
• Develop Strategies for Breaking the Cycle of Abuse - Part 3D – 11-2-2022 (12-5-2022)
• Develop Strategies for Breaking the Cycle of Abuse - Part 3D-1 & D-2 – 11-9-2020 (12-12-2022)

Here are the topics, with links, to the other programs in the “Journey of Freedom” Series (we will continue with these topics in the order they are listed, after the "Violence & Abuse" Program):

“Anger Management Recovery”

“Emotional Healing”

“Unholy Matrimony Healing for the Abused Woman”

Domestic violence is not just a secular issue, there are many Christian wives who are also being tormented by an abusive husband. These series of seminars are designed to help domestic violence victims obtain wholeness from physical, sexual, and emotional abuse. This training will also prepare Christian ministers, counselors, and other Christian workers to provide healing to the domestic violence victim.

Rev. Dr. Dorothy E. Hooks, PsyD is the Founder/Executive Director of Abused Woman Ministries Inc. She will be teaching several courses on domestic violence and recovery. If you have any questions, you can contact Dr. Hooks via email at [e-mail], or go to her website, www.abusedwoman.org.

Minister Everett James, Th.D., is the Director of Eastern Missouri Bible College, formerly known as the Good Samaritan Bible Institute, is the educational arm of Upper Room Ministries which is located in Saint Louis, Missouri.

To contact Minister James, email him at [e-mail] or visit his website at Eastern Missouri Bible College (mn.co).

I pray that God will deliver, heal, and restore you all, from ALL unforgiveness, including against yourself, and ALL the effects of the domestic violence or other traumatic events you have suffered! If you still in an abusive relationship of ANY kind, please seek help!! I pray for your continual healing and restoration, for any and all things that keeps you from following after God!

We are here to answer your questions. Therefore, if you have any questions, contact me at [e-mail] or Minister Everett James at [e-mail].

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God’s BLESSINGS to you all and your families!!

In Christ,

Rev. Dr. Dorothy E. Hooks, PsyD