WELCOME to our Chi Alpha-focused resources created by our “UmatterXA” Team and our partners at My Counselor Online (MCO) with the express aim of DEVELOPING HEALTHY LEADERS and SUSTAINING HEALTHY LEADERS… that means YOU and those you lead!
If you’re looking to find a quick link to a specific resource, we’ve got you covered. Just click on any of the TOPIC-BASED COURSES that address your current need or interest. We’ve also attached additional resources within each course created by our MCO & UmatterXA team members.
By creating your “User LogIn” we can help you keep track of your progress through each course, showing what you’ve completed. It’s our sincere desire to see every XA affiliate eventually complete all of our COURSES for Healthy Leaders.
Preventing Burnout
Life, Relationships & Ministry all have their elements of stress.(Tell me something I don’t know) However, when all 3 are at play, we need to have our guard up to stay clear of “burnout.” Identify the Signs, Learn about the Causes, and Discover How to Prevent or Treat the symptoms
Effective Interpersonal Communication
Just because you can preach, doesn’t mean you communicate well face-to-face with the people that matter. Herein lies a wealth of amazing insights on the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of our communication habits and how to get right on the inside, so what comes to the outside breeds life.
Healthy Relationships
This is a major module, with loads of relevant, eye-opening wisdom and insight covering 14 specific facets of creating healthy relationships in your own life and in those you serve.
Understanding Anxiety
To be honest, we all experience anxiety, but gaining insight into how it operates in us will provide you the strategies to live above any of its negative effects.
Understanding Depression
Feeling blue? A little bummed out? Down in the dumps? Or… Emotionally Comatose? Call it what you will… understanding the Biology, Symptoms, Causes & Treatments for Depression is a “MUST HAVE” Tool in your tool belt for campus ministry.
Healthy Self Care
What “good" is a “Good Shepherd” if he hasn’t been “good” to himself, and he ends up flat on his back, with the sheep running amuck? Self Care is vital, whether it be in discipleship, ministry in general, or your own personal well-being. Be good to yourself!
The Guide to Being a Chi Alpha CareGiver
“The Guide” walks through the purpose, aim, nature, and protocols, of HOW we intend our “XA CareGivers” to provide the kind of Pastoral Care and listening ear we desire to provide for our XA affiliates across the nation, ensuring that we deliver on being a safe and confidential contact point for when our XA people desire help in processing and sorting out the conflicts and unexpected conundrums of our lives in ministry. If you are interested in serving as a voluntary “XA CareGiver” in our Network, first complete all the “Topic Modules,” then complete “The Guide.” Completion of these courses makes one “able” to become an XA CareGiver, but does not make one “approved and appointed,” as that comes through Area Directors & DXAD’s.