The Addiction Connection Podcast

Dr. Shaw introduces Brandon Bower from The Lighthouse , which is a men's transitional housing program whose leadership believes in the hope of the Gospel for the heart of addiction. The Lighthouse is different from a detox center in that it is a transitional program. In addition to employment, four (4) weekly activities are required in the program: 1) Biblical manhood which is teaching them what i...

In this episode, Wes Pinkley and Dr. Shaw discuss what an ambassador for Christ looks like. Special Guest: Pastor Wes Pinkley, from Dublin, GA, pastor at Poplar Springs North Baptist Church. He’s a Pastor who counsels biblically through soul care. His church’s website is www.psnbc.org and on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/poplarspringsnorth/ Wes is also a Commissioned Addictions Biblical Couns...

Dr. Mark E. Shaw speaks with special guest Justin Lakemacher on the program. Justin is a Christ-follower, and biblical counselor, who serves as the Program Director of The Redemption House (redemtionhouse.net ) . He also is a Commissioned Addictions Biblical Counselor with The Addiction Connection . Justin describes four benefits of helping addicts think through an eternal mindset to help them liv...

In today's episode, Dr. Shaw sums up the Critique of The 12 Steps series.

#41 - Critique of The 12 Steps - Step 12 - Tim Brown

A Critique of the Twelve Steps: Step 11 Special Guest: Fred Bucci from Mayfield Heights, OH. Fred and his wife Lauri worship and serve at Cornerstone Community Church – you can find them at cornerstonemayfield.org Fred and Lauri are both  Commissioned Addictions Biblical Counselors with The Addiction Connection. Dr. Mark E. Shaw continues the podcast series by asking Fred about Step 11 of The...

#39 - Critique of The 12 Steps - Step 10 - Shirley Crowder

#38 - Critique of The 12 Steps - Step 9 - Justin Lakemacher

#37 - Critique of The 12 Steps - Step 8 - Kevin Hurley

Special Guest: Daphne Duncan, a Christ-follower, wife, mother of three children, and Biblical Counselor at Summit Life Church in Southwest Florida and they can be contacted at summitlife.com Dr. Mark E. Shaw continues the series by asking Daphne about Step 7 of The Twelve Steps. Those can be found at https://aa.org/pages/en_US/read-the-big-book-and-twelve-steps-and-twelve-traditions Their discussi...

Special Guest: Pastor Wes Pinkley, from Dublin, GA, pastor at Poplar Springs North Baptist Church. He’s a Pastor who counsels biblically through soul care. His church’s website is www.psnbc.org and on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/poplarspringsnorth/ Wes is also a Commissioned Addictions Biblical Counselor with The Addiction Connection . Dr. Mark E. Shaw continues the series by asking Wes abo...

Special Guest: CJ McMurry, serves as Program Director at The Refuge in Winterset, Iowa, a ministry that serves those struggling with addiction. CJ is also a Commissioned Addictions Biblical Counselor with The Addiction Connection . Dr. Mark E. Shaw asks CJ about Step 5 of The Twelve Steps. Their discussion centers around how the Bible speaks into the lives of God’s people who have been addicted an...

Dr. Mark E. Shaw speaks with Jim Quigley, a Commissioned Addictions Biblical Counselor with The Addiction Connection , about Step 4. Their discussion centers around how the Bible speaks into the lives of God’s people who have been addicted and are addicted, and how the Twelve Steps sometimes contradict what God says in His Word. A Christ-follower who now serves as the Executive Director...

Special Guest: Larry Ganschow, a Christ-follower who now serves Reigning Grace Counseling Center as the Addictions Services Director. www.rgcconline.org He also is a Commissioned Addictions Biblical Counselor with The Addiction Connection . Dr. Mark E. Shaw asks Larry about Step 3. Their discussion centers around how the Bible speaks into the lives of God’s people who have been addicted and are ad...

Special Guest: Bethany Roseberry, a Christ-follower who spent 5 years in weekly A.A. meetings. She is a Commissioned Addictions Biblical Counselor and serves on the advisory board of The Addiction Connection . “Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.” -AA "We want to offer people suffering from addiction something far greater than restoration. We want to off...

Special Guest: Ben Funkhouser, Executive Director of The Refuge, Winterset, Iowa He is a Commissioned Addictions Biblical Counselor with The Addiction Connection . Connecting the hope of the gospel to the heart of addiction: theaddictionconnection.org

Dr. Mark E. Shaw, Founder of The Addiction Connection, opens this series of conversations around the 12 Steps. A cordial consideration of other views with dialogue with other people is so rare these days. But this is what Dr. Shaw wants to do. The vast majority of the treatment programs in the US and around the world subscribe to the 12-step “theology”. 7% dissent. "Because I have one listene...

Dr. Mark E. Shaw's focus in part 3 of The Prodigal series is the older brother's role and how the characters in the parable relate to addiction within the family. Podcast #26 is the focus on the younger brother. The father is the focus of podcast #27. The older brother's role is the focus of podcast #28 The Addiction Connection's coming soon video series of  Family Help for Addiction: A Care...

Dr. Mark E. Shaw's focus in part 2 of The Prodigal series is the father's role and how the characters in the parable relate to addiction within the family. Podcast #26 is the focus on the younger brother. The father is the focus of podcast #27. The older brother's role is the focus of podcast #28. The Addiction Connection's coming soon video series of  Family Help for Addiction: A Care Group...

Dr. Mark E. Shaw's focus in part 1 of The Prodigal series is the younger brother's role and how the characters in the parable relate to addiction within the family. Podcast #26 is the focus on the younger brother. The father is the focus of podcast #27. The older brother is the focus of podcast #28 The Addiction Connection's coming soon video series of  Family Help for Addiction: A Care Group...

Dr. Mark E. Shaw introduces The Addiction Connection's new video series for families of addicts. With twelve (12) video lessons, supplemental materials including participant guides, a leader's guide, discussion group questions, assigned readings, and homework, Family Help for Addiction: A Care Group Study assists churches and addiction ministries to have an outreach care group study that compassio...

"Any of these [addictions] are just tools that an idolator uses to carve out the tool of 'self'... the human heart can find any tool it wants to find addictive tendencies." Dr. Mark E. Shaw says. "You can gamble on the weather... Sports aren't the problem. Gambling's not the problem. It's the human heart's desires." This is the biblical approach to understanding addiction and finding hope – "to ge...

Dr. Mark E. Shaw introduces listeners to his long-time friend, Tim Brown, from His Steps Ministries in Georgia. He is active in his leadership roles as teacher/trainer for The Addiction Connection and serves as an elder at Faith Community Church in Woodstock, Georgia.  I Samuel 12:24 is Tim's life verse and he clearly remembers the first time he read that verse which caused great rejoicing in...

Dr. Mark E. Shaw introduces listeners to Dr. William (Bill) Hines, author, instructor, and President of Covenant Ministries is the President of Covenant Ministries, Inc., biblical counseling and education ministry in Ft. Worth, Texas. Dr. Hines currently serves The Addiction Connection as Chairman of the Board of Directors . He shares the personal story behind his book Leaving Yesterday Behin...

Dr. Mark E. Shaw introduces listeners to his longtime friend and brother in Christ, Yogi Taylor, from Mississippi. Acts 20:24 is Yogi's life verse and he expounds on dying to self and living a life that is Christ-centered. Yogi speaks about disciple-making strategies with addicted men that are more than just sharing and teaching bible verses, but relationally-driven training and coaching that occu...