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Melissa Affolter

Counselor, Director of Content & Green Team Coordinator

ABOUT

Melissa has served in counseling and women’s discipleship ministries for nearly twenty years. She holds a degree in History (Northern Africa and Reformation emphasis) from Judson College and previously worked as a teacher and curriculum writer. In 2011, Melissa completed her MA in Biblical Counseling and has received further training with the Global Trauma Recovery Institute and CCEF. She has been a guest contributor on the topic of abuse to PeaceWorks ministries and the ERLC.

Melissa facilitates the ReStoried women's support groups at Fieldstone and offers workshops and seminars related to trauma recovery and ministry burnout. Melissa’s desire to walk alongside those who are suffering or struggling has been an overflow of seeing God's rich grace of healing and restoration poured out in her own life over many years.

Melissa lives in Green, Ohio, where she spends her free time reading, writing, and enjoying her family and the friendships God has given her.

EDUCATION

B.A., History
M.A., Biblical Counseling

AREAS OF INTEREST

Abuse, trauma, church hurt, emotional and spiritual health

LOCATIONS

Green, Remote

FEATURED RESOURCES

Women in Ministry Cohort

January 16, 2023January 16, 2023

The Women in Ministry Cohort (WIMC) will provide a caring and supportive small group experience for women serving as ministry leaders

Creation Declares

September 2, 2022September 7, 2022

Retreating to Nature for Health and Healing

ReStoried Support Group

August 19, 2022September 7, 2022

A counseling support group for those who have experienced abuse and the impact of trauma

Presence, Power & Green Pastures

February 11, 2022February 15, 2022

The enemy’s presence is sinister and suffocating. But Jesus’ presence promises eternal fullness – abundance.

Thanks & Thanksgiving

November 22, 2021November 22, 2021

Our thankfulness must be rooted in the hope Jesus won for us at the cross, not in the status of our current circumstances. When we form our gratitude around the shape of eternity rather than the hardships and heartaches of today, we will see our thankfulness multiplied.

Reflections From the CCEF Conference

October 22, 2021October 22, 2021

Last week the Fieldstone team had the opportunity to join with hundreds of other counselors and ministry leaders in Greensboro, North Carolina for the annual CCEF conference. Fieldstone’s Executive Director, Jonathan Holmes, currently serves on the CCEF Board of Directors, and was featured as one the speakers at the conference.

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How to help during the rise of domestic abuse due to social isolation

April 16, 2020June 7, 2021

There’s a demographic in your church who are in really difficult situations and likely won’t speak up.

Emotions: An Invitation

April 16, 2020June 7, 2021

As a counselor, I see anxiety, sorrow and grief attached to many of the circumstances that bring people into my office—or currently, to my computer screen.