Now you’re talking! We would love every existing Sozo church to be able to offer Sozo for Couples/ Relational Sozo alongside their current Sozo ministry, and of course we’d love every church that doesn’t have a Sozo team to have one!
We see Training, Activation and Accreditation as being distinct, with Training being open to all, but actually leading sessions, Activation, is only for released Sozo Firsts. To be fully Accredited and listed on this website a further step of being mentored and observed is in place. So, if you’d like us to visit your church for a Sozo for Couples information and training event, which could include a live demonstration we’d be happy to…contact us by email and we’ll be in touch to organise the details.
We have training videos available to buy in the shop, but this doesn’t replace the need for live training but can be a great supplement/ reminder alongside.
If, on the other hand, you’ve already decided that you’d like to incorporate Sozo for Couples/ Relational Sozo into your existing Sozo ministry your team will need Training, again, contact us by email.
The Process
Both your church leadership and your Sozo team leader should support the introduction of Sozo for Couples ministry as an extra offering within your church. To be released to minister Sozo for Couples you will need to be part of a Sozo team and have attended both the Basic and Advanced Sozo training, been released by your Sozo Facilitator to do Sozos and attended a Sozo for Couples training.
If you are married we would expect you to have your own Couple’s Sozo. We would hope that as one element of being ‘happily’ married a Sozo practitioner’s spouse would be prepared to receive and participate in a Couple’s Sozo if, by so doing, it releases that Sozoer into Sozo for Couple’s ministry. In essence, it seems to us honouring that a couple should be ministered to by someone who themselves has received ministry, whenever this is possible. It will be at the discretion of your team leader whether those who have been married should minister Sozo for Couples or continue into our accreditation programme. We regret that those who have not been married will not be accepted for Accreditation.
Wherever possible those who intend to be Seconds should also have their own Couples’ Sozo.