According to recent statistics, 1 in 4 children are affected by parental alcoholism. Most of these children have no idea how to cope with their parent's addiction. They are affected emotionally, physically, mentally and even spiritually. Our society inundates sporting events and T.V. commercials with beer and alcohol advertisements. It is easy to see how alcoholism could be a way of life for most people. We have come a long way from the days of prohibition. What once was a hot topic for ministers and women's movements has now become something rarely talked about or even taboo. Alcohol has become something of an accepted norm. Thus, we seldom hear of churches doing anything about the sale, distrubution, or consumption of beverage alcohol. Yet, its corrupting power has not left us. Thousands of people die every year from its abuse and millions of families are affected adversely every day by its abuse. The Church as a whole, over the last several decades has been largely silent on the issue. There can be many reasons for this, but it is time to be silent no longer. The Church has a responsibility to help families affected by alcohol abuse, especially the children. This book will help shed some light on the otherwise silent world of the child of the alcoholic. It will offer an understanding of what the Bible has to say about alcohol, how the church has dealt with the issue of alcohol throughout the centuries, provide actual data from interviews with children of alcoholics, and provide some practical suggestions for members of the faith based community to get involved in intervention to affected families.

The second edition of this book takes the view that the family, not just the alcoholic member, is the client. This approach is now well accepted in psychological circles. Family therapists and students can use this book to learn about substance abuse from a systemic viewpoint and chemical dependency counsellors will learn about family systems thinking and theory. The thoroughly revised book has additional models of evaluation, new models of treatment, ten years of research results, and updated references.

Over 120 million American teens and adults use alcohol at one time or another. While in most situations these individuals are able to use it responsibly and with moderation, no one is immune to its destructive use - which makes it a significant public health issue. Many drinkers find that their otherwise responsible use turns problematic and abusive when faced with depression, trauma, grief, undue social pressures, or other tempting and potentially addictive behaviors. Not all of these people become full-fledged alcoholics, but they do develop an alcohol problem that needs careful and sensitive pastoral care to understand the underlying issues for their alcohol abuse. Because of this, clergy and other pastoral counselors need to develop competence in recognizing alcohol abuse problems, including alcoholism, identifying when to make referrals, helping persons to find available community resources, and training congregational members to provide support to affected individuals and families.

Alcoholism is a terrible disease that ravages the body and destroys relationships. It's also a spiritual sickness that keeps alcoholics from having a strong relationship with God and Jesus Christ. If you or someone you know is suffering with the burden of alcohol addiction, this study aid can help you begin to break free and start living an abundant, alcohol-free life. Inside this booklet: - What does an alcoholic look like? - Are you just an occasional heavy drinker, or on the way to serious health issues? - Alcohol abuse: What can you do? - Drunkenness is a sin - What does recovery look like? - The choice is yours

Many in church quietly suffer watching a loved one drink too much, but are too embarrassed to attend a secular Twelve-Step meeting. Many in Twelve-Step meetings are afraid to attend church because they feel judged. Recovery for the Christian Family 2 engages with Twelve-Step recovery themes as well as biblical insights to guide everyone affected toward wholeness and wellness.The affliction of alcoholism can harm the well-being of anyone who has a meaningful relationship with an excessive drinker and those in Christian homes are no exception. In a friendly style, this book selects biblical examples and relates them to the serious topic of alcoholism. These pages offer thoughtful suggestions for all those who have an alcoholic in their life.

When addiction hits a family, it's damage can be severe. Just as a hurricane-force storm devastates a physical home, the storm of addiction can bring destruction to everyone involved. Christian Families in Recovery will help you take a deeper look at the nature of addiction and recovery from a Christ-centered perspective. By learning the tools of intervention, you can love the addict, but establish an enviornment that will not support the addiction. If the addict is entering recovery, you can develop a step-by-by family recovery plan that will affirm and respect the needs of all members. Someone else's addiction doesn't have to control you. Instead, you can learn to live in the empowerment of God's method of redemption.