What comes to mind when you hear the term “abuse”? Maybe you imagine crime scenes, physical violence, or torture. Perhaps just the sight of this word causes your radar to go up because it seems to be so overused and underdefined. My hope with this blog is to bring...
The Friend of the Traveler: Helping the Sexually Abused
Domestic Abuse Resources
IBCD Observation Case Series 9-Video Training + Resource HandbookLearn how to confront the evil of domestic abuse with Pastor and Biblical Counselor Chris Moles, author of the book “The Heart of Domestic Abuse.” Pastor and author, Jeremy Pierre, portrays “Travis,” the...
Hope + Help for Responding to Abuse with Jeremy Pierre & Greg Wilson
Hope + Help Podcast · Hope + Help for Responding to Abuse with Jeremy Pierre & Greg Wilson About the Episode In this episode of the Hope + Help Podcast, host Christine Chappell interviews Jeremy Pierre and Greg Wilson about their book, When Home Hurts: A Guide to...
Holding Fast to Christ when Processing Sexual Abuse
Abuse is a sad reminder that God’s kingdom has not yet fully arrived. We know Christ has conquered sin and death, yet we are left with the emotions and consequences of other people's sin. Healing from past victimization is really difficult. But not impossible....
Personal Soul Care for Those in Domestic Abuse Counseling
If you have been involved in domestic abuse intervention for any length of time, you have already felt the weight of this difficult ministry[1]. Whether you are counseling and caring for victims of abuse or confronting perpetrators and providing accountability...
Importing Trouble: The Cost of Caring for Abusers
An email lies in wait in the inbox. A quiet request is made for help in the middle of the sanctuary. A text bubble pops up. The small point of contact that begins a counseling case can quickly ripen into knowing far more about particular situations in a...
Hope + Help for Intimacy & Past Abuse with Nate Brooks & Anna Mondal
Hope + Help Podcast · Hope + Help for Intimacy & Past Abuse with Nate Brooks & Anna Mondal About the Episode In this episode of the Hope + Help Podcast, Christine Chappell interviews Nate Brooks and Anna Mondal about their mini-book, Help! Our Sex Life is...
Why the Gospel is Especially Good News for Domestic Abuse Victims
While the truths of the gospel are essential for every believer, they are uniquely profound for victims of domestic abuse. Abuse of any kind is life altering and tends to be identity shaping. Thankfully, the gospel speaks to our deepest questions of who we are...
Not as They Seem: Anticipating Deception in Domestic Abuse Cases
In a world hard fallen under the curse of sin (Gen. 3, Rom. 8:20-22), occupied by “cosmic powers over this present darkness” and “spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places” (Eph. 6:12), Christians are called to “keep alert” (Eph. 6:18). Rather than be...
Domestic Abuse Victims: Sinners or Sufferers?
“I love my husband and desire a godly marriage, but over the years I’ve been worn down under the weight of my husband’s constant criticism, anger, harsh words, and control. I live like a child in my own home, with almost no voice and little decision-making...
The Battleship of Abuse
Do you remember playing the game Battleship when you were a kid? You would try to discover where your opponent had stationed his ships on a grid representing the ocean so you could shoot and sink them. One shot, however, wouldn’t sink a battleship. Some ships...
Hope + Help for Identifying Abuse with Darby Strickland
Hope + Help Podcast · Hope + Help for Identifying Abuse with Darby Strickland About the Episode In this episode of the Hope + Help Podcast, Christine Chappell interviews Darby Strickland about her book, Is It Abuse?: A Biblical Guide to Identifying Domestic Abuse...
Hope + Help LIVE for Domestic Abuse with Chris Moles, Joy Forrest, & Ann Maree Goudzwaard
About the Episode In this episode of the Hope + Help Podcast, Christine Chappell interviews authors and biblical counselors Chris Moles, Joy Forrest, and Ann Maree Goudzwaard via Facebook LIVE about domestic abuse care in today's COVID-19 context. Together, the panel...
Hope + Help LIVE for Domestic Abuse with Chris Moles, Joy Forrest, & Ann Maree Goudzwaard (Duplicate)
About the Episode In this episode of the Hope + Help Podcast, Christine Chappell interviews authors and biblical counselors Chris Moles, Joy Forrest, and Ann Maree Goudzwaard via Facebook LIVE about domestic abuse care in today's COVID-19 context. Together, the panel...
Domestic Abuse Resource Handbook | Digital
The Domestic Abuse Resource Handbook was created as a supplement to guide you through our latest Observation Video. In the Resource Handbook you will find questions to follow along as you watch the videos, Scripture Teaching Guides and Homework, helpful Data Gathering Questions, a Suggested Safety plan, and more. These resources are crucial for the process of learning to counsel domestic abuse effectively.
We developed this Resource Handbook out of a desire to see the church strengthened as it counsels domestic abuse cases. We have found that this type of counsel is uniquely complicated and widespread. We hope you will find confidence in Scripture’s ability to address all issues of life and godliness as you study this Resource Handbook.
This is a digital, downloadable version of this handbook.
Please note: only one copy may be printed from this pdf. If you would like to print multiple copies please purchase the amount of digital copies that you wish to print.
The Counseling Care for Domestic Abuse videos can be purchased separately here. You can purchase a set of the Study Cards referenced in the handbook here.
Domestic Abuse Study Cards
The Genuine Repentance Study Card is meant to be used in conjunction with the Domestic Abuse Resource Handbook. These study cards will help you and your counselee discern the difference between genuine, biblical repentance and worldly sorrow. Each pack includes 10...
Domestic Abuse Resource Handbook
The Domestic Abuse Resource Handbook was created as a supplement to guide you through our latest Observation Video. In the Resource Handbook you will find questions to follow along as you watch the videos, Scripture Teaching Guides and Homework, helpful Data Gathering Questions, a Suggested Safety plan, and more. These resources are crucial for the process of learning to counsel domestic abuse effectively.
We developed this Resource Handbook out of a desire to see the church strengthened as it counsels domestic abuse cases. We have found that this type of counsel is uniquely complicated and widespread. We hope you will find confidence in Scripture’s ability to address all issues of life and godliness as you study this Resource Handbook.
Please allow 2-3 business days for your handbook to be shipped. Be sure to join our email list in order to be the first to receive notifications about this Handbook as well as all new releases!
The Counseling Care for Domestic Abuse videos can be purchased separately here. You can purchase a set of the Study Cards referenced in the handbook here.
Educating your Elders about Abuse
Well-meaning church leaders often fail to distinguish between ordinary marital conflict and situations in which one spouse is abusing the other. The abusive spouse, usually the husband, is often able to manipulate inexperienced counselors by deflecting attention from...
Counseling Care for Domestic Abuse DVD
Learn how to confront the evil of domestic abuse with Pastor and Biblical Counselor Chris Moles, author of the book “The Heart of Domestic Abuse”. Pastor and author Jeremy Pierre portrays “Travis”, the counselee. Pierre creates a challenging portrait of an abuser, one who you might never expect. This approach helps illustrate the difficulty for those who encounter abuse for the first time.
Advocate Joy Forrest joins Craig and Darci Marshall of IBCD to round out the case, demonstrating the team-based approach that is imperative for handling the difficulty of abuse dynamics. Post-session debriefs and roundtable discussion also walk viewers through the development of the case.
Our prayer is that this practical ministry training will help you grow in your response to domestic abuse, and respond with the heart of Christ toward those who are hurting. For further guidance and resources, consider the accompanying handbook.
Helping Abuse Survivors Find Identity in Christ
” Issues of identity are some of the most difficult and painful questions facing...
The Guilt of Sexual Abuse Trauma: The Sinner and the Sinned-Against
Sexual trauma always brings guilt—guilt toward God and man. This session will help both the sinner and sinned against understand their response in the aftermath of sexual trauma by demonstrating the biblical types of guilt that one can incur, and the biblical responses for each.
Counseling an Abuser: 3 Steps
Domestic violence is something that no one counselor ever wants to encounter, but with a reported 1 in 3 women claiming to have experienced violence by an intimate partner, the unfortunate reality is that men in our churches do abuse their wives. The church should be lauded as an advocate for the oppressed as well as an entity calling abusers to true repentance, but too often she has fallen short of this ideal. Thanks be to God that even in a complex issue like domestic violence, both abusers and their victims can have hope in the gospel.
5 Resources for Helping Sexual Abuse Victims
Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram are virtually overwhelmed with the hashtag #metoo, identifying people who have suffered at the hands of an abuser.As each high profile case hits the headlines, our hearts are burdened by the victim’s suffering and we long to help. Over the years, IBCD has invited pastors and counselors to share with us how to speak the truth of God’s love tenderly to those who have been abused. The Word of God is a powerful comfort that rescues the weak and needy (Ps 82:1-4). We want you to know that these solid, biblical resources are now located together in one place and can be easily accessed as you seek to minister the love of God.
Lessons Learned On Sexual Abuse
The recent #Metoo movement on social media reminded me of a very dark time my wife and I encountered in our ministry. A missionary, who we knew and trusted for over twenty years, was exposed as a sexual predator. He was respected and revered by churches in the United States as well as thousands of …
Helping Churches to do a Better Job Handling Cases of Abuse
Sadly, I have been witness to a discouraging pattern in local churches as they handle cases involving abuse. It begins as church leaders are made aware of a situation in which a husband is acting abusively towards his wife, and it has been going on for quite some time. The abuse may include any or …
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Substance Abuse and Domestic Violence
Substance abuse is often a factor in situations of domestic violence. In this session author Chris Moles will help counselors learn to deal with situations like these.
The Impact of Abuse on Children
The church and church leaders have a biblical responsibility toward the vulnerable and children. In this session author Chris Moles will discuss both social and theological considerations of the impact of domestic violence on children.
020 Counseling Cases of Domestic Abuse {Transcript}
To close out season 2 of the Care & Discipleship Podcast, Craig Marshall sat down with Jim Newheiser (Director of Biblical Counseling at RTS Charlotte) and Tom Maxham (pastor of Grace Bible Church, Escondido and staff counselor at IBCD) to discuss the tenuous situation of dealing with domestic abuse when counseling a couple. This episode is a response to a listener question and addresses a very relevant issue in the church today. The counselors discuss how to respond not only to physical abuse but also how to think through verbal and emotional abuse. They detail the various ways in which churches tend to make mistakes regarding verbal and emotional abuse and articulate a proper response. They also engage with the book The Heart of Domestic Abuse written by Chris Moles who will be speaking on the issue at the 2017 Summer Institute and Pre-Conference.
020 Counseling Cases of Domestic Abuse
To close out season 2 of the Care & Discipleship Podcast, Craig Marshall sat down with Jim Newheiser (Director of Biblical Counseling at RTS Charlotte) and Tom Maxham (pastor of Grace Bible Church, Escondido and staff counselor at IBCD) to discuss the tenuous situation of dealing with domestic abuse when counseling a couple. This episode is a response to a listener question and addresses a very relevant issue in the church today. The counselors discuss how to respond not only to physical abuse but also how to think through verbal and emotional abuse. They detail the various ways in which churches tend to make mistakes regarding verbal and emotional abuse and articulate a proper response. They also engage with the book The Heart of Domestic Abuse written by Chris Moles who will be speaking on the issue at the 2017 Summer Institute and Pre-Conference.
Helping Women with Child Sexual Abuse in Their Past: part 1
Counseling sexually abused women can seem too daunting an endeavor for everyone involved. Part 1 of this workshop unfolds a biblical description of common issues and highlights typical needs in working towards the freedom, usefulness, and joy God intends.
Helping Women with Child Sexual Abuse in Their Past: part 2
Counseling sexually abused women can seem too daunting an endeavor for everyone involved. Part 2 of this workshop offers specific resources for counseling women plagued or hindered by past sexual abuse. This session will give you some effective tools for your counseling toolbox.
Counseling A Child Who Has Been Sexually Abused
God can make you equal to the task of helping sexual abuse survivors. This session will cover various key aspects of counseling children who have been sexually abused and encourage you to trust God for wisdom, and look to Him for the strength to help these needy little ones.
Counseling Sexual Abuse Survivors
God can make you equal to the task of helping sexual abuse survivors. This session will cover various key aspects of counseling those who have been sexually abused and encourage you to trust God for wisdom, and look to Him for the strength to help these needy people.
Helping Abuse Survivors Trust Christ
There are many categories of abuse and the gospel speaks truth to them all. This session will identify common temptations that abuse victims face and teach you to help them learn to combat these by looking to God and His resources.
CDC1-14. Anger/Abuse
Anger is a problem both in the world and in the church. Anger is very deceptive and dangerous. It is usually murderous by nature and leads to many other sins. What are some ways that people try to justify their anger? Where does anger come from? How do we go about uprooting anger from the heart?
Counseling Sexually Abused Women and Children
Because sexual abuse is so prevalent women counselors need to understand how the Bible helps females who have been sexually abused. This workshop will examine the biblical way to deal with the shame and emotional pain of the victim and the role of the church in helping them.
Caring for the Abused
Victims of abuse suffer greatly and need help. This session will teach you to offer compassionate biblical counsel to a victim of abuse as well as providing practical instruction on how to help the victim gain safety and deal with the abuser in a biblical way.
Hope + Help for Identifying Abuse with Darby Strickland
Hope + Help Podcast · Hope + Help for Counseling Children with Julie Lowe About the Episode In this episode of the Hope + Help Podcast, Christine Chappell interviews Julie Lowe about her book, Building Bridges: Biblical Counseling Activities for Children and...
Hope + Help for Children and Identity with Jonathan Holmes
Hope + Help Podcast · Hope + Help for Children and Identity with Jonathan Holmes Subscribe and Stream On: Apple Podcast • Spotify • iHeart Radio • Soundcloud • Pandora • Amazon Music About the Episode In this episode of the Hope + Help Podcast, host Christine Chappell...
Hope + Help for Perfectionism with Jeremy Pierre
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Hope + Help for Deeper Friendships with Brad Hambrick
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Hope + Help Podcast · Hope + Help for Healing from Abortion Subscribe and Stream On: Apple Podcast • Spotify • iHeart Radio • Soundcloud • Pandora • Amazon Music About the Episode In this episode of the Hope + Help Podcast, host Christine Chappell interviews Camille...
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Online courses for individuals, groups, and churches. IBCD Connect is a user-friendly online learning platform rooted in our ministry's mission to strengthen churches through one-another care. Join us in deepening your counseling knowledge and equipping believers with...
Hope + Help for Angry Grief with Brad Hambrick
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Two Truths and a Lie for Those Abandoned by Loved Ones
As a pastor, I have seen divorce tear families apart and I have ached with the abused. I’ve seen close friends commit betrayal or turn their backs on each other. These broken relationships leave many feeling abandoned and alone. So, how can the church compassionately...
Top 10 Podcast Episodes of 2022
In February 2020, IBCD launched the Hope + Help Podcast in an effort to host approachable biblical conversations about life's challenging problems. Since its inception, the show has been streamed nearly 175,000 times in 50 different countries. We're thankful to the...
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Send us your questions Do you have a question about biblical counseling methodology, resources, or case scenarios? Our periodic live Facebook broadcasts facilitate Q&A sessions with seasoned biblical counselors in order to equip and encourage you in your pursuit...
Intro to Messy Care & Discipleship
Intro to Messy Care & Discipleship with Scott Mehl 8-Part Video Training + Companion Guide IBCD’s Intro to (Messy) Care and Discipleship is made up of eight teaching sessions designed to equip small groups to engage in one-another gospel care. Eight roundtable...
Conference: Identity Crisis
Identity Crisis The IBCD Training Institute is the premier conference for strengthening the church in one another care. This year’s theme, “Identity Crisis,” is designed to offer hope to believers living with labels. Everyone falls into some sort of identifiable...
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Hope + Help for Forgiveness with Brad Hambrick
Hope + Help Podcast · Hope + Help for Forgiveness with Brad Hambrick About the Episode In this episode of the Hope + Help Podcast, host Christine Chappell interviews Brad Hambrick about his book, Making Sense of Forgiveness: Moving from Hurt Toward Hope. Some of the...
The Complicated Relationship Between Adult Children and their Parents
As a biblical counselor, one of my passions is to point my counselees to helpful biblical resources related to their struggles. Long after our one-on-one conversations are over, I want them to have tools in their hands for continued growth. An issue carries special...
Hope + Help for Toxic Relationships with Ellen Mary Dykas
Hope + Help Podcast · Hope + Help for Toxic Relationships with Ellen Mary Dykas About the Episode In this episode of the Hope + Help Podcast, Christine Chappell interviews Ellen Mary Dykas about her 31-day devotional, Toxic Relationships: Taking Refuge in Christ. Some...
Top 10 Podcast Episodes of 2020
The Hope + Help Podcast is a great addition to the IBCD family. Christine is a wonderful host who draws wisdom from leaders within the Biblical counseling movement to provide her listeners with content that is both scriptural and practical. This podcast is a...
A Phased Reopening of a Formerly Abusive Marriage
During the COVID crisis, restrictions have been put in place which have sometimes kept people apart for the purpose of safety. For counseling cases in which there has been marital abuse the victim often must be separated from the abuser for the sake of safety....
Hope + Help for Counseling Children with Julie Lowe
Hope + Help Podcast · Hope + Help for Counseling Children with Julie Lowe About the Episode In this episode of the Hope + Help Podcast, Christine Chappell interviews Julie Lowe about her book, Building Bridges: Biblical Counseling Activities for Children and...
Hope + Help for Storms in Marriage with Jeff & Sarah Walton
Hope + Help Podcast · Hope + Help for Storms in Marriage with Jeff & Sarah Walton About the Episode In this episode of the Hope + Help Podcast, Christine Chappell interviews authors Jeff & Sarah Walton about their book, Together Through the Storms: Biblical...
Hope + Help for Bipolar Disorder with Dr. Charles Hodges
Hope + Help Podcast · Hope + Help for Bipolar Disorder with Dr. Charles Hodges About the Episode In this episode of the Hope + Help Podcast, Christine Chappell interviews Dr. Charles Hodges about his book, Good Mood, Bad Mood: Help and Hope for Depression and Bipolar...
Hope + Help LIVE for Valuing Women with Elyse Fitzpatrick & Eric Schumacher
Hope + Help Podcast · Hope + Help LIVE for Valuing Women with Elyse Fitzpatrick & Eric Schumacher About the Episode In this episode of the Hope + Help Podcast, Christine Chappell interviews authors Elyse Fitzpatrick & Eric Schumacher via Facebook LIVE about...
Hope + Help for the Age of Self with Jen Oshman
About the Episode In this episode of the Hope + Help Podcast, Christine Chappell interviews Jen Oshman about her book, Enough About Me: Finding Lasting Joy in the Age of Self, exploring how the gospel of Jesus Christ calls us to look away from ourselves in order to...
Book Review: Help[H]er
It isn’t groundbreaking to state that women should be involved in the care of other women in the local church, yet they are so often excluded. Help[H]er: A Churchwide Response for Women in Crisis by Bernie Lawrence and Ann Maree Goudzwaard is a concise, poignant, and...
Counseling the Fool (Part 1)
WHAT, EXACTLY, IS A FOOL? Jason’s main goal in life was to make his mother miserable. His parents divorced when he was nine-years-old, and Jason blamed his mom for all of the hurt and pain he felt; he wanted to inflict as much pain on her as possible. But Jason’s mom...
Introducing the Hope + Help Podcast
Announcing The Hope + Help Podcast IBCD is pleased to announce the launch of the Hope + Help Podcast on Monday, February 24th. The show, hosted by author and writer Christine Chappell, is intended to provide listeners with rich, biblical conversations about life’s...
Saying Horrors to God
You sit, sick with sorrow, as your counselee discloses stories of incest, a forced abortion, or cruel childhood neglect. And these things you shudder to think of, had to be endured.[1] What do you say in response to the unsayable? God provides (and Christ models) an...
Right Passage, Wrong Verb
I believe we have missed the mark in ministering to women held captive by their husband’s cruel words. I want you to know that the reason I feel I have permission to say this is that I am one of the chief offenders. I’ve been a biblical counselor for over ten years,...
The Shape of Oppression: Part 2
A few years ago my favorite[1] professor at RTS Charlotte wrote a book called What’s your Worldview? In it, he used an interactive method similar to the Choose Your Own Adventure (CYOA) children’s gamebook series. It invited the reader to “make key decisions or...
The Shape of Oppression
Earlier this year, a friend came to town to take a class at a local seminary. She knew I was training as a domestic abuse advocate, so she asked if we could get together and talk about one of her counseling cases. When we met for breakfast, I sat quietly listening as...
Forgiveness: The Pathway to Freedom
“Bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.” (Colossians 3:13) Relationships are difficult. Interaction with others is essential—which means that someone will...
Union with Christ (Keith Palmer)
Keith Palmer joins Bob and Ann Maree Goudzwaard to discuss his upcoming sessions at the...
Called to Peace: A Book Review
Unfortunately, too many Christian women have to endure the heartbreak of domestic abuse. Unfortunately, too many pastors and biblical counselors are ill-equipped to deal with the trauma and complexity of abuse cases. Unfortunately, some of us deal with abuse cases not...
The Gospel Divides Families {Transcript}
What do you do when someone you love leaves? And how do you pursue someone who has hurt you, who has sinned against you?
Whether you are dealing with an unfaithful marriage partner, a rebellious child, or a wayward friend, the counsel you offer needs to be pursued in a gospel-rooted approach, grounded in truth and practiced in the midst of Christian community.
This resource was recorded live at the 2018 Institute: Loving Wayward Souls: Grace for our Prodigals
Rugged Love for The Wayward Soul {Transcript}
What do you do when someone you love leaves? And how do you pursue someone who has hurt you, who has sinned against you?
Whether you are dealing with an unfaithful marriage partner, a rebellious child, or a wayward friend, the counsel you offer needs to be pursued in a gospel-rooted approach, grounded in truth and practiced in the midst of Christian community.
This resource was recorded live at the 2018 Institute: Loving Wayward Souls: Grace for our Prodigals
Helping the Family Through PTSD {Transcript}
Families are often the ones most influenced by PTSD, and also the ones most qualified to minister to their loved one with PTSD. This session will help the counselor equip the family to become a helpful environment and influence for biblical change.
Helping the Individual Through PTSD {Transcript}
Having established hope that God’s Word addresses this challenging topic, this session will offer some specific ways the counselor can help the counselee to move forward.
Demystifying PTSD {Transcript}
Receiving the diagnosis of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can be scary or even debilitating to a person. It can also be intimidating to a biblical counselor who wants to help. The goal of this session is to pull back the shroud of mystery that makes PTSD so scary for both counselor and counselee, and offer the assurance that God’s Word does address this challenging issue.
Dealing with Wayward Parents
Many young adults face significant challenges from their parents. Issues include controlling parents, parents who disparage one’s spouse, parents who don’t properly fulfill their role as grandparents, parents who are financially irresponsible, parents who fall into serious sins including immorality and substance abuse, etc. What responsibilities do adult children have to their parents? What should adult children do when their own lives and families are being impacted by the waywardness of their parents?
CDC1-18. Temptation 1 {Transcript}
This session looks at David’s catastrophic sin of adultery in 2 Sam 11:1-5. This passage shows that the Bible is honest about its heroes and serves as a warning to us against sin and presumption. How does David’s sin point us to Christ? What are some practical ways to guard ourselves from temptation?
CDC1-16. Worry/Anxiety {Transcript}
Worry is a problem of the mind and can become life dominating. Worry, stress, and fear are closely related and often dealt with sinfully. How can we help counselees think about their lives in light of biblical truth? How might someone misunderstand or abuse God’s promises to care for them?
CDC1-12. Peacemaking 3 {Transcript}
This session completes the Peacemaking series of the curriculum. It lays out important things to consider before attempting to confront someone’s sin and describes the peacemaking process. Church discipline is also explored along with how church structure and membership is related to peacemaking.
CDC1-11. Peacemaking 2 {Transcript}
As Christians, we ought to do all that is in our power to pursue peace. How can we seek forgiveness biblically? How does the gospel empower us to forgive? Why is it important to go though a thorough process of confession?
CDC1-10. Peacemaking 1 {Transcript}
Biblical peacemaking is founded on the gospel. Christ came to make peace between God and man. All conflict is the result of sin. Conflict is very dangerous but brings great opportunity: to glorify God, to be more like Christ, to serve others, and to bear witness to a watching world.
033 Interview with Brian Borgman {Transcript}
Pastor Brian Borgman talks about how his church uses IBCD resources for counseling. He...
033 Interview with Brian Borgman {Clip 2 | 2:47}
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032 Interview with Caroline Newheiser {Clip 2 | 2:47}
Mainly, they were attracted to the topic or know somebody or they’re already involved in counseling and these issues are coming into the office. The pastor could encourage from the pulpit by preaching one another care and then organizations like IBCD, which bring counseling into the church is what we need to encourage women to take advantage of.
030 Interview with Mark Shaw {Transcript}
Keynote speaker Mark Shaw works with Vision of Hope, a women’s residential program that...
CDC1-07. How Do People Change? 1 {Transcript}
Counseling is about helping people to change. The change biblical counselors seek is unique and unbiblical approaches to change will impede spiritual growth. This session explores how change begins by understanding and applying the Gospel. Understanding our union with Christ is the key to growth in holiness.
028 Interview with Chris Moles {Transcript}
Our keynote speaker Chris Moles sits down with Craig and Jim to discuss how he got into counseling domestic abuse cases and ministering to abusers. They also discuss his book, ͞The Heart of Domestic Abuse.͟ This interview was recorded live at the 2017 Institute...
CDC1-17. Fear {Transcript}
The Bible says we are to fear God. Fear can also be an appropriate response to real potential dangers. Fear becomes sinful when we fear men more than God and we fail to trust God. What are some proper and healthy manifestations of fear? What are indications that fear has become sinful?
028 Interview with Chris Moles {Clip 3 | 3:20}
I’m proud in many ways to have that banner but I think it’s something that biblical counseling can really get behind because of all the models out there, we’re the one who believes that change is possible for anybody.
028 Interview with Chris Moles
Our keynote speaker Chris Moles sits down with Craig and Jim to discuss how he got into counseling domestic abuse cases and ministering to abusers. They also discuss his book, ͞The Heart of Domestic Abuse.͟ This interview was recorded live at the 2017 Institute “Addictions: Grace for the Journey.”
Do You Need a Counseling Coach?
During the first half of this year’s baseball season, Yankee rookie Aaron Judge was a phenomenon. He hit for both power and average, and he was on track to set numerous batting records. During the second half of the season, Judge’s production fell way off. The only record he set was most consecutive games striking …
Addicted to Food (and/or Exercise)
While some people turn to drugs and alcohol to get high or to relieve stress, many turn to food which can be just as dangerous an idol as substance abuse. Other people are addicted to fitness to the extent that it becomes harmful to their lives and relationships. How can we overcome temptation to make an idol out of our food and our bodies?
Living with an Angry Husband
Some women live with husbands who routinely express anger in its many forms. The Bible gives direction on this subject. Counselors will be taught how to help these women before the anger of their husbands becomes abuse.
How the Physiology of Addiction Complicates Counseling
Counseling those who struggle with substance abuse is a challenging problem in our society. We will discuss how addictive drugs affect the brain and how that may complicate counseling from a Biblical perspective.
Helping Women Who Have Had Abortions
This workshop helps you identify and understand the post-abortive woman and then leading her though the steps of confession, forgiveness, and real freedom that only Christ can offer.
Victim Care
In this session author Chris Moles will teach how to give real help, hope and healing to victims of domestic abuse.
What is Domestic Violence?
In this session author Chris Moles will define domestic violence, explain the motivations and tactics of perpetrators and discuss the various manifestations of domestic violence including physical, sexual, emotional, economic and psychological abuse.
009 Calling Down Fire From Heaven {Transcript}
Have you ever wanted to call down fire on someone for what they did wrong? It may sound extreme, but in this episode IBCD Executive Director Jim Newheiser talks about a passage from Luke 9:51-55 and how we often are not all that different from the disciples.
005 Counseling in Cases of Adultery {Transcript}
Executive Director Jim Newheiser talks about key issues related to dealing with the aftermath of unfaithfulness including important data gathering questions, how to approach emotional affairs, what each spouse needs to hear most when adultery has taken place, and common pitfalls in helping these situations.
004 Interview with Charles Hodges & Jim Newheiser {Transcript}
In this episode IBCD Board Member David Wojnicki interviews Dr. Charles Hodges and Dr. Jim Newheiser about medical issues and biblical counseling.
CDC1-02. What is Biblical Counseling? 2 {Transcript}
What are some common Christian approaches to counseling in our day? Why might it be useful to learn about psychology? This session explores several Christian approaches to counseling including integration and synergism.
CDC1-01. What is Biblical Counseling? 1 {Transcript}
Psychology and theology both deal with the same fundamental issues of meaning and value. Many modern approaches have unscriptural presuppositions and practices. This opening session introduces biblical counseling and the importance of approaching these issues from a Christian perspective.
CDC1-15. Depression {Transcript}
What is depression and how are we to understand it? Many secular psychologists see mankind as merely physical and therefore tend to see depression as a physical problem with a chemical solution. Christians recognize the dual nature of mankind – body and soul. What are some important things for biblical counselors to keep in mind when handling cases of depression?
017 Interview with Debbie Dewart {Transcript}
Live Interviews on site at the 2016 Summer Institute
015 Interview with Brian Borgman {Transcript}
This interview was recorded live on-site at the 2016 IBCD Summer Institute entitled Disordered Desires: Bringing Grace to Modern Sexuality. Our guest is Brian Borgman from Grace Bible Church in Minden Nevada. In this episode our host David Wojnicki and Brian Borgman discuss his book Feelings and Faith and how emotions play an important role when counseling. They also spend some time with Pastor Borgman’s other book, After Their Yours: The Grace and Grit of Adoption, and discuss how to be compassionate to parents with adopted children. They finish the conversation with Brian expressing his desire for biblical counselors to be engaged in and equipped to address issues regarding same-sex attraction in love and gentleness.
The Proverbs on Sex
Sexuality is a gift from our Creator. But the abuse and misuse of the gift is devastating. This session will examine the way Proverbs approaches the topic of sex: extolling its goodness within the proper boundaries and severely warning against its destructive misuse.
David and Bathsheba: Counseling and Teaching from Old Testament Narratives
Adultery and abuse are unfortunately all too common in the counseling office. This session teaches how to use Biblical narratives to encourage counselees to connect their story with the larger story of God’s work in the world, to provide hope and to point them towards Christ.
Zondra Scott
Zondra, saved out of a non-Christian home and a former respiratory therapist, has been in full time Christian ministry with her husband Stuart for 35 years. She has served the Lord, by His grace, as a pastor’s wife, counselor, teacher and musician. Zondra has had many...
Domestic Violence: Are You Part of the Problem or Part of the Cure?
From a biblical perspective, any form of abuse is an assault against men and women made in God’s image, and therefore an assault against God. This session describes a variety of patterns of domestic abuse, and proper ways to respond to help both the abuser and the victim.
CDC1-16. Worry/Anxiety
Worry is a problem of the mind and can become life dominating. Worry, stress, and fear are closely related and often dealt with sinfully. How can we help counselees think about their lives in light of biblical truth? How might someone misunderstand or abuse God’s promises to care for them?
CDC1-19. Temptation 2
What is the difference for an unbeliever and a believer who are confronted with temptation? How is idolatry connected with temptation? This session walks through some specific issues involved with temptation such as substance abuse. How can a drunkard or an addict find help to overcome his sin?
The Sin Test
A compilation of helpful questions for use in probing the heart for places where sin might be harbored. This can be helpful in drawing out and identifying sin.
(Approximately) 100 “Go to” Texts for Biblical Counseling
100 foundational texts that speak to a wide-range of common counseling scenarios. These texts are organized by topic and can be quickly referenced by a counselor.