Speak The Truth

This episode was from last year(EP.29); hosts, Michael & Shauna, have a special guest Pastor, Andy Swart discussing; launching a biblical counseling ministry within his established church. Intentionally raising up lay leaders who love people and know God's Word to do the work of the ministry within their own body - cultivating Saints for Soul Care - the purpose of "one-anothering" in the local...

Episode Notes: Trey gives his perspective on the statement, #BlackLivesMatter  #BlackLivesMatter was the first organization to speak up about how they felt about the mistreatment of people of color - the church didn't step up and say something needs to be done. The evangelical church didn't step up and speak out against these injustices I am for the statement, but I don't support the mission or va...

Episode Notes: Over 80% of churches are homogenous churches; White churches, Black churches, Hispanic churches, Asian churches, etc. Protesting without deconstructing doesn't tare down the walls of systemic racism We need to research what is system racism or institutional racism and find ways to deconstruct it in our spheres of influence. Be intentional in cultivating relationships with those who...

A Few Points: There isn’t really anything available that speaks directly to laypeople, church leaders who could use it as a resource., user friendly, helpful as soon as you pick it up. Using this book for leadership development would be extremely useful. Fieldstone grew outside of the church. Pastors move from scripture to life and counselors are trying to move from life to scripture. - For pastor...

Greg Wilson discusses the nature and scope of “Domestic Violence”, defined and explained. The church hasn’t done well in this category of ministry. Desecrating the image of God in another person. Where man has perverted the dominion that God gave man to rule and subdue the earth, but in man’s sinful state, he corruptly exerts power through violence.  Definition: the desecration of the image of God...

Show Notes: “Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose trust is the Lord. He is like a tree planted by the water, that sends out its roots by the stream, and does not fear when heat comes, for its leaves remain green, and is not anxious in the year of drought, for it does not cease to bear fruit.” Jeremiah 17:7-8 The Heart of the Matter (Put On) Series is intended for use upon thoroughly wo...

Episode Summary: Curtis takes time to Demystify PTSD by removing the D out of it. It’s not an abnormal reaction to normal life, but it’s really a normal response to really extreme and difficult circumstances. PTSD is severely misunderstood, and in this episode, Curtis offers a robust understanding of the nature and scope of PTSD.  Episode Notes: How do we demystify PTSD? With the Counselee, helpin...

Episode Notes Answers to Shauna's questions of who'd we like to sit down with over a cup of coffee Mike - Jeff Durbin Shauna - John Piper / Ben Shapiro Jeremy - James K. A. Smith / Jordan Peterson Topics & Questions Answered Grief?  grieving the loss of a child or a child losing a parent Books on grief & loss  Bob Kellemen - God's healing for life's losses: to find hope when you're hurting...

Show Notes:  Paul Tripp discusses his heart behind his recent book release on suffering, “Suffering: gospel hope when life doesn’t make sense”, which was largely due to his own recent experiences in suffering through an acute renal failure. Listen as Paul shares the nature of suffering and our response to it. "Tweetable Tripp one-liners" from the episode Suffering is spiritual warfare Suffering is...

Show notes: The cultural view of depression Treats it like a disease, attributing it or reducing it to a chemical imbalance or a genetic disposition. These aren’t invalid, but it causes a quick diagnosis so it can be treated quickly. It can almost promise a remedy, which scripturally speaking, is much deeper, its more of a heart problem that has physiological and emotional implications. Therefore,...

Episode Notes: - What is EMDR Therapy Developed by Psychologist Francine Shapiro, EMDR stands for Eye Movement Reprocessing and Desensitization. It focuses on how memory is stored in the brain and how that impacts experience. It is a successful evidenced-based method for treating trauma. - How is it used EMDR uses dual attention stimulation (eye movements, tapping, or rhythmic audio sounds) to act...

Episode Notes:  After 8 or 9 minutes of riffing about being in lockdown with each other, the discussion starts about using assessments in the counseling room and with the local church for leadership development. ABC has a resource page with the assessments broken down into categories such as:  Anger Marriage Sex Intimacy bitterness Money Spiritual Life Substance Abuse Parenting Adultery Domestic A...

General Notes:  Discuss Stewart Scott's new book, "31 Ways to be A One-Another Christian How Mike uses it as a pastor to encourage group leaders to be more relationally intentional with their groups and then being able to use it as a more formative leadership developing piece. Also, as a counselor, being able to use it as a form of data gathering, where the counselor is being forward about the rel...

Episode Notes: The Heart of the Matter: designed to help facilitate a process with our counselees to help with the opportunity of examining their hearts. Drawn from Psalm 26.2 Heart log (helpful in assisting counselees to identify various aspects of their hearts  begin to identify our theirs through logging  A situation Their emotion Their thoughts and beliefs Their desires and wants Their subsequ...

Episode Notes Interview with Lee Lewis (was in our 10th podcast on depression) Pastor at Radiant Church in Austin - https://www.radiantaustin.com/ www.soulcareconsulting.com 12 stone counseling - Garret Higbee https://www.twelvestones.org/ Soulcare Consulting Creating a ministry of soul care Build a culture of care not a side avenue of care What would that process look like for a church considerin...

Episode Notes: Faith God will give you everything you need to complete the work, task, job, etc. that he assigned you to do - not according to your ability, but his ability to work through you. Faith isn't in your ability to do something, but your faith in God giving the work to you. God has given you the assignement; he has called you to do this and he will give you everything you need in order t...

COVID-19 Anxiety & Fear: P2 Phil. 4:4-9 3 fold plan for responding to COVID-19  Praying Thinking biblically And living biblically Anxiety - "its a feeling of worry, nervousness, uneasiness, or distress over a real or a perceived threat." - Shauna Van Dyke Helpful Resources COVID - Anxiety Article  

Episode Notes: The hosts start riffing about how COVID-19 has impacted everyone in some measure and trying to find a new normal. Please pray for Jeremy's wife, Lynne as she continues to fight on the front lines here in Fort Worth. Proverbs 12.25 - without a good word ( a word of real hope), how do those without Christ navigate this? There is no neutrality, there has to be something stronger, like...

Episode Notes: "We, in biblical counseling, we do acknowledge that our story shapes our heart. Our story does have a shaping impact on the struggles that we might be dealing with." -Jeremy Lelek, Speak The Truth, EP. 51 Unpacking Diagnoses: Paranoid Personality Disorder (importance of data gathering - context added) DSM Criteria: Pervasive distrust and suspiciousness of others such that their moti...

Episode Notes: DSM-IV Criteria for “Personality Disorder (general)” Enduring pattern of inner experience or behavior that deviates markedly from the expectations of the individual’s culture including the areas of  • Cognition • Affectivity • Interpersonal functioning • Impulsive control The pattern is enduring and inflexible as well as pervasive across a broad range of personal and social situatio...

Episode Notes DSM CRITERIA Hyperactivity • Often fidgets with hands or feet or squirms in seat. • Often leaves seat in classroom or in other situations in which remaining seated is expected. • Often runs about or climbs excessively in situations in which it is inappropriate • Often has difficulty playing or engaging in leisure activities quietly • Is often “on the go” or often acts as if “driven b...

Psychiatric explanation of ADHD by DSM-IV-TR  Inattention (6 symptoms that persisted at least six months) Often fails to give close attention to details or makes careless mistakes in schoolwork, or other activities • Often has difficulty sustaining attention in tasks or play activities • Often does not seem to listen when spoken to directly • Often does not follow through with instructions, and fa...

DSM-IV Criteria for DSM-IV-TR Criteria for “Manic Episode” “Manic Episode” 1. A distinct period of abnormally and persistently elevated, expansive, or irritable mood, lasting at least 1 week. 2. Inflated self-esteem or grandiosity 3. More talkative than usual or pressures to keep talking. 4. Flight of ideas or subjective experience that thoughts are racing. 5. Distractibility 6. Increase in goal-d...

Episode Notes DSM-IV Criteria for DSM-IV-TR Criteria for “Manic Episode” “Major Depressive Episode”   1. Depressed mood most of the day, nearly every day, as indicated by either subjective report (feels sad or empty) or observations made by others.   2. Markedly diminished interest or pleasure in all, or almost all, activities most of the day, nearly every day.   3. Significant weight loss when no...

The disclaimer is to help pastors, biblical counselors, and lay leaders to engage the culture with this material. – Understanding the DSM and its terms – Not feeling intimidated by labels – Diagnostic damnation - the label becomes the person’s identity – Everyone has a worldview, a lense, a conceptual lens in which they view everything – Secular psychology pushes, what does my theory say - so our...