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RESTORE US Wilderness
3 days / 2 nights. Bring the complete framework into outdoor living, practical skills, shared responsibilities, and meaningful reflection.
Discover the ExperienceNINE MODULES / ONE CONNECTED PURPOSE
Understanding
the whole person.
RESTORE US examines the connections between human functioning and everyday life, encouraging practical application, personal responsibility, and stewardship.
THE FRAMEWORK
Understand. Restore. Steward.
Mental, physical, emotional, relational, and spiritual experiences influence one another. The framework helps participants recognize these connections without unnecessary information overload.
Explore each module on its own or experience all nine as one connected program.
Open a module to explore its purpose, topics, and biblical foundations. These working outlines continue to develop.
RMODULE 01Roadmap+
Your Story. Your Testimony. God’s Presence Through It All.
Understanding how personal experiences shape our beliefs, behaviors, emotional responses, and spiritual understanding.
01 / Understanding Your Personal Roadmap
Experiences, relationships, decisions, and circumstances; what happened versus how we interpreted it; a continually developing story.
02 / The Development of Our Personal Story
Childhood environments, family dynamics, significant events, positive and negative experiences, identity, and self-perception.
03 / How Experiences Shape Psychological Patterns
Perception, learned behaviors, emotional responses, coping adaptations, and recurring behavioral and relational patterns.
04 / Understanding Your Testimony
Understanding the influence of experiences, moments of transformation, mistakes, suffering, victories, and lessons learned.
05 / Recognizing God’s Presence Throughout Our Story
God’s presence during suffering, restoration, sin, or separation; viewing our stories through faith rather than shame.
06 / Understanding Where We Are and Where We’re Going
Recognizing continuing patterns and lessons; deciding what to carry forward; our past influences but does not have to determine our future.
EMODULE 02Energy+
Biological and Lifestyle Influences on Emotional and Mental Functioning
Understanding the interconnected relationships among mental, emotional, physical, spiritual, and gut health.
01 / Introduction to Whole-Person Functioning
The body and mind as interconnected systems; relationships among biological, psychological, and spiritual functioning.
02 / Mental Health
Cognition, psychological functioning, stress responses, everyday experiences, and connections with physical and emotional health.
03 / Emotional Health
Emotions, emotional regulation, stress responses, and physical reactions.
04 / Physical Health
Nervous system functioning, physiological stress responses, physical conditions, and psychological influences on bodily responses.
05 / Gut Health
The gut-brain axis, communication between digestive and nervous systems, the microbiome, and psychological well-being.
06 / Spiritual Health
Faith, meaning, beliefs, suffering, spiritual practices, and whole-person health.
07 / Understanding the Connections
Bidirectional influences among all five dimensions; nutrition, hydration, sleep, sunlight, and movement; the RESTORE US interconnected health diagram.
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Understanding Our Circles of Influence, Connection, and Belonging
Understanding how relationships, environments, communities, and broader systems influence human development and functioning.
01 / Understanding Support Systems
Human connection; supportive and harmful influences; intentional and unintentional influences.
02 / Psychological Foundations
Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Systems Theory, environmental influences, attachment, relational development, and the original RESTORE US Circles of Influence model.
03 / Our Closest Relationships
Family, household, marriage, parenting, friendships, attachment, communication, emotional safety, and relational patterns.
04 / Our Immediate Environments
Home, workplaces, schools, daily surroundings, environmental stressors, and supports.
05 / Community and Social Connections
Churches, faith communities, organizations, social groups, belonging, isolation, and giving and receiving support.
06 / Broader Circles of Influence
Institutions, social systems, culture, media, technology, societal influences, and changing life circumstances.
07 / Understanding Our Role Within the Circles
How we influence one another; boundaries, responsibility, strengthening or harmful relationships, and God’s presence throughout the circles.
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Understanding the Inner World: Knowledge, Understanding, and Wisdom
Understanding how thoughts, beliefs, perceptions, words, and actions influence emotional and psychological functioning.
01 / Understanding Our Thought Processes
Information processing, cognition, perception, executive functioning, the prefrontal cortex, automatic thoughts, and learned beliefs.
02 / The Development of Beliefs
Experience, interpretation, internalized messages, self-talk, cognitive patterns, and their influence on emotions and behavior.
03 / Knowledge, Understanding, and Wisdom
Defining and connecting all three; truth at the intersection; the three-circle RESTORE US model.
04 / Discernment and Truth
Examining beliefs, assumptions, distorted thinking, critical reasoning, spiritual discernment, and biblical truth.
05 / The Continuing Thought Cycle
Experience, perception, beliefs, knowledge, understanding, wisdom, discernment, words, emotions, actions, and outcomes that influence future perceptions.
06 / The Power of Words
Speaking life or harm; self-talk, identity, messages spoken over children and families, communication, and emotional responses.
07 / Recognizing Fruit
Good and rotten fruit; behavioral patterns; identity versus actions; love, boundaries, and the outcomes of beliefs and choices.
Biblical foundations
Proverbs 2:6 · Proverbs 18:20–21 · Matthew 7:16–20 · Galatians 5:22–23 · Romans 12:2 · 2 Corinthians 10:5
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View educational diagram at full size ↗OMODULE 05Organized Chaos+
Your Life–Work Balance, Not Your Work–Life Balance
Understanding how to organize responsibilities around meaningful living, relationships, and God-given priorities.
01 / Understanding Organized Chaos
Order versus perfection, competing demands, busyness, overstimulation, and the illusion of control.
02 / Life–Work Balance
Work as a responsibility rather than an entire identity; family, relationships, and the unique roles we hold in others’ lives.
03 / Identifying Personal Priorities
What matters most; stated versus actual priorities; God, family, relationships, responsibilities, and well-being.
04 / Understanding Time and Attention
The 24-hour day; the illustrative eight hours each of sleep, work, and life; screen time, calendars, schedules, and ‘I don’t have time.’
05 / Stress, Burnout, and Overstimulation
Chronic stress, overcommitment, exhaustion, and unsustainable responsibilities.
06 / Boundaries and Personal Responsibility
Saying no, recognizing control, relinquishing unnecessary control, flexibility, rest, and relationships.
07 / Living Rather Than Postponing Life
Enjoying the present; not waiting until retirement; temporary sacrifices without permanent patterns; trusting God’s provision while exercising responsibility.
Biblical foundations
Psalm 90:12 · Matthew 6:21 · Matthew 6:25–34 · Luke 10:38–42 · Ecclesiastes 3:1 · Mark 8:36
RMODULE 06Rhythms+
The Daily Patterns That Shape Our Health
Understanding how everyday lifestyle practices influence mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual well-being.
01 / Understanding Daily Rhythms
Habits, repeated behaviors, consistency versus perfection, and sustainable routines.
02 / Nutrition and Digestion
Basic nutritional needs, digestion, absorption, whole-person functioning, food, energy, and mental functioning.
03 / Hydration
Water’s role in bodily functioning and physiological processes; recognizing daily habits.
04 / Movement and Physical Activity
Circulation, psychological functioning, strength, mobility, daily activity, and sustainable practices.
05 / Sleep and Rest
Neurological functioning, emotional regulation, circadian rhythms, recovery, and consistent sleep practices.
06 / Sunlight and Nature
Natural light, outdoor activity, time in nature, psychological well-being, and environmental influences.
07 / Abstaining From Harmful Habits
Unhealthy lifestyle patterns, substance use, habitual behaviors, and healthier alternatives.
08 / Spiritual Rhythms
Prayer, Scripture, fellowship, worship, intentional rest, and reflection.
09 / Building Sustainable Habits
Small changes, consistency over intensity, barriers, and adjusting through changing seasons.
Biblical foundations
1 Corinthians 6:19–20 · 1 Corinthians 10:31 · Daniel 1 · Galatians 6:9 · 3 John 1:2
EMODULE 07Exit+
Breaking Unhealthy Cycles: Exodus and the Manna Trap
Understanding how people become attached to unhealthy patterns, familiar circumstances, and external dependencies, and how they can begin moving toward freedom and personal responsibility.
01 / Understanding Exit
Unhealthy cycles, familiar patterns, comfort versus growth, and the discomfort of change.
02 / The Exodus Connection
Leaving Egypt; physical freedom versus continued thinking patterns; longing for the familiar, resistance to responsibility, and learning to live differently.
03 / Understanding the Manna Trap
God’s provision, dependence on immediate provision, externally supplied answers, avoiding responsibility, and familiarity as a barrier to growth.
04 / Psychological Patterns of Dependency
Avoidance, learned patterns, reinforcement, immediate relief, unhealthy coping, and resistance to change.
05 / Addiction Beyond Substances
Alcohol, drugs, technology, social media, work, productivity, compulsive behaviors, and emotional or relational dependencies.
06 / Breaking Generational and Behavioral Cycles
Learned family and relational patterns, repeated behaviors, responsibility, and choosing different responses.
07 / Conflict and Constructive Resolution
Difficult conversations, indirect confrontation, constructive communication, accountability, trust, and intimacy.
08 / Informed Autonomy and Personal Responsibility
Professional opinions, questions, information, informed consent, personal choice, identity beyond diagnoses, and understanding risks and benefits.
09 / Spiritual Freedom
Living in the world without being of it; bondage, idols, unhealthy attachments, and responsibility for freedom.
Biblical foundations
Exodus 16 · Exodus 32 · Numbers 11 · John 17:14–16 · Galatians 5:1 · 1 Corinthians 6:12 · Romans 12:2
UMODULE 08Under Construction+
Building on the Rock: Restoration Is a Lifelong Process
Understanding that healing, identity, forgiveness, resilience, and personal development are ongoing processes grounded in a firm spiritual foundation.
01 / Understanding Under Construction
Construction, maintenance, restoration, lifelong growth, and why unfinished does not mean unsuccessful.
02 / The Wise Man and the Foolish Man
Matthew 7:24–27; rock versus sand; storms come to both houses; hearing and practicing Christ’s teachings.
03 / Examining Our Foundation
Beliefs, identity, formative experiences, unstable foundations, and a foundation in Jesus Christ.
04 / Connecting Back to Roadmap
Our testimony and what we’ve built; past experiences, needed repairs, and a story still developing.
05 / Identity in Christ
Identity beyond circumstances, mistakes, and harm experienced; self-worth and spiritual identity.
06 / Understanding Healing
Emotional, psychological, relational, and spiritual restoration; healing is not always immediate or linear.
07 / Understanding Forgiveness
Meaning, emotional well-being, psychological research, forgiveness versus reconciliation or restored trust, guilt, and shame.
08 / Developing Resilience
Adversity, adaptation, setbacks, existing strengths, and continuing forward.
09 / Repairing Rather Than Demolishing
The house as a metaphor; damaged areas versus unstable foundations; recognizing mistakes without discarding growth; repairing and strengthening.
10 / Lifelong Personal Development
Learning, understanding, wisdom, discernment, foundational truths, and continuing restoration.
Biblical foundations
Matthew 7:24–27 · Philippians 1:6 · 2 Corinthians 5:17 · Romans 12:2 · Ephesians 4:22–24 · 2 Corinthians 3:18
Just because part of the house needs repairing doesn’t mean you bulldoze the whole thing. You go back to the foundation, examine what needs attention, and keep building.
SMODULE 09Stewardship+
Understanding Our Purpose, Embracing Our Calling, and Taking Responsibility for What God Has Entrusted to Us
Bringing together the entire RESTORE US framework through personal responsibility, meaning, purpose, spiritual calling, discernment, and faithful action.
01 / Understanding Stewardship
Personal responsibility, what has been entrusted to us, and stewardship beyond possessions or finances.
02 / Stewardship of the Whole Person
Physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health; relationships, support systems, time, energy, attention, gifts, abilities, and opportunities.
03 / Understanding Purpose and Meaning
The search for meaning, psychological functioning, adversity, responsibility, and direction beyond immediate circumstances.
04 / Viktor Frankl and Logotherapy
Frankl’s experiences, Man’s Search for Meaning, existential psychotherapy, logotherapy, meaning, responsibility, suffering, and resilience.
05 / Understanding God’s Calling
Individual gifts, roles within Christ’s body, abilities, experiences, discernment, and spiritual direction. Similar callings need not mean identical approaches.
06 / Biblical Examples of Calling
Paul’s transformation and perseverance; Jonah’s resistance and responsibility; different gifts and service.
07 / Comparison, Jealousy, and Imitation
Admiration becoming imitation, insecurity, inadequacy, comparing callings, and distraction from responsibility.
08 / Learning From Others Without Losing Our Purpose
Respect, specialized educators, discernment, collaboration, and providing resources rather than reproducing others’ work.
09 / Knowledge, Wisdom, and Discernment
Knowledge, understanding, wisdom, truth, responsibility, and connections to Thoughts.
10 / Moving From Understanding to Action
Recognizing responsibility and control, developing gifts, faithful action despite uncertainty, and serving without waiting for perfection.
11 / Stewardship as the Integration of RESTORE US
Stewarding our story, interconnected health, relationships, beliefs, time, habits, freedom from unhealthy patterns, and continuing growth; living purposefully with what God has entrusted to us.
Biblical foundations
1 Peter 4:10 · 1 Corinthians 12:4–27 · Romans 12:4–8 · Ephesians 2:10 · Luke 12:48 · Colossians 3:23 · Galatians 6:4–5 · Galatians 1:10 · John 21:20–22
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