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2005 - Year in Review
Introduction: Sure Passage provides individuals, in family or group settings, practical methods for succeeding during crucial changes that occur throughout life. Our approach is to offer a roadmap through key life transition points and then to guide each person to intentionally use that roadmap through a series of creative, memorable experiences. Sure Passage has several affiliations with people and organizations who use our model to provide specific programs, such as: Parenting Skills, Life Coaching, Passage to Manhood, and International Youth Trips. My primary focus is on Fathering and Mission Projects. Several people have invested time and money to get us started and we have
successfully piloted a few programs. Now is the time to fully develop our
services to reach a wider audience. I am ready to do more and I invite you to
partner with me in this exciting endeavor! Gentry's primary focus:Guiding Families, where
and truly live with all their heart, soul, mind, and strength!
Workshops
One story...Family Priority Workshop: I was honored to speak at Cook Communications International Christian Publishing Institute on the topic: “Save the World – Loose Your Family.” I was able to give leaders of Christian publishing houses from 35 countries some practical insights on the priority of keeping family life healthy in the midst of business and ministry pressures. I believe God used the session to challenge us all in that area!
Adventure Excursions
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Mission Projects
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Ministry AffiliatesThe overall operational philosophy of Sure Passage is to develop and enable ministry through partnerships with individuals and other organizations (ministry “Affiliates”). The current organizational structure includes three ministry affiliates, each performing transition-related services in the areas of resource/workshop development, one-on-one coaching, and guiding transformational experiences. As we add capabilities, it is hoped that other individuals will join us as affiliates under the Sure Passage umbrella. We will grow our permanent staff when we require sustained support functions, currently being handled by one person. Sure Passage can come along side and help someone else’s vision become a reality – either by facilitating start-up with administrative and operational services or by helping to develop the ministry’s materials and programs from a transition perspective. We will enter into a “ministry agreement” contract for a sub-contractor working relationship with each affiliate. The essence of that agreement includes:
If you have a ministry or project idea (or know some who does) and would like to look into partnering with Sure Passage, please contact us regarding our Affiliate program.
New
Book! Men's Ministry in the 21st Century: The Encyclopedia of
Practical Ideas
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Bonding
in the Backcountry: Focus on the Family Magazine featured the father/son
canoe trip that Garrett and I helped guide last fall on the Gunnison River. I
led a Father’s Blessing time where each father looked into the eyes of his son
and spoke affirmation and blessing. The words were different for each, but the
themes were the same: I’m proud of you. I love you. I enjoy watching God shape
you into a man. The article quotes a couple of the guys:
Two-week
Mission Trips: Various teams of families, students, and individuals on work
and service projects in South America. Specific father/son and
father/daughter teams do light construction projects in the Dominican Republic.
Adult and student teams participate in outreach projects in Ecuador. We worked in
urban and rural locations and in indigenous villages, where many live in poverty
– helping local churches show the love of Jesus through street dramas, orphanage
ministry, sports camps, and feeding the homeless. We also assisted with a music
concert crusade and work projects. This are life-changing experiences -
for the team members and for the people they serve!