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Thank you for your interest in offering a Moving On After Moving In group for women who are new to your community!

A Moving On After Moving In Bible study is an excellent way to reach out to women experiencing the loss and loneliness of a move. They are eager to make friends and to be connected within a church like yours. During a move emotions are raw and hearts are inclined to the Lord more than ever as women seek direction in their new community.

Moving On After Moving In is a Bible study that addresses a woman’s emotional struggles and the opportunities for spiritual growth as she starts over in a new community. It is based upon the book, After the Boxes are Unpacked, by the President of Just Moved Ministry, Susan Miller. A seasoned mover and popular speaker, Susan shares the biblical principles she learned as a result of her 14 moves. The study is designed for 13 sessions, but can be adapted to suit your needs.

The study takes women through the important stages necessary for a successful move: letting go of the past, starting over in a new community, and moving ahead with a new life. Not only does the study prepare, encourage, and equip a woman for the emotional and spiritual strain of such a major life change, it provides a wonderful way for women to make the friends and community connections they long for. Upon completion of the class, many women go on to serve in other capacities within the church.

Since 1995 this Bible study has been offered wherever women find themselves brand new and starting over: churches, military installations, homes, seminaries, missionary organizations, and corporate settings around the world.

The study is available in two formats.

1.   The DVD Teaching Series can be viewed by members of the group and requires only a facilitator and a DVD player. In this format the women will watch Susan Miller as she leads a group through the Moving On After Moving In study. A Facilitator’s Guide is included to help the Facilitator lead the discussion following each viewing.

2.   The second format is the Class in a Box. It contains everything you need to offer a Moving On After Moving In study, including a Leader’s Manual, books, and Newcomer Workbooks. The Leader’s Manual provides a Group Leader with weekly lesson plans, chapter objectives, icebreakers, ideas for getting the women to share, visual aid suggestions, scripture references, and prayers.

For each format it is highly recommended that each group member has a copy of After the Boxes are Unpacked and a Newcomer’s Workbook that accompany the study, enrich the experience of each woman, and facilitate spiritual and emotional growth. (When you order After the Boxes are Unpacked for your group members from Just Moved, you receive a discount on the book and you support the ongoing efforts of the ministry to direct women to Jesus Christ as they experience a challenging time in their lives.)

A Moving On After Moving In leader or facilitator that registers her group with Just Moved Ministry is offered one-on-one guidance, teaching tools and ideas, a quarterly Leader’s Connection Newsletter, and promotion of her class on the Just Moved Ministry website. Posters and brochures for you to customize and publicize your study are available for purchase.

For more information, please call Just Moved Ministry at 480.991.5268, Monday – Thursday, 9am to 4pm, MST.

Click here to order a “Class in a Box”. Everything you need to offer a Moving On After Moving In study.

Click here to order the DVD Teaching Series. A simple way to offer the Moving On After Moving In study and a valuable resource in any church or military chapel library.
Read what people are saying about a Moving On After Moving In group…

Dr. Dennis Rainey
President, FamilyLife

Just Moved Ministry picks up where the moving van drops off. Through their Moving On classes, marriages are strengthened during the stress of relocation, parents are equipped to help their children cope with a move, and women are given biblical principles and encouragement.
Dr. John Trent
Author: Encouraging Words 
President of StrongFamilies.com
Susan is doing a tremendous job of helping women deal with the trauma of transition. Her material can help anyone who wants to move ahead in a healthy way after they have experienced a move or major adjustment. I highly recommend her workshops and materials.

Barbara Johnson
Author: Stick a Geranium in Your Hat and Be Happy

Susan Miller’s After the Boxes Are Unpacked, is a handbook of suggestions and encouragement, not just to those who are moving, but to all of us. This book will enrich lots of folks who have felt pangs of grief over our losses because it teaches us how to survive our losses. I LOVED IT!

Keith Carlson 
Pastor, Adult Ministries
Johnston Evangelical Free Church
Johnston, Iowa

Thank you for your ministry. I have personally met some of the ladies from our community who have come here to attend the Newcomer’s study and I want you to know that it is working, and working well.  I was so impressed when I saw the number of ladies who attended, all who were brand new visitors to our church. This is very exciting to watch. Who knows what God may do through all whose lives are being touched.

Aileen Ostendorff
Family Life Ministries
Little Rock, Arkansas

Your ministry has had such a huge impact here at Family Life as we use Susan’s book with every new gal who comes. 

Dianne Christensen
Director of Women’s Ministry
Hoffmantown Church, Albuquerque, NM

I deal with many organizations in my ministry here and Just Moved reflects excellence and encouragement. Your staff reflects Christ’s character and my dealings with them have been affirming that this ministry direction is of the Lord’s leading. Thank you!