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| Leslie Vernick, counselor and social worker, has witnessed the devastating effects of emotional abuse. Many, including many in the church, have not addressed this form of destruction in families and relationships because it is difficult to talk about. With godly guidance and practical experience, Vernick offers an empathetic approach to recognizing an emotionally destructive relationship and addresses the symptoms and the damage with biblical tools. Readers will understand how to: Reveal behaviors that are meant to control, punish, and hurt Confront and speak truth when the timing is right Determine when to keep trying, when to get out Get safe and stay safe Build an identity in Christ This practical and thorough resource will help countless individuals, families, and churches view abuse from God's perspective and understand how vital it is for victims to embrace His freedom from the physical, emotional, spiritual, and generational effects of emotionally destructive relationships. |
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| When medication, deliverance and inner healing are integrated, says this doctor, a far higher percentage of Christians come to emotional freedom and can help others. |
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| People Relationally Intimate with God and One Another. The story of how one church grew into spiritual maturity through learning to love one another. Despite all the emphasis today on spiritual formation, church leaders rarely describe what spiritual maturity looks like. This book addresses how to grow disciples with relational depth_balanced people who are genuinely intimate with God, with their inner being, and with others. The Emotionally Healthy Church opens with the story of one church9s revolutionary encounter with God ashe taught them a new way of approaching discipleship. Pete Scazzero, the pastor of New Life Fellowship, had been doing a great job of attracting broken and needy people. The church was growing at an impressive rate. He got people to attempt great things for God, developed many of them as leaders, and planted other new churches. But despite the growth and excitement of this front-line ministry, something was deeply wrong. People kept burning out, leaders were exhausted, and Scazzero found his marriage in trouble and his intimacy with God drying up. He sought God, asking what was missing. The turning point came when the pastor discovered a bridge between spiritual maturity and emotional maturity. He learned that Jesus9 followers need training in how to look beneath the iceberg tip of their lives, to break the power of their past on the present, to live in brokenness and vulnerability, to know their limits, to embrace loss and grief, and to model the incarnation of Jesus Christ. This book provides the vision of a church community that is a safe place for developing mature members who begin to see deep lasting change in their lives. To build a healthy church, you need healthy leaders. The Emotionally Healthy Church gives you the tools to do that. |
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| Emotional health and spiritual maturity are inseparable: that is the premise of the award-winning book The Emotionally Healthy Church. This stand-alone workbook helps leaders and lay persons alike apply the biblical truths in Peter Scazzero's revolutionary book to their personal lives, small groups, and churches. Eight studies take you beyond merely reading about emotional health to actually cultivating it as a disciple of Jesus. Step by step, you'll discover what it means to have Christ transform the deep places hidden beneath the surface so that you might become more authentic and loving toward God, others, and yourself. |
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| The Christian faith is supposed to produce deep, positive change. So why doesn't it seem to work in "real life"? That question screamed at Pastor Peter Scazzero when his church and marriage hit bottom and every Christian remedy produced nothing but anger and fatigue. As he began digging under the "good Christian" veneer, he uncovered entire emotional layers of his life that God had not yet touched. Discovering that his emotional immaturity had fed his spiritual immaturity, Scazzero experienced a spiritual revolution by biblically integrating emotional health and contemplative spirituality. In Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, Scazzero unveils what's wrong with our conventional means of "spiritual growth" and offers seven biblical, reality-tested, transformational steps that will help you live out your faith with authenticity, awareness, and a hunger for God. |
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| The answer to the question, Can you trust your emotions? Is an emphatic no! So says Dr. James Dobson, who observes that our feelings are notoriously unreliable and unstable. Indeed, decisions made solely on the basis of emotion are likely to be regretted later.By using a question and answer format, Dr. Dobson responds to questions related to the understanding of emotions, including:* Is love at first sight really love? * What does this scripture mean :"Be angry but do not sin?"* Does the absence of guilt mean one is blameless before God? * What do feelings tell us about God's will? * Is guilt always valid?Here is an excellent resource and tool, both for personal study and growth and for use in group discussion. |
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| Dr. Joy says many adolescents are not prepared to deal with the realities of adult life, so they try to have a perpetual adolescence. This book gives a sound Christian perspective on how to guide and mentor teens as they come of age. Dr. Joy explains how Christian adults can model mature relationships that help young people grow up. |
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| Christians need a "faith lift" and Dick Capen delivers. In Empowered By Faith he shows how, with God as our anchor, each of us can radiate his love, optimism, and grace every day. When we are honest with ourselves, when we focus on what truly matters, when we strive for unity with other believers, then our lives reflect our beliefs. Then, not only do we discover the best possible life for ourselves but we become an inspiration others can follow. |
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| We are living in a time when worship has become a distinct priority for the Christian community. For years, the church has emphasized evangelism, teaching, fellowship, missions, and service while neglecting the very source of its power--worship.Empowered by the Holy Spirit, a course for small-group or individual study, consists of twelve easy-to-understand sessions. Part One, The Worshipping Community, offers sessions on issues pertaining to the participation in worship of children, women, persons with disabilities, and Christians from diverse cultures. Part Two, Worship Within the Worshipping Community, studies the relation of worship to pastoral care, "deliverance," spiritual formation, and education in faith. Part Three, Ministry from the Worshiping Community to Others, explores how worship functions in Christian hospitality, evangelism, and ministries of social justice. |
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| Your want your child to live the most independent and fulfilling life possible.Raising a child is not easy, and when your child has special needs, empowering your childs with strength, dignity, responsibility, and independence can seem daunting.Debbie Salter Goodwin has developed strategies to help you accomplish God's plan for you and your child. She'll help you:*Accept realities and make empowering choices within your new boundaries*Help your child grieve a life of continual losses*Learn to access and negotiate the medical maze*Establish prayer principles to help you stay focused on God's resources in difficult circumstances*Prepare you and your child for his or her transitions from childhood to adolescence to adulthoodBased on the belief that God's truth is a freeing reality, Goodwin's strategies will help you help your child with special needs discover that life empowered by God is never disabled. |
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| Empowering Your Health is a fresh approach to health that provides an eight-week program to change your life. For most people, getting healthy is like getting rich by winning the lottery. They know what really works, but they keep thinking that a magic pill will take care of everything. Like Dave Ramsey's approach to getting out of debt, Asa Andrew is challenging people to take responsibility for their own health and giving them the tools to do just that. "Do you want to get well?" is the question Andrew asks his patients. He has learned that most people "lifestyle themselves into sickness" and can, with determination, "lifestyle themselves back to health." Once readers make that choice-to be well-Andrew provides all the guidance they will need to completely change their lives for the better. Challenging, engaging, encouraging, and informative, Asa Andrew answers the hard questions and provides real solutions; addressing a wide variety of topics: digestion and proper food choices, how to avoid and rid the body of toxins, the dually important roles of rest and exercise, and the delicate balance of the endocrine system and how to improve and maintain it. Like Dave Ramsey's approach to getting out of debt, Asa Andrew is challenging people to take responsibility for their own health and giving them the tools to do just that. |
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