02 Mar 2012 — 03 Mar 2012

The Association of Christian Counsellors 2012 conference with Russ Parker takes place in Orangefield Presbyterian Church, Belfast. The event is over 2 days.

Friday 2nd March 2012 will see Russ speaking on the subject “A New Way of Healing? Listening at a deeper level” This workshop is for counsellors, pastors, ministers, youth leaders, pastoral visitors and all who work with people.

On Saturday 3rd March 2012 Russ will be presenting a workshop on “Dream Interpretation & Counselling”. This workshop is for counsellors.

For further details, please download a flyer here.

About the speaker

Since 1995 Rev Dr Russ Parker has been Director of Acorn Christian Healing Foundation, which exists to resource and educate the church in the Christian Healing Ministry. Part of Russ’s contribution as Director has been to develop training materials.

He is the author of a number of books and travels extensively around the UK and abroad, lecturing and teaching in issues connected with Christian Healing and Healthcare, Reconciliation and Church Transformation.

Russ was a Baptist Pastor from 1972 –77 andordained in the Church of England in 1981. ARuss was the Co–founder and Director of Christian Care and Counsel, a Christian Counselling ministry based in the East Midlands.

He also co–founded the Community of Aidan and Hilda whose mother house is situated on the holy island of Lindisfarne. He is a founder member of the Fellowship of Christ the Healer(UK and USA) which exists to resource leaders of residential healing and healthcare initiatives. He is co–founder of Wholecare an initiative to support and resource Christian healthcare professionals within the NHS.

He has a post graduate degree in Phenomenology and Theology from Nottingham University in which his thesis was entitled Dreams as a Religious Phenomenon. Russ was awarded a Doctor of Divinity from Columbia Evangelical Seminary in the United States in recognition of his outstanding contribution to Christian ministry and for his many writings and his teaching abilities. In particular it was given for the standard of scholarship in his latest book “Healing Wounded History” which is about reconciling peoples and healing places.

Russ is married to Roz and lives near Farnham, Surrey. His hobbies are photography and visiting Celtic holy places. He supports Liverpool Football Club, whether they are winning or losing!