Episode Notes: In this episode host, Mike is joined by special guest, Rob Perry Pastor of online at Lifepointe Church in Raleigh, NC. Rob shares his journey of pastoral ministry into biblical counseling. Books: Revival Start Here - Dave Clayton Relationships: a mess worth making - Lane & Tripp How People Change - Tripp & Lane Biblical Counseling Basics - Jeremy Lelek Podcasts & Websites: Making Disciples: Robby Gallaty Discipleship.org Christiancounseling.com - Certification Pathway ...
May 23, 2022•48 min•Ep. 111
In this episode host, Mike Van Dyke is joined by special guest David Mills to discuss the role of biblical counseling in the last 25 years of his ministry. From pastoring for over 25 years to moving into chaplaincy, David shares how biblical counseling has shaped his ministry in the church and as a chaplain. Episode Links: Hope Church
May 09, 2022•18 min•Ep. 110
Show Notes: In this episode hosts, Mike and Shauna are joined by special guest, Todd Hardin to discuss his contribution to the "Counseling Through The Psalms". An ABC Resource is designed to help counselors use the psalms in a session and out of session. With Psalm 77, Todd explains how he'd use it to help counselees reorient the scenes of their story into God's story with three movements of the text, how the psalmist recites his story, then remembering God's story and his faithfulness, and then...
May 02, 2022•29 min•Ep. 109
Episode Notes: The Psalms - Kent Hughes Counseling Through The Psalms
Apr 11, 2022•24 min•Ep. 108
Episode Notes: In this episode hosts, Mike, Shauna, and Jeremy discuss how they would use this Psalm in the counseling room - both in session and as a growth assignment. Episode References: Counseling Through The Psalms Book Called To Counsel 2022 Conference Registration
Apr 04, 2022•19 min•Ep. 107
In this episode hosts, Mike, Shauna, and Jeremy continue their mini-series, counseling through the Psalms. A verse by verse breakdown of Psalm 19. They discuss, as shown in the text, God's general, special, and applied revelation of himself and why this matters in the counseling room. Episode Resources Mentioned: Counseling Through The Psalms - ABC Resource Reformed Systematic Theology Vol. 1 - Joel Beeke Applied Revelation mentioned throughout chapters 10, 11, 12, 16, 23 Ch. 25 - Applied Revela...
Mar 20, 2022•20 min•Ep. 106
In this episode hosts, Mike & Shauna Van Dyke and Jeremy Lelek are back to kick off this mini-series, "Counseling Through the Psalms" an ABC resource written to help counselors use the psalms in session or as growth assignments. In this episode, Jeremy covers how he'd use Psalm 139 in a counseling session to help a counselee struggling with paralyzing anxiety. How God's omniscience and omnipresence can be used to navigate anxiety. Episode Resource: Counseling Through The Psalms...
Mar 07, 2022•22 min•Ep. 105
In this episode, host Mike Van Dyke is joined by special guest, Colten Taylor to share his testimony from being a practicing homosexual to following Jesus Christ. In part 2 Colten shares how he experienced God's love through his people and not in the way the cultural narrative expresses. He shares God's gracious pursuit and his consequent faith in Jesus Christ. He concludes with what his life in Christ looks like now and the work that the Holy Spirit is doing in him now.
Feb 21, 2022•38 min•Ep. 104
In this episode, host Mike Van Dyke is joined by special guest, Colten Taylor to share his testimony from being a practicing homosexual to following Jesus Christ. In part 1 Colten shares the origin of his story of growing up, being sexually abused, and working through the confusion in his formative years. He navigates through the notion of being born with same-sex attraction what that meant in his experience and its physiological and psychological impact.
Jan 31, 2022•24 min•Ep. 103
Episode Summary: In this episode, host, Mike Van Dyke is joined by special guest, Adam Sandlin, founder of Covenant Biblical Counseling to discuss how he pursued licensure, being an LPC-S, and launching his biblical counseling center, Covenant Biblical Counseling. Episode Resources: Covenant Biblical Counseling Redeemer Church Denton North Texas Christian Counseling...
Jan 24, 2022•19 min•Ep. 102
In this episode host, Mike Van Dyke is joined with special guest, Robert n' Nate from Watermark Community Church to discuss two discipling ministries within Watermark, re|engage(marriage enrichment) and re:generation(recovery ministry), that have been fruitfully successful within Watermark and how they help equip the universal church with these two ministries. Robert n' Nate shares the history of the ministries, their nature and scope, and the pathway to help the local church be equipped with th...
Dec 13, 2021•26 min•Ep. 101
Episode Notes: In this episode, host Mike Van Dyke is joined by special guests, author and pastor, Robert Cheong and his wife, Karen Cheong to discuss his heart in writing his new book, "Restoration Story". We all have our own back story—our sometimes unconscious beliefs—that have been shaped by our families, relationships, and life experiences. Our stories shape the personal narratives we live out: “I am not loved.” “No one cares for me.” “I have to be better than everyone around me.” “How I lo...
Nov 15, 2021•22 min•Ep. 100
Episode Notes: In this episode, host Mike Van Dyke is joined by author, pastor, biblical counselor, special guest Chris Moles. Chris shares his genesis of entering into domestic abuse work as a pastor and how The LORD used it to develop the ministry of peaceworks and the men of peace self-paced course work. The Men of Peace Self-Paced Course is the compilation of all of Chris Moles’ past Men of Peace coaching content plus brand-new material. This course will walk men through the three-fold Men o...
Nov 08, 2021•20 min•Ep. 99
Episode Notes: In this episode host, Mike Van Dyke is joined with special guest, author, and counselor, Greg Wilson to discuss his new book, "When Home Hurts: A Biblical Guide For Responding Wisely To Domestic Abuse for Your Church". Greg shares his heart for writing this book, his passion for the local church to be equipped from the pastoral level to the neighbor level. This book is intended to equip pastors, church leaders, and church members to respond with the heart of God to situations of d...
Nov 01, 2021•26 min•Ep. 98
In this episode, host Mike Van Dyke is joined with special guest, author and counselor, Darby Strickland to discuss her new book, "Is It Abuse?" A biblical guide to identifying domestic abuse and helping victims. Darby shares why she wrote the book and then discusses the robust nature in which "Is It Abuse" was written with Mike. The book was written in thirds; what is abuse and its dynamics, the different types of abuse and their distinctive's, and upholding the oppressed. Episode Resources: Da...
Oct 25, 2021•22 min•Ep. 97
Episode Summary: In this episode, host Mike Van Dyke is joined by special guests Beth Broom and Eliza Huie to talk about their new venture, The Christian Trauma Healing Network(CTHN), which serves mental health professionals, pastors, and lay ministry leaders to advance Christ-centered trauma healing in the church and society. They also discuss their new podcast: Counsel For Life - engaging conversations about mental health and the Christian life. Episode Resources: Beth Broom's Website Eliza Hu...
Oct 18, 2021•19 min•Ep. 96
Episode Notes What does it look like for a Christian to live a balanced life that honors God? This book offers practical guidance for renewing body and soul so that readers will be energized to engage life with fresh enthusiasm and vigor for service to God. Focusing on six key areas, including your spiritual life, physical life, community life, your work, your purpose, and how your rest, Christians gain strategies to experience transformation in how they care for themselves and others. Episode R...
Oct 11, 2021•22 min•Ep. 95
Episode Summary: In this episode host, Mike is joined with seasoned pastor and counselor, Garrett Higbee to discuss transforming the discipleship culture from unhealthy discipling to healthy mutual care discipling beginning with small group members and leaders(levels 1&2) to equipping coaches, pastors, and counselors. Episode Notes: Garrett's focus over the last few years of ministry - leader care and developing resources both in preventive care, intensive care, and disciple-making care, and...
Oct 04, 2021•20 min•Ep. 94
In this episode, host, Mike Van Dyke is joined with special guest, Jonathan Holmes to discuss his new book, "Rescue Skills: Restoring The Sexually Broken". Jonathan shares his heart in co-authoring this book; writing a book that helps the friend who's got a friend who is struggling in their sexual brokenness, helping them develop a rescue plan by being the friend who can listen well, ask the right questions, and help to execute a plan that's full of the gospel, real repentance, and killing or re...
Sep 27, 2021•22 min•Ep. 93
THE GOSPEL IS FOR ... ◼ Counselees who feel that the Christian life is too hard ◼ Counselees who worry they need to do more to have the assurance of salvation ◼ Counselees who don’t want to forgive ◼ Counselees who need to be reminded that they don’t have to earn God’s favor ◼ Counselees who are depressed about their lack of spiritual maturity ◼ Counselees who are suffering from the sin of others or a broken world ◼ Counselees who are losing hope ◼ Counselees who continue to make the same mistak...
Aug 02, 2021•38 min•Ep. 92
Episode Notes: In this episode, Mike is joined by special guest, Peter Escue to discuss the reality and implications of the gospel in the counseling room. In this episode, they discuss what is the gospel, its corollaries, and the reality of gospel drift in those seeking counseling, and how the gospel can begin to be applied to specific issues within our counselees. Episode Resources: email us at topics@speakthetruth.org
May 31, 2021•21 min•Ep. 91
“Post-traumatic stress disorder, a profoundly intense response to profoundly dangerous experiences, manifests itself in fear, terrifying vulnerability, and lack of a sense of control. While these responses are often involuntary, Jeremy Lelek reminds us that they are still responses . . . and, thus, different responses are possible. Here he relates the narrative of creation, fall, and redemption to the experiences of PTSD, reminding us that the gospel speaks to our experiences with danger as part...
May 17, 2021•19 min•Ep. 90
Episode Notes: When feelings of guilt, worthlessness, or self-condemnation set in, some people seek painful release in their own flesh and blood. While cutting can bring temporary relief, it falls far short of the genuine change that is essential to true healing of the heart. Through the direct and honest example of one young woman's story, Jeremy Lelek points those in such pain to the sufferings of Jesus Christ and the finished work of the cross as their means of hope, security, and healing. He...
May 10, 2021•23 min•Ep. 89
Episode Summary: In this episode, hosts, Mike, Shauna, and Jeremy are joined by author and biblical counselor, Margaret Ashmore to discuss depression. The periods of depression that we all share can range from having a bad day to grieving the loss of a loved one. Our fallen world harbors a broad spectrum of suffering that, while never the same for each individual, has always been part of the human condition. Yet Margaret Ashmore reminds us that however difficult our circumstances, they cannot de...
May 03, 2021•47 min•Ep. 88
Episode Summary: In this episode, hosts, Mike, Shauna, and Jeremy are joined by our special guest - Brad Hambrick. To discuss his booklet, God's Attributes. They discuss how a proper understanding of God is vital. However, many times what we observe from our own experiences (especially when they are difficult and painful) can affect the shape of that understanding. How do we know whether we have a true, balanced view of God? This study looks at sixteen attributes of God, grouped under the headin...
Apr 19, 2021•24 min•Ep. 87
In this episode, the hosts, Mike, Shauna, and Jeremy discuss with special guest, Pastor of Counseling, Brad Hambrick of The Summit Church in Durham, NC how to identify passive or aggressive self-centered spouses, what types of passive and aggressive, their stages, and strategies for interaction. Episode Notes: 1. You write using Case Studies, Passive and Aggressive self-centered spouse, tell us why you approached the book that way? 2. Within each assessing the problem, you break it down into 3 s...
Apr 12, 2021•22 min•Ep. 86
In this episode, hosts, Mike, Shauna, and Jeremy discuss with special guest, Pastor of Counseling, Brad Hambrick of The Summit Church in Durham, NC the reality of "Burnout" - resting in God's fairness. Brad argues burnout is actually a consequence of our life management, and he shows us how to create a time budget to avoid living beyond our means with the time God has provided. What is Burnout? What Causes Burnout? You mention motives in burnout…can you speak to that? -pride, fear & approval...
Apr 05, 2021•19 min•Ep. 85
In this episode, the hosts, Mike, Shauna, and Jeremy are back in the studio to discuss the "Gospel For Real Life" series that will be launching over the next 6 weeks that will be super helpful and practical in the counseling room. This series includes burnout, self-centered spouses, God's attributes, depression, PTSD, and cutting - they then discuss the 2021 ABC National Conference. Gospel Care Collective W/Jason Kovacs R3stored Ministries W/Carl & Laura Chica Shauna@christiancounseling.com ...
Mar 22, 2021•27 min•Ep. 84
The need in the deaf community Statistics: 90% of deaf children are born to hearing parents 85% of mothers learn to sign and about 2% of fathers learn to sign so most don't learn to communicate in their heart language(sign language). The deaf is considered an unreached people group, so less than 2% of the deaf community are believers in America. 70 Million deaf and hard of hearing people in the world. Fall of 2020 a bible was translated into the heart language(sign language) Sunshine Interpreter...
Feb 22, 2021•33 min•Ep. 83
Booklet Summary Anxiety: Anatomy and Cure presents God’s prescription for victory in anxiety. Worry, doubt, and fear get the best of us all sometimes. Anxiety, like any other negative emotion, is a twisted version of something positive from God. Since we live in a fallen world, we may never have full victory over anxiety on this side of heaven. However, Bob Kellemen counsels that we can have victory in our anxieties—we can learn to use anxiety when it strikes and avoid the temptation to sin. In ...
Jan 25, 2021•33 min•Ep. 82
