With 66% of church leaders citing mental health as their community’s fastest growing need1, a group of 16 Christian churches on the NSW Central Coast have joined together to offer A New Way to find freedom and healing from depression, anxiety, stress and fear.
A New Way is a completely free and flexible service for anyone who is searching for a way out of the pain of anxiety and stress. It is a spiritual process which involves healing through a journey of discovery and personal awareness, encounter of a spiritual nature, and a choice to reshape the way you think.
While the service is led by guided prayer consultants from the partner churches, participants on the program do not have to be people of faith or affiliated with any religious group. All that is required is an open mind to being supported through a journey of guided prayer.
As Craig Stephens, Co-ordinator of A New Way explains, “It is clear in our community that there is a growing level of anxiety, particularly as a result of the COVID pandemic. Many people have tried to find a pathway back to happiness with counsellors, medicine, herbal treatments and other professional techniques but often this is not enough. As a result, there are many people who have simply given up and have now accepted sadness, anxiety and stress as a normal part of their life.
“What we want to share is that no one should give up on a life of happiness and joy. With A New Way, there is a breakthrough solution that they have probably never tried before, a solution that has been proven to provide comprehensive and long lasting freedom from the mental pain.”
Participants on A New Way’s program have complete flexibility in how the process is shaped. Connections with a team member can take place over the phone, via Zoom or in a local café. The journey can be one session or many, depending on the individual preferences of the participant.
With 4.4 million people in Australia receiving mental health related prescriptions in 2019/202, the need for A New Way towards happiness and peace has never been more evident. Fortunately, the program is already achieving results.
As participant ‘Ben’ explains, ” For years I had struggled with the pain of a broken marriage, isolation and withdrawal from day to day life. I was lost, I felt helpless. I tried “A New Way” and I’ve connected with an incredible community, reconnected with my mother, I have full time work, and wake up each day with purpose, feeling healthier than I ever have. There is no looking back for me.”
Fellow participant ‘Sarah’ experienced similarly positive results. As she says, “I was shaking with fear on my hospital bed about to undergo radical surgery for cancer. Then I tried “A New Way”. Immediately my shaking stopped and I experienced a profound sense of security and love.”
Anyone living on the Central Coast can join A New Way’s program. It is completely free because the cost is covered by people who care.
“A New Way is a genuinely different alternative for mental healing,” explains Craig Stephens. “We’ve treated the mind with counselling, we’ve treated the body with drugs, but is the breakthrough for anxiety in the spiritual realm? There is no cost or risk in participating, so why not give it a go?”
For more information on A New Way, contact the team on 02 7227 7484 or visit their website at www.anewway.com.au.
1. https://www.aifc.com.au/equipped/?gclid=CjwKCAjwqvyFBhB7EiwAER786a3ZSLzG3Md9UpH5fpbmheS87pe8xuCupWIHKElWYJLW_vl_deIQxoCnmYQAvD_BwE
2. https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/mental-health-services/mental-health-services-in-australia/reportcontents/summary/prevalence-and-policies