What Is Emotionally Healthy Discipleship?
The Emotionally Healthy Discipleship program at Trailside is overseen by Pastor Marcus Jones and consists of three 8-week courses: Emotionally Healthy Spirituality (EHS), Emotionally Healthy Relationships (EHR), and Emotionally Healthy Woman (EHW). The EHS and EHR courses are both taught and led by Pastor Marcus Jones. The Emotionally Healthy Woman course, which launched September 29, 2021, is led by Lee Firtko! Elder Mike Schrock, likewise, teaches the EHS course. At Trailside, it is our mission and vision to love Jesus, serve others, and live unified, and we are to be a refuge for the hurting and a refinery for the saints. These courses align with the mission and vision of Trailside Church, and aim believers toward a closer walk with Christ through practical skills, deep discussions, and prayer - to say the least.
Emotionally Healthy Classes
THE CHURCH NEEDS FOLLOWERS OF JESUS WHO ARE LIVING OUT A DEEP INNER LIFE WITH CHRIST AND LIVE IN COMMUNITIES AS A DISTINCT COUNTER-CULTURE THAT THUS SERVE AS SALT AND LIGHT IN THE WORLD FOR HIM.
Since we cannot give what we do not possess, the focus of this course will be primarily on your inner life in Jesus. We are structuring the course for those with serious desire to grow and mature in their relationships with Jesus. Emotionally Healthy Spirituality focuses on a person’s relationship with God, and helps people begin the journey of applying Biblical truths to their lives in order to grow their relationship with Jesus. It starts with “The Problem of Emotionally Unhealthy Spirituality,” and continues deeper in the lives of participants to help them recognize where God shows up, especially when life is hard, and teaches practical skills to move forward in deeper relationship with Him. Silence and Stillness before God are emphasized through a 40 Day devotional that follows the course material as participants reflect on their own lives, hardships, and learn to give them to God.
GO BENEATH THE SURFACE AND TRANSFORM YOUR LIFE
Our commitment at Trailside is to lead people into a transformed, mature relationship with Jesus so that we can find our place in the body of Christ and impact our community and thus the world. The Emotionally Healthy Spirituality course is a part of the foundational layer for how we accomplish this.
Experience 8 powerful life-changing sessions:
1 · The Problem of Emotionally Unhealthy Spirituality
2 · Know Yourself That You May Know God
3 · Going Back in Order to Go Forward
4 · Journey Through the Wall
5 · Enlarge Your Soul Through Grief and Loss
6 · Discover the Rhythms of the Daily Office and Sabbath
7 · Grow Into an Emotionally Healthy Adult
8 · Go the Next Step to Develop a “Rule of Life”
The following are the requirements to attend:
• You have a God-given hunger to grow deeply in this season
• Attend all 8 Sessions from 7-9 p.m.
• Order a copy of each of the materials EH Spirituality book, EHS workbook & EHS Day by Day
• Your commitment to do the readings/assignments each week (average of 1-2 hours per week)
• Read the Emotionally Healthy Spirituality book and complete weekly homework assignments For example: On our first day, you’ll begin doing Daily Offices 2x a day – with silence and stillness – and begin prayerfully reading, or rereading, Emotionally Healthy Spirituality.
Before the Week 1 meeting, please do the following:
1. Read chapter 1 of Emotionally Healthy Spirituality.
2. Take the EHS Personal Assessment here. Bring these results with you for reference.
If you want to be a part of this special opportunity, register using the form below! If you have any questions, please feel free to email Pastor Marcus at Marcus@Trailside.church.
“…AND HE SAID TO HIM, “YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND. THIS IS THE GREAT AND FIRST COMMANDMENT.” – MATTHEW 22:37-38
THIS POWERFUL 8-WEEK COURSE WILL EQUIP YOU WITH PRACTICAL TOOLS TO REALLY LOVE PEOPLE IN DIFFICULT SITUATIONS AND TO GROW INTO A MATURE FOLLOWER OF JESUS.
Since we cannot give what we do not possess, the focus of this course will be primarily on your relationship with Jesus and how we love others out of our being with Him. We are structuring the course for those with serious desire to grow and mature in their relationships with Jesus and to love others well. Emotionally Healthy Relationships looks first at our day-to-day interactions with coworkers, friends, and our families, and progresses deeper into reflections on our families of origin on how we communicate, relate, and love others. This course teaches applicable skills to help us manage our expectations, check our assumptions, and communicate more effectively with those around us. Similar to EHS, the EHR course emphasizes silence and stillness throughout a 40 day devotional that also follows the course material.
DEEPLY CHANGING YOUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHERS
Learn 8 relationship-changing skills:
1 · Take Your Community’s Temperature Reading
2 · Stop Mind-Reading and Clarify Expectations
3 · Genogram Your Family
4 · Explore the Iceberg
5 · Listen Incarnationally
6 · Climb the Ladder of Integrity
7 · Fight Cleanly
8 · Develop a “Rule of Life” to Implement Your New Learnings
The following are the requirements to attend:
• You have a God-given hunger to grow deeply in this season
• Attend all 8 Sessions from 7-9 p.m.
• Order a copy of each of the materials EH Relationship workbook & EHS Day by Day
• Your commitment to do the readings/assignments each week (average of 1-2 hours per week)
• Read the presession readings and complete weekly homework assignments For example: After our first day, you’ll begin doing Daily Offices 2x a day – with silence and stillness – and begin prayerfully practicing the skills throughout the week.
Before the Week 1 meeting, please do the following:
1. Read the Session 1 Prereading before the first class and take the quiz there.
If you want to be a part of this special opportunity, register using the form below! If you have any questions, please feel free to email Pastor Marcus at Marcus@Trailside.church.
“…AND THE SECOND IS LIKE IT: LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.” – MATTHEW 22:39
THE CHURCH NEEDS FOLLOWERS OF JESUS WHO ARE LIVING OUT A DEEP INNER LIFE WITH CHRIST AND LIVE IN COMMUNITIES AS A DISTINCT COUNTER-CULTURE THAT THUS SERVE AS SALT AND LIGHT IN THE WORLD FOR HIM.
Since we cannot give what we do not possess, the focus of this course will be primarily on your inner life in Jesus. We are structuring the course for women with serious desire to grow and mature in their relationships with Jesus. Emotionally Healthy Woman focuses on community building among women by addressing key issues facing Christian women today with the 8 “Quits.” Similar to both EHS and EHR in its challenging nature, it likewise emphasizes deep, gospel centered, transformational questions and group discussions. The Emotionally Healthy Woman is a 8-week study with videos, personal reflection, and small group conversations that will move you from superficial spirituality to genuine freedom in Christ. This study is for every woman who thinks, “I can’t keep pretending everything is fine!
GO BENEATH THE SURFACE AND TRANSFORM YOUR LIFE
Our commitment at Trailside is to lead people into a transformed, mature relationship with Jesus so that we can find our place in the body of Christ and impact our community and thus the world. The Emotionally Healthy Woman course is a part of the foundational layer for how we accomplish this.
Experience 8 powerful life-changing sessions:
1 · Quit Being Afraid of What Others Think
2 · Quit Lying
3 · Quit Dying to the Wrong Things
4 · Quit Denying Anger, Sadness, and Fear
5 · Quit Blaming
6 · Quit Overfunctioning
7 · Quit Faulty Thinking
8 · Quit Living Someone Else’s Life
The following are the requirements to attend:
• You have a God-given hunger to grow deeply in this season
• Attend all 8 Sessions from 7-9 p.m.
• Order a copy of each of the materials: EH Woman book, EHW workbook
• Your commitment to do the readings/assignments each week (average of 1-2 hours per week)
• Read the Emotionally Healthy Woman book and complete weekly homework assignments.
Before the Week 1 meeting, please do the following:
1. Read chapter 1 of Emotionally Healthy Woman.
If you want to be a part of this special opportunity, register using the form below! If you have any questions, please feel free to email Pastor Marcus at Marcus@Trailside.church.
Meet Our Team
Michael Schrock
Elder