Relationships

Help with Relationships

Relationships can be difficult, but they are the heart of who we are.

The Shepherding Team is a team appointed by the Session of Naperville Presbyterian Church (NPC) to help people have the kind of relationships that they desire and God desires for them. The Shepherding Team acts as a facilitator to help people find and utilize all the resources they need, both inside and outside of Naperville Presbyterian Church, to help in their healing and growth during difficult relational times.

If you would like to know more about the Shepherding Team and about how we might help, please contact Mike Cox or Jim Lutkevich, Elders on the Shepherding Team, or Jack Kelly, Director of Care and Counseling, at 630-961-0579, Ext. 255.

Reconciliation

Conflict has been usefully defined as "a difference in opinion or purpose that frustrates someone's goals or desires."  By that definition, we may be in conflict much more often than we would have initially recognized.  Whenever our goals and desires are frustrated, we are likely to be in conflict; with God, ourselves, and/or with others.  Likewise, we are in conflict whenever we frustrate another's goals or desires.  The good news is that, in the Bible, God has given us directions about how best to reconcile these differences.  And the good news of the gospel in our lives provides the hope and power to reconcile.  Our Reconciliation Ministry is available to help. Through coaching and assisted peacemaking, we see how these directions could be applied to the conflict(s) in our lives. 

Please contact Jack Kelly, 630-961-0579, Ext. 255, for additional information.