Rising Above Ministries Slave Lake

05/28/2026

Everyone in and around Slave Lake is welcome to come to our grand opening next week.

Event Details

Date: Monday, June 1, 2026

Time: 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Location: 633 Main Street NE

Activities: Coffee, tea, and dessert will be served. Join us to celebrate the collective effort that brought this space to life.

The staff members and board members have been volunteering for over a year to bring this program to life, countless members of this community have selflessly donated to make this addiction treatment program possible and all of it is worth celebrating next week!

We hope to see you there, we hope you bring a friend, we hope this program blesses this community and helps many people.

See you there next week! 🙏😁

05/21/2026

**YOU ARE INVITED**

We are very happy and excited to announce our "Grand Opening" event for Rising Above Ministries Slave Lake at our new space.

There will be cake, coffee, tea and great conversation happening on Monday June 1st, 2026 from 3 - 7PM at our building which is located at 633 Main Street NE.

This event is to officially launch our addiction treatment day program in this great community of Slave Lake, anyone who would like to come by is welcome to attend.

See you all soon!

05/07/2026

*Exciting News*

We are officially launching our day program for Rising Above Ministries Slave Lake!

We will open our doors for Tuesday June 2nd/ 2026

For anyone interested in entering our six- month addiction treatment program we require;

- Seven days of detoxing/ sobriety
- Each participant must fill out the application and go through the intaking process which includes an interview and signing of a contract
- Each participant will need to find their own overnight accommodations as we do not have the sober living portion of our program available

To learn more about the day program and to fill out a contact form please go to our website:

https://www.risingabovesl.com/DayProgram

We also encourage anyone who is interested in the program and might have more questions about it to visit the FAQ (frequently asked questions) section, also found on our website:

https://www.risingabovesl.com/FAQforDayProgram

We are so excited to help the people of this community overcome addiction, break cycles of defeat and find hope beyond brokenness.

Stay tuned for more announcements soon!

04/29/2026

Are you where you want to be in life?

That can be a hard question to answer, but it is ok if the answer is no.

There is always room to improve and places for progress to be made in life for all of us.

Here at Rising Above Ministries Slave Lake one of the services we provide in our program is called Case Management, also referred to as Employment Readiness.

This is a process of helping people understand where they are at, figuring out where they want to go and more importantly, helping them develop the skills, mindset and resources for how they are going to get there.

We want each person who walks through our doors to be a completely different person at the end of six months when they walk out of them.

We know this is possible and we believe that if someone is willing to do the work and give their best efforts through our program, amazing transformation can take place.

To learn more and to sign up for our program please visit our website at:

https://www.risingabovesl.com

04/21/2026

We are a Christian treatment centre in Slave Lake, AB.

Our mission is to help people overcome addiction, break cycles of defeat and find hope beyond brokenness.

One of the many ways we help people do that is through our life skills classes.

This is a co-ed group education program that will cover a variety of topics that will help anyone learn the essential skills of life so that they can contribute more value and learn how to have a higher quality of life.

Some of the subjects that we are going to be teaching are:

- Anger
- Anxiety & Worry
- Attitudes
- Basics of Addiction
- Budgeting & Finance
- Depression
- Grief & Loss
- Healthy Relationships
- Leadership
- Shame & Guilt
- Trauma & Abuse

And so much more!

In order to join our day program, individuals (age 18+) will need to sign up and go through the intaking process to make sure the program and the participants are a good match.

We want to be clear that our goal is to help people overcome addiction but our program is open to anyone, regardless of race, gender, culture or addiction struggle. Even if you do not struggle with addiction but would like to get more out of life and learn how to deal better with some of the things listed above.

We are here to serve this community and we would love to help.

If you would like to learn more about our program, please visit our website: https://www.risingabovesl.com

Stay tuned for our official launch date coming soon!!

04/09/2026

"The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly." - John 10:10

There is no question that we are engaged in spiritual warfare while we are on this earth, some people have experienced it, some have not, but the bible tells us very clearly that:

"we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places." - Ephesians 6: 12

We are warned time and time again there there is in fact an enemy that exists to wreak havoc against us.

"Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour."
- 1 Peter 5:8

It can be a scary and unsettling thing to be subjected to this spiritual warfare, it can be daunting and discouraging to see the evil in this world or to have experienced it directly in this life.

Just as the bible warns us against this darkness and evil, it also offers hope and encouragement!

"But the Lord is faithful. He will establish you and guard you against the evil one." - 2 Thessalonians 3:3

There is an antithesis to this evil, there is a light to the darkness, there is an antidote to this brokenness and hopelessness and his name is Jesus Christ of Nazareth.

Here at Rising Above Ministries Slave Lake we have all experienced the incredible, majestic and matchless power of Jesus. We have seen the biblical principles and teachings change our lives. We have received the good news of the Gospel that has provided us an everlasting joy that this would could never steal.

We want to share these teachings and this good news with as many people as we can.

All though we are a Christian based organization, our program is open to all people, there is no requirement to adopt this faith or any prerequisite to have a particular world view. We welcome adults of all backgrounds to join our program.

We know that Jesus has changed our lives and if he has for us, we know he can for you as well.

Please check out our website to learn more and if your interested in signing up for our day program please contact us through Facebook or through our email: Info@risingabovesl.com

https://www.risingabovesl.com

04/02/2026

We have great news!

We are just about to open the doors to our new facility and start our day program.

Right now, we are trying to see who is interested in our program, we would like for those who are interested to please reach out and let us know they would like to be apart of our program.

Here is what our program entails.

We are a Christian based treatment center here in Slave Lake. We offer a six-month treatment program, and our mission is to help people overcome addiction, break cycles of defeat and find hope beyond brokenness.

We are offering:

Life Skills: A co-ed group glass that focuses on various topics of education that will help individuals gain the skills that are needed to be effective and successful in life.

Case Management: A tailored approach to helping participants set and achieve their goals in all areas of life.

Inner Healing: a one-on-one pastoral counselling method that will help people find and heal the root cause of their addictions/ destructive behaviours so they can be set free and begin a whole new life.

Participants who sign up for our program will be agreeing to live a sober life while they are involved in our program and hopefully far beyond that. people will sign up for the full six months and will be agreeing to participate in the life skills, case management and inner healing.

If this is something you or someone you know may be interested in, please reach out or have them reach out to us through a DM on Facebook or through our email: info@risingabovesl.com.

We will have our official intake forms available soon to send them out to all interested individuals.

We look forward to serving and helping transform many lives in this community!

Please feel free to visit our website to learn more about what is involved and who we are.

Rising Above Slave Lake - Welcome

03/26/2026

The path of recovery is a very hard journey, it may very well be the hardest thing that someone does in their entire life.

Here at Rising Above Ministries Slave Lake, we use a lot of different methods to help us achieve our mission of helping people overcome addiction, break cycles of defeat and find hope beyond brokenness.

We believe in and support the use of the twelve steps that are used in both AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) and NA (Narcotics Anonymous).

1) We admitted that we were powerless over our addiction, that our lives had become unmanageable.

2)We came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.

3)We made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.

4)We made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.

5)We admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.

6)We were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.

7)We humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.

8)We made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all.

9)We made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.

10)We continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.

11)We sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.

12)Having had a spiritual awakening as a result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to addicts, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.

Even If you don't struggle with addiction, implementing these steps and working through them will absolutely have a positive impact on anyones life.

If you are struggling with addiction, going through these steps and immersing yourself in a recovery community could literally save your life.

As we get closer to opening our day program we just want to remind everyone that we exist to compliment and not compete with other mental health and addiction resources in this community.

We believe the more resources and healthy therapeutic outlets someone has available, the better off they will be and the higher the chance of someone being able to get and stay sober.

We encourage our participants to use any and all resources that are available to them, especially the local NA & AA programs.

We represent one option of recovery, not the only option. A community that works together, is much stronger and effective to helping each other thrive and helping those that are struggling with addiction to truly recover and get their life back on track.

We look forward to opening our doors and serving this great community soon!

If you would like to learn more or find out how you can support us, please visit our website at:

https://www.risingabovesl.com

03/19/2026

Addiction is not the problem, it is the attempted solution to the problem.

The problem is unresolved trauma.

Trauma is a complex issue that can happen in many ways, most people are dealing with some level of unresolved trauma and it is having a negative effect on life in some way.

Many people turn to a type of addiction to help cope with the internal pain and struggles that come from unresolved trauma, the addiction can help sooth the pain and create temporary relief but it will never help a person truly heal.

Gabor Mate said that there are two types of trauma that can take place.

1) Things that happen that should not (T)
2) Things that don't happen that should (t)

This could also be known as big "T" Trauma or small "t" trauma.

Some examples of big "T" Trauma are:
• Physical abuse
• Sexual abuse
• Emotional abuse
• Verbal humiliation
• Exposure to violence
• Spiritual manipulation
• Bullying

Some examples of small "t" trauma are:
• Lack of affection
• Lack of protection
• Lack of affirmation
• Emotional neglect
• Absence of a parent
• Lack of safe attachment

We all have essential core needs:
1. Safety
2. Love and affection
3. Protection
4. Value and affirmation
5. Belonging
6. Guidance
7. Consistency

When these needs don't get met, it could lead to small "t" trauma and can end up having a very negative effect on our wellbeing later on in life even if it didn't seem like a big deal at the time or pails in comparison to some of the major big "T" Trauma that we see others experience.

When trauma occurs in our life, the enemy will insert lies into our hearts and minds that will cause us to believe things about ourselves that are very destructive and harmful and keep us trapped in vicious cycles of defeat.

This is where Rising Above Ministries Slave Lake comes in.

We are a Christian organization and we are opening up a six month day program in Slave Lake AB, that focuses on helping people overcome addiction, break free from cycles of defeat and find hope beyond brokenness.

We will be offering:
- Life Skills
- Case Management
- Inner Healing

all designed to help people understand and truly heal from the various forms of trauma that they experienced in life.

If you are interested in supporting our mission and helping loved ones and members of this community get and stay sober we encourage you to reach out.

We are in need of funding, volunteers, supplies, board members and prayer.

If you feel called to help out in some way please contact us via a DM or you can email us at info@risingabovesl.com.

If you would like to learn more about who we are and what we do or if you would like to donate to our ministry, please visit our website.

https://www.risingabovesl.com/qry/page.taf?id=14

We would like to thank everyone who has supported us so far and we look forward to sharing many testimonials and success stories with you soon!