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When should I encourage someone to find a counselor?
How do I talk to and about blended families?
What can our entire church do to strategically care for blended families?
How do we start helping blended families? Where should I start?
Can I make blended families feel included in my small group, church education, and/or sermons?
Why should my church consider having a family ministry?
How can I use premarital and marriage assessments to improve the way I help others?
How can I offer practical help to blended families that is designed just for them?
What can I do to respond to people in crisis?
Should I say "stepfamily" or "blended family?"
How can my work to help marriages adapt to include blended families?
How can I help non-nuclear families feel seen and included?
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They've just made a life-changing decision. Where should you point them next?
How can I improve my active listening?
How can I guide conversations toward spiritual topics without being awkward?
What questions can I ask to press in to what’s going on in someone’s heart?
How do you encourage people to keep talking when they mention difficult things?
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