Encounter

Encounter exists to help broken and hurting people overcome life’s adversities so they can discover freedom and healing from their brokenness.

Encounter is a grace-filled community of people experiencing freedom through the power of the Holy Spirit.

Encounter is a spiritual growth discipleship program designed to help people live a free life devoted to Jesus Christ.

Encounter is for anyone who wants to discover true freedom and experience genuine joy and purpose in life. It truly is a program that anyone and everyone should attend.

Here are some core values that this ministry is built on:

God’s Word is our truth.

We don’t dwell on past hurts, as much as we look toward the future and rely on what God can do in and through us.

We stress taking personal responsibility to recover in life.

We know that spiritual commitment to Jesus Christ is essential to any lasting recovery and growth.

We believe that the power of the Holy Spirit is our source of strength and healing.

We combine recovery and spiritual growth as the pathway for lasting change and recovery.

We know community with others is key. We do get better together and we need to build healthy relationships that will help and not hinder our growth and recovery.

We recognize that all of us need to recover in life. We all have different kinds of hurts, habits, and hang-ups of varying degrees.

We focus on allowing God to heal the “root” issues of our life instead of wasting time dealing with the symptoms of our root issues.

Talk to any pastor who has true experience in walking with people in recovery and ask them how someone can recover from life’s hurts, habits, and hang-ups, and you will typically get two answers.

Answer #1 - They need a good Christ Centered recovery program.

Answer #2 - They need a good spiritual growth discipleship program.

There are good recovery programs and there are good discipleship programs. I’m not sure that any other ministry or program combines recovery and discipleship like Encounter does.

Encounter instills hope that can break the chain of addictions and strongholds. Applying what is learned at Encounter can produce lasting change in a person’s behavior that can restore lives, families and communities. These positive and lasting results can only happen through an Encounter with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

Who is Encounter for?

People who need hope.
People who have lost hope.
People who want to get well.
People who want to experience change and healing.
People who are serious about their recovery and spiritual growth.
People who want to have an Encounter with God!
People who want to have an Encounter with “Me Too” People!
People who want to have an Encounter with Freedom!
People who want to have an Encounter at the Cross!
People who want to have an Encounter in His presence!
People who want to have an Encounter with Grace!
People who want to have an Encounter with the Holy Spirit!
People who want to have an Encounter with Truth!
People who want to have an Encounter in The Father’s House at the Sanctuary!