This workshop is meant to inspire, challenge, and encourage ministry leaders and coaches to pursue digging deeper within one’s own redemptive family story for the purpose of leaving their legacy to those they love. Furthermore, this workshop will aid participants in...
Biblical Counseling, Theological Foundations, and Pastoral Care
611 | Manifestations of the Supernatural in Session: Discernment and Resources for Assessment and Treatment
Sometimes things happen in a counseling session that cannot be explained in a secular manner. At these times, there is often a powerful sense that what is occurring is not of this world. In this workshop, participants will learn to identify when the supernatural has...
511 | Bondage Breaker: Identifying Spiritual Warfare’s Effect on the Christian’s Worldview and Mental Health
In the Christian worldview, only by divine revelation can believers in Christ understand the reality and coexistence of the natural world and the unseen spiritual realm that surrounds them. Both realities impact mental and emotional health. Ministry leaders and...
411 | Put Down Your Sword: Disarming Angry People
Many of the best minds in Christian counseling are attending to the critical issues of abuse and trauma. While that research flourishes, ministry leaders do not want to neglect the age-old human struggles, especially the problem of anger, which is a prominent...
311 | The Psychology of Divine Forgiveness within Clinical Practice
Forgiveness is a key concept in Christianity. Christian clients are often motivated to practice forgiveness because of their Christian faith. However, their understanding of divine forgiveness can also be a source of confusion. This presentation is aimed to clarify...
211 | Neuroscience, Theology, and the Achievement of Christlike Character
Why do so many Christian leaders and Christians who sit in pews Sunday after Sunday demonstrate so little of the character that set Christ apart from the spiritual leaders of His day? Dallas Willard maintains that the answer is to be found in the fact that the...
111 | Faith and Hope: Providing Pastoral Care and Counseling to Alleviate Stress and Anxiety
The Bible illustrates and addresses the nature of anxiety and the call to live godly lives of hope and faith. How, then, should Christians deal with stress and anxiety in their lives, and how can ministry leaders and coaches bring God’s healing word to the subject? In...