Help for Christian Men
“Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke?” Isaiah 58:6 [flashvideo file=wp-content/uploads/2009/09/change.flv /] Converted to Flash by X2X Free Flash Converter Changing Men, Changing Lives (CMCL), is a 27-week program designed to help men develop God's plan for intimacy, partnership and unity with women. It is predicated on the principles of safety for women, accountability for men and real opportunities for change. Participants are required to make a commitment to be nonviolent in order to attend. CMCL works in collaboration ...
About Us
Ty Schroyer and Barbara Jones-Schroyer have been working in the field of domestic violence since the late '80's as facilitators of the Duluth Domestic Abuse Intervention Program’s (DAIP) men’s nonviolence classes. Since 2004 they have been teaching a class for Christian men who are abusive (see below). They also provide trainings internationally for the DAIP’s National Training Project, teaching the Duluth Model for responding to violence against women. In 2004, Barbara and Ty collaborated with the DAIP to create a culturally specific class for Christian men who are abusive. Out of a grant provided by the DAIP, they wrote a faith ...
Information and Resources
National Domestic Violence Hotline: www.thehotline.org Peace And Safety In The Christian Home: www.peaceandsafety.com Faith Trust Institute: www.faithtrustinstitute.org Religion And Violence eLearning: www.theraveproject.org Battered Women's Justice Project: www.bwjp.org Domestic Abuse Intervention Programs: www.theduluthmodel.org Christians For Biblical Equality: www.cbeinternational.org The Mordecai Project: www.themordecaiproject.org Not Under Bondage: www.notunderbondage.com
About Domestic Violence
Most people know that domestic violence is a violent act against a family member or a current or former intimate partner. In the United States, domestic violence is a legal term that denotes a crime that can lead to arrest and prosecution. However, the term domestic violence doesn’t fully describe what many women experience from either their husband or boyfriend. The word battering has been used to describe the abuse and physical violence used with the specific intent to control an intimate partner’s thoughts, feelings and actions. Unlike the term domestic violence which ...
Domestic Violence and Christianity
There is Hope! Listen in Espanol and EnglishNicole Mullen is one of our favorite singers. Here she is signing aand singing in...
The Journey of Change-What it Looks Like
Walking out the 5 “Rs” By Barbara Jones-Schroyer and Ty Schroyer, (Adapted ...
Are You Being Abused?
The following checklist is from the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence: “Look...
Forgiveness and Trust
Does Forgiveness = Trust? By Barbara Jones-Schroyer It is important for us to understand...
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Men's Nonviolence Classes
The Duluth, MN ClassThe Duluth, MN class meets at the Vineyard Church, 1533 West Arrowhead Rd, Duluth, MN 55811. Click on the link to get a Google map. For Men Interested In Enrolling in Changing Men, Changing Lives in Duluth: Call: (218) 722-2781, Domestic Abuse Intervention Programs Or go to: Go to: http://www.theduluthmodel.org/mensprogramtimes Read More →
The Importance of Culturally Specific Classes
Why a Faith Based Class? By Ty Schroyer, (Adapted from “Changing Men, Changing Lives, A Supplement To Creating A Process of Change For Men Who Batter: The Duluth Curriculum”, Copyright © 2007). During my 16 years coordinating the Men’s Nonviolence Program at the Domestic Abuse Intervention Project (DAIP), we recognized the value in... [Read more of this review]
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