History of Founders

Drs. Frans and Sariet Nortje are involved in counseling for 16 years. They are married for 25 years in 2010 and have two sons, Francois 23 and Louis 20. They obtained several counselling qualifications  and acquired an international Bachellor degree in counselling . Dr. Frans holds a Masters degree in counselling (M. Coun). Drs. Frans and Sariet earned a Honorary Doctorate (D.Div)  for the pioneering work in developing new counseling approaches in the counseling field and  the introduction of Deep Emotional Therapy (DET), the establishment of TCN's counseling practice and training facility as well as the compilation of 25+ complete manuals for training purposes.

Activities involved

Today they are in full-time ministry where they do counseling, courses and seminars as well as workshops. They are ordained as Pastors  by CFM (A registered denomination in South Africa). Drs. Frans and Sariet are registered marriage officers. They have a counselling practice and counsellor network, viz. Turningpoint Counselling Network (TCN) was established and registered with the Directorate of Non-profit organizations. Reg. number from 022 to 517-NPO. TCN is managed by Board members with Dr. Frans the Chief Executive and Dr. Sariet the Registrar. There are currently qualified fulltime and part-time counsellors in the network and they are ready to address the emotional distress of the needy .

Vision

Their vision is to establish KBN/TCN Counselling offices and a Counselling University in South Africa and Namibia to educate the called and serve those in need for professional pastoral counselling at Turningpoint Counsellors. The Network will serve to heal the broken hearted and set the captives free according Luke 4:18-19, in Christ, the healer. All Christian populations worldwide will benifit with this new revolutionary counselling and deliverance approach.

Dependency Declaration

Jesus, it is our privilege to be Your hands, feet and mouth on earth, we subject ourselves to You. Your children, frans and sariet nortje. In the service of the King!

Geskiedenis van Stigters

Drs. Frans en Sariet Nortje is betrokke by berading vir 16 jaar. Hulle is 25 jaar getroud en het twee seuns, Francois 23 en Louis 20. Hulle het verskeie beradings-kwalifikasies verwerf, onder andere ‘n internasionale B. graad  in berading. Dr. Frans het ‘n Meesters graad in berading verwerf (M.Coun). Drs. Frans en Sariet het afsonderlik 'n Ere Doktorsgraad (D.Div)  verwerf vir die baanbrekerswerk wat hulle in die Christelike beradingsveld gedoen het en vir die voorstelling van 'n nuwe beradingsbenadering (Diep Emosionele Terapie) asook die stigting van KBN se beradingpraktyk en opleidingfasiliteit en vir die samestelling van 25+ volledige handleidings vir opleidingsdoeleindes.

Aktiwiteite betrokke

Tans staan hulle voltyds in die bediening waar hulle berading doen, kursusse en seminare sowel as werkswinkels aanbied. Hulle is as Pastors georden deur CFM (‘n Geregistreerde Kerkgenootskap in Suid Afrika) Drs. Frans en Sariet is geregistreerde huweliksbevestigers. Hulle het ʼn Beradingspraktyk en beraders-netwerk, nl. Keerpunt Bediening Netwerk, op die been gebring en geregistreer by die Direktoraat Nie-winsgewende organisasies. Reg. nommer 022-517-NPO. KBN word bestuur deur Direksielede met Dr. Frans as Uitvoerende Hoof en Dr. Sariet as Registrateur. Daar is tans gekwalifiseerde voltydse sowel as deeltydse beraders in die netwerk en hulle staan gereed om die emosionele nood van behoeftiges aan te spreek.

Toekomsvisie

Hulle toekomsvisie is om  KBN Beradinkantore en 'n Berading-Universiteit in Suid Afrika en Namibië te kan oprig sodat behoeftiges in elke deel van ons land by Keerpunt Beraders kan aanklop vir hulp en bystand. Die Netwerk sal dien om gebrokenes in vryheid weg te stuur en om kursusse, seminare en werkswinkels landwyd aan te bied. Die res van die wereldpopulasies word geteiken om hierdie nuwe beradingsbenadering toe te pas en, volg Luk 4:18-19, die gevangenes vry te laat en die gebrokenes van hart te genees in Jesus die geneesheer.

Afhanklikheid Deklarasie

Jesus, dit is vir ons ‘n voorreg om U hande, voete en mond te wees op aarde, ons onderwerp onsself aan U. U kinders, frans en sariet nortje. In diens van die KONING!