CONVERSATIONAL COUNSELING PODCAST
where counseling and discipleship meet
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After decades of having these conversations in the counseling room and side by side over coffee with friends, we were compelled this year to create a podcast resource to inspire, equip, and train you to use your everyday conversations to connect others to the love of Christ.
Because we learn better together, we want to encourage you to gather and discuss the podcast. Simply sign up for our emails to receive conversation starting questions, visuals, and handouts for each episode.
S11 Ep. 5 / Lament and Process Journaling
Lament is a sacred form of prayer found throughout Scripture. It’s honest sorrow and desperate trust woven together.
S11 Ep. 4 / Lectio Divina
The Lectio Divina is a method of encountering God through Scripture.
S11 Ep. 3 / The Immanuel Journal
The Immanuel Journal is built on the understanding that God is not only present with us but that He delights to be with us.
S11 Ep. 2 / The Examen Prayer
The Examen Prayer invites you to replay the past with God. It’s about daily reflection and seeing God in the ordinary.
S11 Ep. 1 / What is Prayer?
This season, we’re exploring prayer — not as performance or pressure but as God’s personal invitation to spend time with Him!
S10 Ep. 7 / You Have to Believe What I Believe
Biblical truth matters but truth without love isn’t going to be effective in our counseling!
S10 Ep. 6 / Your Body Doesn’t Matter!
Biblical counselors have often ignored the body in their counseling. But as embodied souls, understanding the physical body is so important as we walk with others towards healing!
S10 Ep. 5 / It Doesn’t Matter What I Believe!
When we’re confronted with injustice in the Church, how are we called to biblically respond?
S10 Ep. 4 / I Can Fix That!
Giving advice in the moment is a fast and easy way to resolve a challenge — at least in our minds! But when we try to fix someone else, we often cause unintended consequences.
S10 Ep. 3 / My Life Has To Be Perfect!
Are you a perfect counselor yet? Neither are we! None of us will be on this side of heaven, but we don't have to wait for perfection to be effective ministers.
S10 Ep. 2 / I Must Always Be Available!
To minister well, we need to always be available, right? Actually, setting healthy boundaries is not only beneficial for us but also for the person we’re helping!
S10 Ep. 1 / It’s All Up to Me!
So often we feel that we have to be perfect in ministry or that another person’s growth falls on our shoulders. But God doesn’t leave us with that heavy responsibility!
S9 Ep. 8 / Trauma: Caring for Yourself as You Walk with Others
Self-care is so important as you walk alongside a sufferer on their path to healing! When you are able to care for yourself physically and emotionally, you can better support a sufferer and encourage them as they pursue comfort and change.
S9 Ep. 7 / Trauma: Helping Someone Tell Their Trauma Story
When we process our stories, we’re able to find God in the midst of them and find healing in the present. The healing we find in Christ can help us to comfort other sufferers!
S9 Ep. 6 / Trauma: Safe in Relationship
As we carefully and intentionally love others, we can support them on their path to comfort and change with kindness, curiosity, boundaries, safety and repair.
S9 Ep. 5 / Trauma: Safe in God
The healing journey can be messy and painful. We may question God's character and struggle to express our hurt and frustration from our suffering. Although some questions may never be answered, we can rest in the truth of God's character and His unfailing love for us and find lasting safety in His presence.
S9 Ep. 4 / Tiffany Higginbotham: Safe in Our Body
The counseling and medical communities often take different routes to help their patients heal or relieve their symptoms. Counselors can focus on the mental and spiritual and ignore the body while medical professionals may overlook the mental and spiritual influence on our bodies. In this episode, we’re joined by our friend and physical therapist Tiffany Higginbotham who encourages a holistic view of our minds, souls, and bodies so we can find healing in our suffering stories.
S9 Ep. 3 / Trauma: Walking with Others
How can we avoid being miserable comforters? As we encourage sufferers towards comfort and change, we must recognize our past failures and our current shortcomings. As we humbly understand our own limits, we can begin to embrace a biblical framework for suffering and sin and support others to find hope and healing.
S9 Ep. 2 / Trauma: Two Types
The field of trauma is complex and uncomfortable. As Christians, how do we sift through many assumptions and opinions to approach trauma with a biblical framework? We hope this episode encourages you to wrestle with the realities of our suffering stories in the now and the not yet and to look forward with hope to the coming restoration.
S9 Ep. 1 / Introduction to Trauma
In Season 9, we’re tackling the topic of trauma. Episode 1 lays the foundation for our discussion through defining trauma and placing a biblical view of trauma within the Grand Narrative and creation desires. While God does encourage us to remember and process our pain, He also points us to the hope we have in His salvation and His love.