Meeting Schedule

Support Groups meet on Sunday nights at 7:30 PM.

Bridge of Hope will be starting the 2007-2008 curriculum as indicated below.  We will be using
the
Taking Back Ground Vol 2 curriculum.  Our teachings are designed to provide a better
understanding of the issue of homosexuality for those who are genuinely interested.

They are NOT designed to be debates!

Topics are subject to change without prior notice.

For more information, email us at
bridgeofhope@bohcolumbus.com

Date
Subject
Description
2-Sep-07
No Meeting - Labor Day
 
9-Sep-07
No Meeting
 
16-Sep-07
No Meeting
 
23-Sep-07
No Meeting
 
30-Sep-07
No Meeting
 
  Developing A Healthy Identity
Part 1
7-Oct-07
God's Design for Sexuality
God's created your sexuality
and has a divine purpose for it.
14-Oct-07
What Does Healing Look Like?
Recognizing that God is the
Healer and that healing takes
place in your soul/heart.
21-Oct-07
Masculinity
What it means to be
masculine (a man) and some
of the misconceptions.
28-Oct-07
Femininity
What it means to be feminine
(a woman) and some of the
misconceptions.
4-Nov-07
No Meeting - LWO Conference
 
11-Nov-07
Boundaries
Discussing the emotional and
physical space needed
between you and another
person.
18-Nov-07
Emotional Dependency
Creating idols to satisfy your
legitimate emotional needs for
healthy relationships.
25-Nov-07
No Meeting - Thanksgiving
 
2-Dec-07
Levels Of Relationship/
Same-Sex Relationships
Helping you to identify and
choose the levels that exist in
your healthy relationships.  
Making connections with
persons of the same sex
based on the commonalitites
that you share.
9-Dec-07
Our Relational Nature (from Vol 1)
God created you as relational
being so healthy relationships
are non-negotiable.
16-Dec-07
No Meeting - BoH Christmas Party
 
23-Dec-07
No Meeting - Christmas
 
30-Dec-07
No Meeting - New Years
 
  Breaking Free
Part 2
6-Jan-08
Spending More Time With God (Add on)
Challenging you to have
consistent time with God and
offering some practical
suggestions.
13-Jan-08
Addiction
Breaking free from the cycle of
trying to meet your emotional
needs through sexual fixes.
20-Jan-08
Pornography and Masturbation
Casting off your insatiable
desire for pornography and
addictive masturbation.
27-Jan-08
Deception:  The Power of Unbelief
Uncovering the lies you've
come to believe and refusing
to accept them any longer.
3-Feb-08
Narcissism
Shedding your obsession with
yourself (egocentricity), and
your tendency to wallow in your
own self-pity.
10-Feb-08
Our Identity In Christ
Shaking off the wrong things
that define you, and allowing
your identity to be formed and
rooted in Jesus Christ.
17-Feb-08
Envy
Accepting your characteristics
as God-given instead of
coveting the identity of those
you admire and want to be like.
24-Feb-08
No Meeting
 
  Growing in Christian Maturity
Part 3
2-Mar-08
Beyond the Ex-Gay Plateau
Stepping out into heterosexual
relating, whether for marriage
or just acquainting yourself
with the opposite sex.
9-Mar-08
Repentance and Disclosure
Cancelled
Due to Weather
Being reassured that when
you confess your sins, God is
faithful and just to forgive and
cleanse you. Learning when it
is appropriate and safe to
share with others your own
personal experience with
homosexuality
16-Mar-08
Marriage or Singleness
Looking at the elements
involved in determining
whether marriage or
singleness is appropriate for
you.
23-Mar-08
No Meeting - Resurrection Sunday
 
30-Mar-08
Developing An Intimacy With Christ
(from Vol 1)
Having and maintaining a
personal, intimate relationship
with Jesus Christ is key for
your successful healing
journey.
6-Apr-08
Confronting Ambivalence &
Procrastination
Defining ambivalence and
procrastination, examining
how they cause you to get
stuck, and the solutions to
changing that mindset.
13-Apr-08
Dealing With Failure
Walking with Christ is no an
upward climb to perfection, but
a journey of peaks and valleys.
20-Apr-08
A Call to Servanthood
Learning the art of serving so
that you can find fulfillment in
your life while enhancing the
lives of others.
27-Apr-08
Safeguarding Our Souls
Becoming a watchman and
learning to safeguard your
soul from the devices/tricks of
the enemy.
4-May-08
End of Curriculum Party
 
11-May-08
No Meeting - Mother's Day
 
18-May-08
No Meeting
 
25-May-08
No Meeting - Memorial Day
 
1-Jun-08
No Meeting
 
8-Jun-08
No Meeting
 
15-Jun-08
No Meeting
 
22-Jun-08
No Meeting
 
29-Jun-08
No Meeting
 
6-Jul-08
No Meeting - Independence Day
 
13-Jul-08
Summer Discussions Begin