Our Mission
To create a safe, engaging and compassionate space for all people to become present, learn practical empowering keys and principles that can change lives, and to experience Truth, clarity and the Presence of Peace in unresolved situations.
This is offered through:
• Life Changing Seminars and Empowering Life Courses
• Insightful and restorative Inner Freedom Ministry and Meditations
• Educational material sharing true stories of transformation and keys to life.
We invite the Holy Spirit, who is Unconditional Love and Wonderful Counsellor, to guide all we do.
Our Team
Collectively, the team as facilitators, have over 30 years experience assisted people to experience the very Presence of the One who brings Truth, healing and freedom. As we meet people from all backgrounds, we invite them to allow the Wonderful Counsellor to guide every aspect of the encountering experience As facilitators, we invite people to listen to what is revealed and then listen to their Creator's perspective. Many experience a whole new life giving perspective, a Presence, Light or life changing images, but as a result of their encounter, their negative feelings and beliefs dissolve leaving peace, comfort, freedom lightness and feeling safe, not alone! Read the feedback over the years on Inspiring Feedback on this website.
The team create a safe and compassionate space for others from their own experience of healing and restoration as they know and understand the fragile journey to wholeness.
As many of the team reflect back over their lives they are profoundly grateful for the wonderful changes that have occurred not only in their lives but also in the lives of their families and many of those they encounter. The team freely share their talent, time, knowledge and experience to now make a difference in other people lives.
Knowledge in this ministry has been gained from the many courses attended on the subject of healing and transformation as well as through the experience of assisting others over the years.
The teams experience in other fields include: presenting and writing seminars, personnel consultancy, social work, human resource management, music, accounting, administration, engineering, as well as raising their families. Other people assist our work, behind the scene, with accounting, production of written material, website development as well as prayer support from our Intercessory groups.
Since 1999, Helen Alcock, a founding member and CEO of Agape Encounter, has presented seminars with the generous, dedicated team. Helen has trained, mentored and ministered to thousands whom have crossed her path since 1987. She has written a book called Peace Presence Power which includes 42 of the 70 booklets she has produced, material from which has been presented live at seminars over the years. The book and booklets give practical tools that have changed her life and can change other people's lives when applied, with supportive, inspirational true stories as examples. on this website.
Helen
I am filled with gratitude beyond words, for the all the people whose lives have been transformed by experiencing the Truth. CEO
Michael
I have been healed of many things by the Holy Spirit and experience greater freedom and now hope to reach many others. Assistant CEO
Trish
Agape has changed my life and my relationships and now I have peace in my life at last. It's an ongoing journey always seeking truth and life. Team Member
Linda
Agape was a sanctuary for me. To know of unconditional love through experience, and not just knowledge of the mind, is a gift. Linda was a team member for many years and continues in other areas using her gifts and talents.
History
In January 1999, a group of dedicated Christians, who had been involved in the Healing Ministry for many years, spent 6 months in discerning the direction they should take. During this time they continued to respond to the call of assisting people experience true freedom (Isaiah 61). Many people were not only seeking their assistance but experiencing mental, emotional and even physical release in the unresolved areas that were troubling them, leaving them in a place of peace. They no longer felt alone.
It was then agreed upon to form a not for profit, charitable organisation. The name Agape Encounter was chosen as agape is a Greek word meaning unconditional love. This was appropriate as the team were witnessing people, from all backgrounds, being transformed as they encountered the very presence of Unconditional Love and Truth.
The word 'encounter' means 'to meet or find oneself faced with; sudden or unexpected.' In these healing encounters people were enabled to face and become aware of what prevented them from being free, and then invited to listen to their Creator perspective. As a result, and often unexpectedly, people discovered that the pain, trauma and lies from the past and in present day situations were released and replaced by Peace. In many cases the associated negative habits and patterns also dissolved.
In November 1999, the team conducted the first Healing Encounter Weekend. There were other such weekends conducted over the years to follow. Many people were visibly touched by the power of God's healing love and truth.
An afternoon for teaching practical tools for living as well as offering opportunities for healing was also established in 1999. This was to develop into monthly Seminars.
In 2000 the team conducted a 'Facilitator's Training Seminar' so people could be equipped and empowered to assist others as facilitators.
In 2001 the team registered the name 'Agape Encounter' as a not for profit charitable organisation.
In 2002 the team was asked to conduct an 'Advanced Training Seminar for Facilitators' in Tasmania. Many who have attended these and other courses have discovered how easily the Divine Counsellor reveals and heals situations and memories that have been causing pain, no matter how difficult.
In 2003 the team began to conduct regular Inner Freedom Seminars. These Seminars focus on teaching people how to encounter Truth and real freedom in any unresolved situations. The guided meditations that follow allow people time to experience what they have felt and believed in any unresolved situation that surfaces under the guidance of the Divine Counsellor, the Spirit of Truth, and then to experience his freeing Truth and Presence. The results can be life changing as the team and now thousands of people have experienced. See Inspiring Feedback on this website.
The team has also been presenting Seminars on many subjects relevant to every day living. Proven practical tools and principles that have changed lives are shared through true stories. There are also guided meditations which enable people to become aware of how the topic relates to their life, with many people experiencing release and healing leaving them with a greater sense of freedom and empowerment.
The written feedback from those attending these seminars is on this website on Inspiring Feedback. Many people, as you will read, have amazing breakthroughs and experience transformation, all within a three hour seminar!
In 2005, the team developed a television series, called 'The Way to Freedom' in which Helen Alcock interviewed people who shared their life changing experiences. It was presented on Channel 31 in August 2006. The purpose of this series was to bring hope and awareness to the larger community that healing and freedom from past hurts, traumas and painful memories is possible for everyone.
Booklets, CDs and DVDs on various subjects are available on this website from the seminars presented. This information can equip, encourage, free and empower all people when applied. There is also training courses on both Facilitator and Advanced Facilitator's Guidelines available on DVDs and in booklet form.
Helen Alcock published a book called Peace, Presence, Power. The book includes material from over 42 seminars from the 30+ years Helen has devoted to this ministry of transformation.