Life Skills and Support Ministries offers a variety of support and educational groups. Here we learn how into incorporate God into our daily struggles we are facing. Whether it is in seeking a job, losing weight, or managing symptoms of mental illness, we all need a safe place to talk, learn, and listen. You are not alone, we all need others to conquer strongholds in our lives. We provide Christian leadership and support and will join you in your path of becoming who God has created and destined you to be.

We offer support groups in two different formats. Some of our groups are open which means that anyone can attend at any time of the year. These groups do not require that you sign-up in advance to come. Our Growth Groups are groups that require registration and close after a certain number of people have joined. Due to the focus of the group, confidentiality and commitment are key factors that require the group to limit the number of people in the group. These groups are found by visiting our Growth Group web site.

Wednesdays, 9:00-10:00am
This group offers prayer, support, and encouragement to those seeking employment. Learn from others how they navigated through the Career Center, created new resumes, or how they managed anxiety, fear, or financial difficulties. We occasionally have guest speakers who share community resources and benefits. Meets at the Vista Campus.

Fridays, 10:00-11:30am
Grief is a personal journey that each one of us experiences. We can’t escape the process of grief. Here we learn how to express our grief, what are appropriate expressions of grief, and how to restructure our lives after the death of our loved one.  Meets on the Vista Campus.

1st and 3rd Fridays, 12:00-1:30pm
If you are suffering from chronic pain or a chronic disability, join us as we learn how to manage our symptoms. We will learn a variety of different methods of accepting, managing, and defeating pain. There will be guest speakers from the medical, holistic healing, and hospice communities.  Meets on the Vista Campus.

Thursdays, 7:00-9:00pm
These groups offer a safe, Christian environment to work your sobriety. The men and the women meet separately. Learn how to heal, how to get right with God and others, and how to work each day as a new creation of God.  We base our groups on the 12-step principles and the SMART recovery guidelines.  Meets on the Vista Campus.

Mondays, 7:00-9:00pm
This is a support group for people with a family member caught in addictive behaviors due to substance addiction, or dysfunctional, inappropriate behavior. We will learn how to develop and maintain healthy boundaries while using Christian principles.  This is an experiential group were we will practice how to say "no," and develop coping strategies to protect, guide, and heal our families.  We will look at our family history to expose factors that have led or are maintaining our problems today.  Meets on the Vista Campus.

Mondays, 6:00-8:30pm
How are you feeling today?  Are you healthy, strong, passionate, and energized? If so, to what degree? Are you exactly where you want to be in each of these areas? If not, WHY NOT?  Want to learn how?  Join us once a month we learn how to eat better, feel better, and live better by taking care of ourselves and our bodies.  Come ready for movement in our high energy meetings.  Meets on the Vista Campus.

Thursdays, 7:00-9:00
This group is for women seeking to strength their boundaries and themselves in a healing environment. Learning to stand up for yourself can be difficult when you have dynamics in your relationship that are unhealthy or hurtful. Join us in this open group as we learn how to become stronger in ourselves, in faith, and in God.  Meets on the Vista Campus.

Last Thursday of each month from 6:30-8:30pm
This group offers support and guidance for those who have experienced the traumatic or violent loss of a loved one through suicide, murder, war or accident. This type of grief is very different and the struggles are complicated. Learn how to put the pieces of your life back together with others who know just how you are feeling.

Monday’s, 6:30pm-7:30
Al-Anon  has been offering strength and hope for friends and families of problem drinkers. It is estimated that each alcoholic affects the lives of at least four other people... alcoholism is truly a family disease. No matter what relationship you have with an alcoholic, whether they are still drinking or not, all who have been affected by someone else’s drinking can find solutions that lead to serenity in the Al-Anon fellowship.  Meets on the Vista Campus.

1st and 3rd Monday of each month, 6:30 - 7:30pm
This group offers support and education as we learn how to manage the symptoms, set-backs and frustrations that impact our lives through diabetes. Learn from others how they manage and cope and receive support that you are not alone. We are in a continuing series of DVD's on different aspects of both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes and how to care for the different parts of our bodies that are effected by diabetes.  Hardly anyone dies from diabetes...it's the effect it has on other organs of our bodies that we must take care of to enjoy a healthy and productive life to do the work our Lord has for us.  Family members are welcome and encouraged to attend. Meets on the Vista Campus.
Contact Tom at (760) 724-6758 for more info.