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OUR FOCUS is providing leaders intentional space for rest and communion with Christ.

OUR DESIRE is to give leaders a safe place to experience the quiet assurance of God's love without becoming over-worked, exhausted and burnt out.

OUR VISION is accomplished by exposing leaders to the signicance of Spiritual Formation and Soul Care, and by providing retreats where leaders have an opportunity to set aside their busy and productive life in order to listen for and hear God's voice through stillness.

Directors
Russell Courtney, Director & Co-founder | Chattanooga, TN
Master of Arts Spiritual Formation & Soul Care - Denver Seminary SoulCare Intensive Practitioner

Russell is a Founding Director of The SoulCare Project. Upon graduating Bryan College in May of 2004 with a degree in Psychology and Minor in Youth Ministry, Russell became Director of Middle School Ministries for Mitchell Road Presbyterian Church in Greenville, SC. Three years later Russell moved to Colorado Springs to attend Denver Seminary where he received his Master of Arts in Spiritual Formation and Soul Care. For two years he was an intern with Potter's Inn, a ministry devoted to the work of spiritual formation and the care of the soul. Along with his work at The SoulCare Project, he is co-founder and partner at Giving of Life, a grant initiative for U.S. based non-prots.

Hayne Steen, Director Counseling & Care | Chattanooga, TN

Master of Arts, Marriage & Family Therapy - Richmont Graduate University SoulCare Intensive Practitioner

Hayne is the Director of Counseling & Care at The SoulCare Project and has been serving in full time ministry for eighteen years having a great deal of experience designing and developing ministry from the ground up. He earned Masters degree in Marriage and Family Therapy at Richmont Graduate University and has been heavily involved in Life on Life discipleship with the Navigators for over ten years. He also works in private practice as a Marriage & Family Therapist at Elbow Tree Christian Counseling.

Dan Maclellan, Director & Co-Founder | Nashville, TN Master of Business Administration - Vanderbilt University
Dan Maclellan serves as a driving motivator and Director of The SoulCare Project with Russell. Re-connecting with Russell while the two lived in Colorado, Dan helped develop and found The SoulCare Project out of a desire to provide people needed space for rest and communion with Christ. Serving as the President of Cornerstone Enrollment Services Dan understands the needed pause The SoulCare Project provides him in his own life and looks to provide that to fellow marketplace and ministry leaders.

SoulCare Intensive
What is a soul care intensive?
A soul care intensive merges rest, spiritual direction, prayer, instruction in spiritual disciplines, and friendship all under one umbrella in order to help break down barriers keeping someone from true union with God. Soul care intensives are designed to help people connect the pain and suffering of life to the redemptive power of Jesus Christ. The intentional setting of a soul care intensive allows you to intensely focus on areas of needed guidance for an extended period of time, which often is difcult to accomplish in settings where bimonthly meetings are scheduled. The specic time away is not only conducive for addressing your current needs, but the specic location is also very important. This time and location specically creates a safe environment where the typical daily pressures and demands are far removed. Thus, the heart of the matter can quickly become addressed without the unneeded burden of distractions. Each soul care intensive is specically designed for the individual. There is not formulaic, or programmatic approach to ones heart. In most cases, your time with one of our trained professionals will be determined by expressed interest, affordability and overall schedule. The process of assessing the condition of a leaders inner unrest involves careful discernment from a skilled professional who will provide spiritual direction and soul care for the purpose of exposing people to the awareness of Gods active presence in their lives. We have many years of experience in working with Christian leaders, both in ministry and the marketplace. Prior to meeting with our professionals we will ask you to answer of few questions regarding your reasons for seeking a soul care intensive. The questions in this document should be answered with no more than 250 words. It is our intention to provide the best care for your current need, thus, answering the few questions prior to your time with one of our professionals will help us determine what course of action should be taken. What issues and concerns will be addressed? The issues and concerns addressed will be customized to your needs. Issues dealing with relational brokenness, sexual addictions, marriage issues, ministry team conict, ministry burnout or exhaustion, abuse: spiritual, emotional, and physical, and any related issue keeping you from intimacy with God will be attended to. Though some issues may require more attention and care, soul care intensives are benecial for all of us. We are all in need of receiving attention and care from one another. Other recipients of a soul care intensive may want to explore issues concerning ones vocational calling, a desire to live more deeply from the heart, knowing and becoming aware of hearing Gods voice, or a desire for a deepened prayer life. All of the above issues and concerns are recognizable in our own lives, and exploring such brokenness through a soul care intensive will help is discover and embrace both the glory and ruin that exist within us. Consequently, through Gods revelation, we will come to embrace the truth of our brokenness and the even more astounding truth that God calls us his beloved.

What specic soul care intensives can I choose from? Five Day Intensive: This intensive is designed for those who have recently experienced a life crisis and are seriously questioning the next steps involved. Three Day Intensive: This intensive involves those who desire to explore the deeper issues of life, but may not be in serious crisis or trauma but want to process the realities of life in a more authentic approach. One Day Intensive: This intensive is designed for those seeking practical tools for deepening ones intimacy with God. This intensive will involve spiritual direction, prayer, scripture meditation, and some silence and solitude. (This intensive will only be available on a limited basis) Weekly Intensive: This intensive is an ongoing consistent relationship with individuals and organizations who are interested in meeting with our directors over the course of weeks, months and sometimes even years. Monthly Intensive: This intensive is an ongoing and consistent relationship with individuals and organizations who are interested in meeting with our directors over the course of months or even years. Fees The cost for your soul care intensive will be determined by what type of intensive you will be attending. Though it is our desire to see your life bear much fruit, it is also our deeper desire to see your life transformed by Gods redeeming grace. We not only want to support your life by providing this opportunity, but we also desire to give you time away from the demands and expectations of everyday life in order that you might encounter transformation.

Five Day Intensive $2500 Three Day Intensive $1500 One Day Intensive $500 Weekly $150 per hour Monthly $150 per hour
*These fees include two soul care practitioners.

Scheduling Our directors do all of their own scheduling and you are welcome to contact each of them directly via email or phone. Prior to scheduling, please select one of the intensive formats above. Russell Courtney - russell@thesoulcareproject.org | 423-322-7484 Hayne Steen - hayne@thesoulcareproject.org | 423-290-3510
Cancelation Policy If you are unable to keep an appointment, please call at any point on the day before the appointment. You may leave me a message if you need to. Same day cancellations (within the 24 hour window prior to a scheduled meeting) will result in you being responsible for paying the full cost of the session that you missed. Of course, this policy does not apply to emergencies. Our directors may ask you to consider rescheduling a standing appointment(s). We would appreciate your sensitivity, exibility, and grace in this area.

Who will be facilitating my soul care intensive? The SoulCare Project directors are skilled and qualied spiritual directors. Depending on the availability, location, and the specic needs that are to be addressed, The SoulCare Project will coordinate with you taking into account each persons unique schedule. How do I prepare for a soul care intensive? Preparing for such a time as this can be mind-boggling. Its already difcult enough to admit there is a need because in many leadership positions, such admission can alienate us from others. For this reason, we will provide a safe and condential place for you to explore the hidden places of your heart in order to free you from the bondage of all the false expectations both explicit and implicit. Please feel free to contact us at any time with concerns or questions you may have prior to meeting with one of our professionals. Our hearts are ghting for yours, and we will be praying for you and your time while receiving direction and care. We do have expectations of transformation for your life, but we purposefully are not stating what specic expectations we have. We believe God will reveal himself to you in so many ways, but acknowledging our own nitude towards results, we are asking you and ourselves to trust in this process that God will meet you in your place of need. What happens when I attend a soul care intensive? Your time with one of our directors will follow a unique rhythm involving conversation, scripture meditation, and times for silence and solitude to be with God. We use the word rhythm to depict the life of Jesus. Most of us are aware of the active involvement of Jesus in ministry, but few of us acknowledge or see a need to disengage from the demands of our leadership roles to be with the Father. This rhythm, as exemplied by Jesus in the gospels, is a constant reminder for the need for rhythm in our lives. For most of us as leaders, we are typically aware of only one rhythm: being active in ministry. In Matthew 11:28-30 taken from The Message version, Jesus says, "Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you'll recover your life. I'll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with mewatch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won't lay anything heavy or ill-tting on you. Keep company with me and you'll learn to live freely and lightly." Often this activism is where we nd ourselves becoming exhausted. For this reason we will design your time with a specic rhythm of engaging the demands and obligations of life as well as our need to be alone with God the Father. Will there be an opportunity for follow-up? There will be an opportunity for continued interaction with the directors you meet with. In most cases, your follow-up will consist of scheduled phone conversations, email interaction and one on one personal interaction. Please know that these opportunities for follow-up do not exist to check in on your productivity, or results from your intensive. Our goal in providing follow-up with you as a leader is to provide you with a relationship with someone who genuinely desires to help you become more aware of how God is revealing himself to you in your life.

Our Commitment
CONNECT We were never meant to journey alone. Often Christian leaders experience the Bermuda Triangle of Burnout of isolation, loneliness, and despair. Our hope is to personally engage you in your unfolding story and for you to know yourself, know God, and know others more deeply. CONSULT We invite individuals and organizations to explore mystery and engage resources, disciplines and rhythms for knowing and experiencing God. Our hope is to serve as a catalyst for discovering what it means to become even more conformed into the image of God. COUNSEL Counseling from a Christian world view is a process in which the counselor and the client walk together towards the full and meaningful life that God offers through the person of Jesus Christ. Our hope is 1) to reframe uncomfortable, distressing or perplexing situations into opportunities for healing, growth, change and restoration and 2) orient people towards a much larger story that is unfolding alongside their own. CARE Entering into the life of another persons story is sacred and a privilege. This is possibly one of the most holy invitations to receive. When another person opens up their life and shares their joys and sorrows, we enter into the glorious ruin. Glory because of the wonderful of character of Christ being revealed in that persons life. Ruin because of the pervasive sin that entangles our lives that stands in the way of freedom we were meant to know. This is why we enter into relationships with a high view of human heart. Together we long to encounter the Living God Himself, who is ahead, beside, and behind every aspect of who we have been, who we are, and who we are becoming.

Preliminary Questions
The purpose of reading the answers to these questions is to pair you with the most suitable professional and to assess an appropriate course of action .

1) Briey describe what events/circumstances have led you to seek counsel and direction.

2) In what areas of your life do you seemingly see God as distant or absent?

3) In what areas of your life do you sense God most wants to speak to?

4) What have been a few of the most memorable moments that have shaped your life?

5) What are some of the big obstacles in your life keeping you from becoming more like Christ?

Note: All answers given will remain condential, and will only be read by The SoulCare Project staff

Symptoms of Your Soul

1. A constant feeling of hopelessness and despair
In need of help 1 2 3 4 5 Fair 6 7 8 9 Content 10

2. Busy but bored

In need of help 1 2 3 In need of help 1 2 3 4 4 5 5 Fair 6 Fair 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 Content 10 Content 10

3. Loss of control over lifes routine

4. Loss of spiritual connection and responsiveness to others

In need of help 1 2 3 4 5 Fair 6 7 8 9 Content 10

5. Withdrawal from responsibility and leadership

Poor 1 2 3 4 Fair 5 6 7 8 9 Content 10

6. Preoccupation with projects of lesser importance

In need of help 1 2 3 4 5 Fair 6 7 8 9 Content 10

7. Restlessness and dissatisfaction

In need of help 1 2 3 4 5 Fair 6 7 8 9 Content 10

8. Resurgence of unhealthy habits, diminished impulse control and diminished resistance to temptation
In need of help 1 2 3 4 5 Fair 6 7 8 9 Content 10

9. Guilt and Shame

In need of help 1 2 3 4 5 Fair 6 7 8 9 Content 10

10. A hard heart

In need of help 1 2 3 In need of help 1 2 3 4 4 5 5 Fair 6 Fair 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 Content 10 Content 10

11. Aware of Gods presence in my life, condent of his love for me and feel connected to God

Adapted from Soul Shaping by Douglas J. Rumford (p. 31-32

Soul Care Intensive:

Informed Consent/Condentiality Form This form answers condential/privacy concerns that participants usually have when they begin a Soul Care Intensive. It will also outline brief guidelines and privacy policies. After reading this document, please feel free to ask any questions that you may have. You will be asked to sign and send a copy back to us. You also may want to retain a copy for your records. Condentiality: All statements made during your Soul Care Intensive will remain condential. The information you disclose cannot be shared with others, except if there becomes a need for a professional consultation with a colleague in reference to your situation. The exceptions to this rule would be if: 1. you have signed an authorization allowing us to disclose information; 2. you are in present danger of harming yourself or others 3. you are petitioned by the court for your records 4. there is an issue of child, elder, or dependent adult abuse. Release of information to other individuals, agencies or professionals may only be done with your written consent. Emergencies: Though soul care intensives are not always crisis oriented in nature, there still may be a need for referral. If you feel you will need more intensive hours and support on a regular basis, please inform your soul care provider so an appropriate referral may be made. Each one of our soul care providers are in contact with licensed professional therapists and will provide you with various options as it pertains to your current need and situation. In the event of an emergency please call 911. Agreement: I, ______________________________________, conrm that I have read, in its entirety, this document. I agree to act according to the guidelines and procedures listed in this document. I hereby agree to participate and attend a soul care intensive and to cooperate fully to the best of my ability. ______________________________ Signature of Client (Parent/Guardian) _________________ Date

Please bring a signed copy to your Soul Care Intensive.

Intake and Personal Data

Name(s):___________________________________________________________________________________________________ Address:____________________________________________________________________________________________________ City:______________________________ State:___________________________________ Zip Code:_______________________ Home Phone:______________________________ Cell:___________________________ Other:___________________________ Email:__________________________________________ Website:_________________________________________________

Please CIRCLE any addresses, phone numbers or e-mails that you DO NOT want me using to reach you OR leaving a message. I do not want to compromise your condentiality or create an uncomfortable situation.
Are you Married? ___________________________________________ For How Long?__________________________________ Previous Marriages? (Him)____________ How Many?______________ (Her)____________ How Many?_______________ Are your parents divorced? (Him):_______ How old were you?________ (Her):___________ How old were you__________ Please give the following info for each person that currently lives in your home, including yourself: Name ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ Age _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ Relationship to Self _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________

Are you currently taking any prescription psychiatric medications? ________ Dr./Drug ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ Reason _____________ _____________ _____________ How Long __________________ ___________________ ___________________

Do you have any current or expected legal involvement?___________ If yes, please explain:__________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Are you currently under an order of protection?__________ If yes, please explain:___________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Who may we contact in the event of an emergency? Please mark your initials to give us permission to do this._________ Name:________________________________________________________ Relationship:________________________________ Address:___________________________________________________________________________ Phone:__________________

Do you currently attend any church? Which one?_____________________________________________________________________ What is your occupation? (Him):__________________________________ (Her):___________________________________________ Have you ever been to see a therapist before? ________________________________________________________________________ Was it helpful? _________________________________________________________________________________________________ How did you hear about The SoulCare Poject? ________________________________________________________________________ May we thank them for referring you? _______________________________________________________________________________ Do you have any other special circumstances or information that would be helpful for us to know?________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Authorization for Release of Information

I, _________________________________, authorize the The SoulCare Project to: ______ provide information as indicated: ___________________________________ ______ exchange information as indicated: _________________________________ ______ receive information as indicated: ___________________________________ regarding _______________________________ treatment and status to/with/from:
(clients name) (circle)

Name: __________________________________________________________________ Street: _________________________________________________________________ City: ___________________________________________________________________ State: ______________________________ Zip: _______________________________ Phone: _____________________________ Fax: ______________________________ I understand that I may revoke this consent at any time by written request to the authorized person. The revocation is effective on the date the request is received and placed in our records. DOB___/___/___
Signature (Parent or Guardian)

and

SS#:______________________________
Date Witness

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