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Nation's Largest Gathering of Christian Counselors Kicks Off in Nashville
Overall Counseling Numbers on the Rise
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Sep 25, 2003 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- The American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC), the nation's leading organization of Christian counselors and a division of Kingdom Ventures, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: KDMV), today kicked off their annual World Conference at the Opryland Hotel. More than 6,500 counselors are in attendance, representing an estimated 4,000 churches, counseling centers, sponsors, and Christian ministries from all 50 states and 25 foreign countries.


The theme of this year's convention is "Helping People Live the Life," with distinguished Christian speakers offering more than 125 workshops on subjects ranging from grief, crisis and suicide to legal and ethical issues faced by counselors in the fast-growing Christian counseling industry.


"Each year, numbers for this much-anticipated event steadily rise," said Gene Jackson, president and CEO of Kingdom Ventures. "It is truly inspiring to look at a crowd of Christian counselors this size, growing stronger every year, committed to more effectively offering the love of God and wise counsel to the many people who come to them for help, hope and direction. It's something Kingdom Ventures is proud to be a part of."


Overall employment of counselors is expected to grow faster than the average for all counseling-related occupations through 2010, according to the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics. Counselors in the United States held about 465,000 jobs in 2000, divided between education, rehabilitation, mental health, substance abuse, and family capacities. One decade ago, counselors held only 165,000 jobs throughout the nation -- and about 7 out of 10 were school counselors.


"The counseling world as a whole is rapidly changing and expanding, for many reasons," said Tim Clinton, President of the American Association of Christian Counselors. "On the whole, society is focusing more and more on mental well-being, such as controlling stress associated with career and family responsibilities. The counselors attending this conference are committed to being a critical resource for people in need, and this gathering allows the counselors themselves to be encouraged and equipped as demand for their services continues to grow."


The AACC conference, which this year boasts record attendance, runs through September 27. Award-winning Christian recording artists Sarah Groves, Selah, Kathy Triccoli and others will be on hand for motivation and inspiration.


The American Association of Christian Counselors exists to help professional, pastoral and lay caregivers provide effective Christ-centered soul-care for those seeking direction. It is the intention of the AACC to equip professional, pastoral and lay caregivers with biblical, theological and psychological truths that minister to the soul of a hurting person, helping them move to personal wholeness, interpersonal competence, mental stability and spiritual maturity. The AACC is a recently added member of the Kingdom Ventures group of companies.


Kingdom Ventures, Inc. (www.kdmvcorp.com ) is a diversified supplier of products and media to the Christian marketplace. Kingdom Ventures, Inc. serves the Christian marketplace by assisting Christians in personal, church, and ministry growth to demonstrate the Good News of God's Word as proclaimed in the Bible. The Kingdom Media Group includes, in addition to AACC, the nation's largest regional Christian newspaper chain Christian Times, Christian Speakers & Artists Agency, and e-commerce, e-community and Internet services, including popular Christian web portal iExalt.com (www.iexalt.com ) and iExaltMall (www.iexaltmall.com ). The Kingdom Products Group consists of Xtreme Notebooks (www.xtremenotebooks.com ) (personal computers), Kingdom Gifts (inspirational gifts), Sierra Candles, Yahwear Clothing (www.yahwear.com ), and Mr. Roy Productions (Christian apparel).


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SOURCE Kingdom Ventures, Inc.





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