Audios
029 Interview with Ed Welch
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Ed Welch is a counselor and faculty member at the Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation (CCEF) and was our keynote speaker at the 2017 Institute "Addictions: Grace for the Journey." In this interview with Craig and Jim, he explains how he views the intersection between shame and addiction and how to address it with counselees.
Lies: Believing Them and Telling Them
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A neglected biblical theme for addiction is the movement from lies to truth, and from the Liar to the Truth. Our job is to do whatever we can to invite strugglers to be open and honest.
Hear the Addict’s Story, Retell the Addict’s Story
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Our help comes in two parts: knowing a person's story and knowing Scripture's retelling of their story. Both are essential. In this session you will learn to really listen to your counselees and then help them reshape their stories from a biblical perspective.
To Be Human is to Say “No”: A Biblical History of Temptation
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Topics: Addiction
Self-control is not a popular teaching, and we can offer it in ways that are not inviting. Our task is to learn it in such a way that we find it attractive and can make it attractive and compelling to others.
Every Addict Lives with Shame
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Topics: Addiction
Listen to addicts and you will hear shame, shame that preceded the addiction and shame that resulted from the addiction. And here, in their shame, they can hear some of the most beautiful words they could possibly hear.
Bipolar: Feeling Better than Good
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Can we minister effectively to people diagnosed with bipolar disorder and their families? This session encourages biblical counselors that they don't have to know everything about bipolar disorder to be able to help their counselees grow in sanctification.
Addictions: A Banquet in the Grave 1
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Topics: Addiction
Addictions are a worship disorder. Will we worship our own desires or will we worship the true God? This two-part seminar, based on Welch's book, discusses the spiritual nature of addictions and the hope that is found in the power of the gospel.
Beautiful Words for Fearful People
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Topics: Anxiety & Worry
Worry, anxiety and fear plague all of us at one time or another. On this side of the Fall fear seems to be etched into our nature. Yet God gives over 300 commands not to be afraid. This session examines the beautiful Words of Scripture that can bring peace to fearful people.
Addictions A Banquet in the Grave 2
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Topics: Addiction
Addictions are a worship disorder. Will we worship our own desires or will we worship the true God? This two-part seminar, based on Welch's book, discusses the spiritual nature of addictions and the hope that can be found in the power of the gospel.
When People are Big and God is Small
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Topics: Anxiety & Worry
Peer pressure, co-dependency, the fear of man: how can someone escape being overly concerned about what others think? This session shows how knowing the holiness of God and learning to fear Him is the only cure for the situations when people seem big and God seems small.
Blame it on the Brain
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Is it ever legitimate to blame misbehavior on the brain? The Bible teaches that we are embodied souls with hearts that can be sinful or obedient and bodies that can be strong or weak. This session seeks to distinguish genuine brain disorders from problems rooted in the heart.
