Looking for the notes to this session? Download them here! This workshop will examine potential best practices when ministering to those who are dying and those who will be/are left behind with an emphasis on a biblical view of death.
Looking for the notes to this session? Download them here! One of the lessons we find in Job is the importance of silence and presence to those we care for. In an overly communicative society, we can often be tempted to speak when we really have nothing to say. Joel...
Looking for the notes to this session? Download them here! Often the counselor will be meeting with someone suffering from a medical illness. This can be overwhelming without a medical background. This session will equip with what they need for this suffering...
Looking for the notes to this session? Download them here! This workshop will focus on awareness of potential things to consider when counseling individuals who live daily with a chronic illness. Additionally, this workshop will provide various approaches to help...
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” This workshop will help those who have been diagnosed with PTSD and those who counsel...
” Self-hate is a subterranean problem, usually buried deep under layers of relational...
” Life in a fallen world involves many forms of suffering, including medical diseases,...
Suffering is a part of a sovereign saving God’s plan. This session gives an overview of suffering from God’s perspective as outlined in the book of 1 Peter. It also unpacks specific texts to use in counseling those who are facing and suffering injustice.
How can you help a terminally ill person face death with hope in Christ? This workshop discusses the need to speak the truth in love to the terminally ill for the purpose of building them up at the very time that their body or mind is wasting away.
The past for many women includes hard, life-changing experiences. Life in the aftermath can leave them feeling that they are less than they once were. This workshop will explore God’s purposeful and loving use of these experiences to show His power and love.
Sometimes in life we face situations that seem overwhelmingly hopeless. 1 Peter 4:1-5:14 reminds us that Christians should not be surprised when they face such situations and that they can have hope because God is at work.
How do we care for others when we just don’t feel like it? This message will discuss the call for Christians to care for others, the challenges that arise in caring for others, and what we shoulld do when our emotions run contrary to this.
Christ cares for his people so much that he was made like them in every respect. He did this that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest who can help them in their temptations. We are encouraged to care for others when we see how much Christ cares for them.
Is it okay for Christians to use pain medicine? How much is too much? How do you know if you are addicted? Dr. Charles Hodges, MD. discusses what the Bible has to say about struggling with physical pain and the use of medication to treat it.