Restoring Hope Ministries
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Helping Churches Care for Hurting People

Churches are often the first place people turn when life becomes painful. Restoring Hope Ministries partners with churches to provide biblical counseling support, consultation, referral pathways, training, and care structures that help congregations shepherd people wisely.

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How RHM Supports Churches

Referring church members for biblical counseling
Building a care pathway
Training lay leaders
Supporting pastors in complex care situations
Developing biblical counseling ministries
Providing supervision and consultation
Helping churches think through care, confidentiality, ethics, and documentation

Why Churches Need a Care Pathway

Many churches want to care well but lack a clear process. Without a pathway, needs can fall through the cracks, pastors can become overwhelmed, and hurting members may not know where to go.

A care pathway helps clarify:

Who receives requests
How needs are triaged
When pastoral care is enough
When biblical counseling is needed
When referral is necessary
How confidentiality is handled
How follow-up happens

Partner With RHM

RHM can help churches strengthen their care systems without replacing the role of the local church. Our desire is to support pastors and churches as they shepherd faithfully.

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Care That Is Measured — Because People Are What Matter

Restoring Hope Ministries tracks the well-being of every participant in our clinical and faith-based services using empirically validated screeners, clinical interviews, behavioral analysis, and self-report — so we can honestly see whether the people we serve are getting better.

This rigor reflects the training of our founder, Dr. Jeffrey Gross, who earned an M.S. in Clinical Psychology from the Wisconsin School of Professional Psychology and is continuing his Psy.D. studies in Clinical Psychology, with completion anticipated in 2028. His Th.D. in Theology and Ph.D. in Christian Counseling complement that clinical education with theological preparation for Christ-centered soul care.

At Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin, he served as a Student Psychologist and later Chief Student Psychologist, supporting veterans and first responders with traumatic brain injuries through the BRAVE program. His work included assessment, individualized treatment planning, multidisciplinary rehabilitation, psychoeducational and process-oriented groups, and peer supervision. His experience also includes supervised psychological testing of clergy at Milwaukee Psychotherapy Collaborative, recovery-focused group development at The Manor by Windrose, and case management and peer-support supervision at Biehl Bridges to Recovery.

Continuing education in assessment, trauma, neurobehavioral conditions, supervision, ethics, and risk management further informs this approach. Together, these experiences help shape RHM’s commitment to careful assessment, responsible documentation, collaborative care, and attention to each person’s spiritual, relational, emotional, and practical needs. His clinical psychology doctorate remains in progress; this background does not replace the qualifications or licensure required for regulated clinical services.

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