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Peace be within
thy walls and prosperity within thy palaces.
Psalm 122:7
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About the Seminar
Who Should Attend
Schedule of Events
About Ron Clark
About Bettie Watkins
Abuse Awareness
Facts
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 Within
Thy Walls - Pursuing Peace in
the House of God
June 2-4,
2006
(Friday through Sunday)
About the
Seminar
Within Thy Walls is a weekend of
liberating biblical instruction on relationship abuse. At this
seminar you will:
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Learn what domestic and relationship
abuse is, why it occurs, how to recognize its signs, and what you
can do to prevent or stop it.
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Discover powerful biblical tools for
securing the salvation and spiritual well being of everyone
involved.
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Who
Should Attend and Why
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Leaders: Every man of God needs
to know how to discern the secret sin of abuse, how to rightly
divide the word of God for defending the flock against it, and how
to lead others in the paths of peaceful family life.
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Men: Every man who has a
daughter, sister, mother, or other woman whom he cares about needs
to know how he can help to protect her. Not all victims are women,
but their risk of being seriously injured or killed is greater.
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Women: Every woman in the
church needs to know what to do and say if another woman or girl
shares that she is being abused.
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Singles: Every person seeking a
mate needs to know the subtle signs of a potentially abusive
partner, before ever saying the words “I do”.
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Couples: Every married couple
needs to be empowered and discerning in this area so as to be
strong supports for less experienced or unmarried couples.
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Parents: Every parent needs to
know how to recognize and how to discuss the abuse that their
children, especially teens, can face in their dating
relationships.
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Youth: As they begin dating,
every teenager needs to know how abuse is different from love and
romance, what the signs of it are, and what to do if they see it
or experience it.
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Everyone: Anyone who believes
they have ever been in, or been a witness to an abusive
relationship needs to know how God has made provision for peace,
healing, restoration, and salvation for all involved.
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About Ron Clark
Minister of the
Metro Church of
Christ in Gresham, Oregon
 Ron
Clark, D. Min. is the Preaching Minister of the Metro Church of
Christ in Gresham, Oregon. He has served as president of Portland’s
Community Against Domestic Violence (CADV) and directs their ongoing
Clergy Abuse Workshop training program. He has led training seminars
on relationship abuse for ministers, law enforcement organizations,
and faith communities. Ron earned his undergraduate degrees from
Central Missouri State University and his Masters of Divinity and
Doctor of Ministry degrees from Harding University Graduate School
of Religion. He is a member of the Society of Biblical Literature
and has published articles on as abuse, theology, ministry, Hebrew
textual, and Greek textual studies in a number of theological and
counseling journals. His books include “Setting the Captives Free: A
Christian Theology for Domestic Violence” (Wipf and Stock) and “Good
Shepherds: Elders Tending the Flock as God’s Servants” (under
review). Ron is also an adjunct Bible lecturer at both Cascade
College and George Fox Evangelical Seminary, a co-founder of the
Portland Center for Building Caring Families, and a member of the
Multnomah County Early Childhood Education’s Grants Committee and
the Portland Wrestling Officials Association.
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About Bettie
Williams-Watson
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Williams-Watson is a faithful member of the Holgate Street
Church of Christ in Seattle, Washington, and has been trainer,
speaker, advocate, community organizer and counselor on
relationship abuse for over 18 years. She is a trainer for the
renowned Faith Trust Institute (www.faithtrustinstitute.org)
and is the current Director of Advocacy Services for Northwest
Family Life. She is also the Founder/Executive Director of
Multi-Communities (M.I.C.), an award-winning abuse prevention
program that serves predominantly African American faith
communities in the Seattle area. Bettie has conducted over 950
trainings, seminars, and speeches at churches, social service
agencies, professional conferences, colleges, middle and high
schools, social clubs, and community organizations. She has
developed and led clergy abuse and other victim support groups,
organized city level abuse conferences, and produced abuse
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Schedule of Events
June 2nd
- 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. - Pursuing Peace in the
Church - An Introduction (Ron Clark)
June 3rd
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9:00 a.m. – Preparing a Peaceful Place
(Bettie Williams-Watson)
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9:00 a.m. – Blessed are the
Peacemakers - Men of God (Ron Clark)
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11:00 a.m. – Brunch
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12:00 noon – Preserving the Peace
(Bettie Williams-Watson)
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12:00 p.m. – Power for Preaching Peace:
A Christian Theology (Ron Clark)
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2:00 p.m. – Break
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2:30 p.m. – I Think They Like Me:
Peace for Teens (Ron Clark & Bettie Williams-Watson)
June 4th
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8:25 a.m. – Worship Service - Ron
Clark, Speaker on the topic - Free at Last! Fulfilling Jesus’
Vision for Peace (Luke 4:16-19)
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9:30 a.m. – Women’s Bible Class (Bettie
Williams-Watson) and Men’s Bible Class (Ron Clark)
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10:45 a.m. – Worship Service - Ron
Clark, Speaker Free at Last! Fulfilling Jesus’ Vision for Peace
(Luke 4:16-19)
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Domestic Abuse
Awareness Facts
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Abuse can have various definitions.
Abuse is defined as "Any attempt to control another person or
group of people by using physical, verbal, emotional, sexual,
spiritual, or psychological tactics to instill fear or force
another to act through coercion, manipulation, or intimidation."
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Abuse involves physical attacks on
another. The abuser attempts to control or intimidate another by
hitting, slapping, grabbing, pushing, shoving, or any other
physical contact that is designed to control their partner's
behavior.
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Abuse involves verbal, emotional,
and psychological attacks on another. The abuser attempts to
control or intimidate another by verbally attacking,
criticizing, or humiliating another by their words, guilt, or
use of shame to control their partner's behavior.
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Abuse involves spiritual attacks on
another. When an abuser uses spiritual issues, God, or sacred
texts to control their partner's behavior they are using
spirituality as a method of shame, not honor.
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For the abuser abuse is about control.
They fear that the spouse may leave so they try to control them.
The abuser uses many techniques to control but it is terrorism
because he/she wishes to humiliate and control the behavior of the
partner or child. Fear and control are the key elements. The more
that the abuser feels a loss of control, the more that they
attempt to control others.
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Twenty-five to 28% of Americans
who report abuse have experienced some from of relationship
abuse, and the same percentages of those abused are
church-going Americans.
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Most people that seek relationship
abuse counseling receive that counseling from leaders in their
church.
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