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12 Seeds Academy
RELATIONSHIP TRAINING FOR LIFE
Our Mission:
To train and equip leaders to help people grow loving
and lasting relationships with God and with others.
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90-minute informational meetings!
Come to one of our free 90-minute informational
meetings to learn more Click here to request time & place of these informational meetings
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Our Vision:
Thousands of people in recovery who are planting and
cultivating 12 Seeds relationship principles in their own lives, each then
influencing 30, 60 or 100 other people to do the same
– so that God is
honored, lives are transformed, and individuals, families, churches and society
are blessed.
The Need:
The 12 Seeds, when practiced, yield blessings for all. Unfortunately, these principles are often ignored and seldom taught today. Instead, society often promotes the opposites of these values, contributing to consequences such as addiction, family dysfunction, strife, job loss, divorce, suicide, community degradation and crime. The absence or weakness of even one of the 12 Seeds adversely affects individuals and groups; their growth blesses everyone involved.
A few facts about U.S. crime & addiction:
2,319,258 incarcerated in U.S. at start of 2008!
Over 750,000 released back into society yearly!
Recidivism (return to prison) rates are 40-70%!
High correlation between addiction & crime!
22.6 million with substance abuse or dependency problems!
Costs of incarceration over $50 billion yearly!
Incalculable additional costs to individuals & society!
Poor relationships contribute to all of the above!
We train and equip leaders in recovery ministries and caring churches …
Ministry staff and volunteers
- Leaders of support groups
- Pastors and lay leaders
- Teachers and discussion leaders
- Parents and grandparents
- Coaches and mentors
How we serve . . .
Leader-Mentor Workshops
These workshops are for leaders and mentors who are, or wish to, help people grow better relationships with God and with others. Introductory workshops present some basic concepts and a few ways to lead or facilitate life-changing 12 Seeds classes, discussions or mentoring in prison or addiction recovery work. Half-day and full-day workshops introduce additional concepts and provide actual practice in leading or mentoring. A high point of all 12 Seeds workshops is sharing ideas and experiences with others who are already using the 12 Seeds, as well as deepening one’s own understanding of the principles!
The 12 Seeds
Book
Together with the Bible, this is a basic
text for 12 Seeds training. Originally published in 2002, this revised and
expanded edition, entitled
12 Seeds for Successful
Relationships, is a concise guide to
building rich relationships at home, on the job and in the church. The book
explains the Biblical basis for each seed, how each helps fill a human need and
how each is part of a growing relationship with the Lord and with others.
Includes over 250 ways to grow the seeds in daily life. This book is now used in
a number of recovery ministries. For more about the 12 Seeds book,
click here.
The 12 Seeds
Bible Curriculum
This is a complete 18-unit course
designed for an entire year of study. The course includes a large teacher’s
manual, a student workbook, an illustrated allegory about the 12 Seeds, and the
12 Seeds book. Written by a professional Christian schoolteacher who also taught
it over an entire school year, it is now in use in a number of organizations.
For more about the Curriculum, click
here.
Supplemental
Training Tools
Currently we offer over 10 freely
downloadable supplemental training tools on our website, including an
introductory worksheet, a “Test Your Knowledge” quiz, the
Grow One
Personal Seedgrowing Guide, the 12-unit
Growing in Love
study sheet series, bookmarks and a
Leader-Mentor Guide. To see some of the tools, click
here.
Informational
Meetings
These 90-minute introductory meetings
give Leaders and Mentors an opportunity to learn more about training and
materials offered by 12 Seeds Academy. You'll meet our staff, see our materials,
and get an introduction to 12 Seeds concepts and how to share them with others.
To learn more about these meetings, and when and where they are being offered,
please send an email to: barb@12seeds.com
Some of the ministries where 12 Seeds training
and materials have been used . . .
Minnesota:
Construction Career Training Program (CCTP)
GMAE Prison Chaplains
Good News Jail & Prison Ministry
Healing House
IFI (Interchange Freedom Initiative)
Mentor Corps
Midwest Challenge
Network for Life in Transitions
New Hope Center (Metro Hope Ministries)
Prison Fellowship
R3 (Minnesota Christian Collaborative)
Salvation Army (Adult Recovery Center)
Shiloh Temple Prison Ministry
Stream of Life Ministries
Union Gospel Mission
Volunteers of America
Watchmen Ministries
Other States:
Angels Outreach (Chicago, IL)
Good News Jail & Prison Ministry (Mississippi, North Carolina, Wisconsin)
Helping Hands Jail & Prison Fellowship (Indiana)
IFI (Interchange Faith Initiative) (Arkansas)
Prison Fellowship (Virginia and West Virginia)
A few comments from people who have experienced 12 Seeds training:
"I've learned to change my attitude."
"I have learned how to act around my family and friends."
"The 12 Seeds are some of the best lessons I've ever heard."
"High take-home value."
"Simple, yet profound."
Imagine! People transformed from being burdens to others to being blessings to others!
Help Support 12
Seeds Academy!
Plant seeds that can yield multiplied blessings in many lives!
12 Seeds Academy is supported by donations to the 12 Seeds Foundation Fund, administered by Twin Cities Christian Foundation (formerly Kingdom Oil), a Christian community foundation affiliated with the National Christian Foundation (NCF). NCF was established in 1982 by Terry Parker, Larry Burkett and Ron Blue and is a member of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA).
Four ways to donate . . .
1. Click on the DONATE! button near top left of this page to make a tax-deductible online contribution. You'll go to a secure online donation page at Twin Cities Christian Foundation where you can donate using your credit card. NOTE: The credit card processing fees listed at the top of the online donation form are paid by the fund and are not charged to you. You will receive an email receipt for the total amount of your contribution.
2. Make a credit card donation by downloading our brochure which includes a form you can use to mail us your credit card information.
3. Send a check to 12 Seeds Foundation, 1515 East 66th St., Richfield, MN 55423.
4. Send a check made out to "12 Seeds Foundation" and send to Twin Cities Christian Foundation, 701 4th Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55416. Please put "Fund 365927" in the memo line on your check.
Thank you!