Abundant Life Academy is a powerful Christian boarding school
for troubled teens. However, we don’t just work with the
student, we work with the family. Our ministry is to restore,
rebuild, and to send out. The student comes in and we restore
them to Christ (actually, Jesus restores them to the Father
and we are just along for the ride), and then we restore them
to the family. The parents of ALA will be ministered too…
The ALA parent will be involved and a part of everything we
do.
The parents of Abundant Life Academy will go through the same
training as the students. Our hope is that the families of ALA
will take full advantage of all of our services and teachings.
All the major teachings and student workshops will be made available
to the ALA parents (via live web casts, Internet video streaming,
and downloadable videos). There is also a “Parent Manual”.
Our expectation is that the parents of ALA will grow just as
much, if not more, then their child.
The parent’s training starts out with the Student Manual.
We expect the parents to read and study the ALA Student Manual
and gain a working knowledge of our program. Then, with the
assistance of the Executive Directors, through the Parent Manual,
the parents will have their own assignments with expectations
of growth. The ALA Leadership Program is for everyone, including
the ALA student’s siblings.
Next comes the assessments. All ALA parents are expected to
participate by completing the Online Assessments. This is where
we begin developing our strategy to restoration. The assessment
process along with the “Discovery Report” will shed
some light on many subjects and set the parent free from the
shame and guilt.