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The evangelical understanding of mental illness…How Freud, Skinner, Rogers and Ellis led to Jay Adams
We’re beginning a series today on the theme Sin, Mental Illness and the Church. This study will be accompanied by a more in-depth, optional online study group (you may register here) including Bible reading/study and supplemental media to enlighten participants as … Continue reading
Posted in Controversies, Key Ministry, Mental Health
Tagged Albert Ellis, B.F. Skinner, Biblical Counseling, Carl Rogers, church, evangelicals, Jay Adams, mental illness, Sigmund Freud, sin
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Steve AND Shannon will be presenting at #GlobalAccess2015
Shannon will be leading a workshop on The Special Needs of Foster and Adoptive Families and leading a roundtable discussion on What are some practical implications of the verse “Blessed are the nations whose God is the Lord?”
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Posted in Adoption, Families, Foster Care, Inclusion, Key Ministry, Training Events
Tagged Adoption, church, Disability Ministry, Foster Care, Global Access Conference, Inclusion, Joni and Friends, Key Ministry, mental illness, ministry conferences, Shannon Dingle, special needs, Stephen Grcevich MD
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The elephant in the living room…Sin, mental illness and the church
We appear to be far more interested in (and comfortable with) outreach to kids, teens and adults who we view as having little or no moral culpability for their disabilities. Continue reading
Posted in Controversies, Families, Inclusion, Key Ministry, Mental Health, Strategies
Tagged anxiety, church, Dan Vander Plaats, Disability Ministry, Elephant in the Living Room, Elim Christian Services, Inclusion, Key Ministry, mental illness, online Bible Study, sin, Special Needs Ministry, stigma, the 5 Stages
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The myth that love is always enough…
Sadly, love isn’t always enough, and the implication that it is (or should be) with kids exposed to trauma or neglect is as destructive as the myth that mental illness is caused by a problem with sin or inadequate faith.
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Posted in Adoption, Advocacy, Controversies, Families, Foster Care, Key Ministry
Tagged Adoption, church, Disability Ministry, Family Ministry, Foster Care, Key Ministry, love is always enough, myths, neglect, parent support, trauma
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Everyone is welcome at church tonight…
Some Christmas wishes come true! Continue reading
Can God use our anxiety for good?
When we judge someone’s faith or spiritual life because of their anxiety, we ultimately push them into a place of shame. Shame drives people into hiding and not seeking and getting the help they need. Continue reading
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