CEU Opportunity: Mental Illness and Recovery
Recovery from hospitalizations due to mental illness is a difficult road to travel. Having a team and support system that consists of adequately trained people is a must. Asbury Theological Seminary and Asbury University are offering a training opportunity for students and clinicians. Read more about it here.
Boundaries Series Part 1: Caregiving vs. Caretaking
It all was so seductive. Wasn't I loving others by helping them? Didn't they really need my help? Isn't it selfish to put my eyes on life? Satan knew just how to trap me in this game. Kathy Milans shares her journey toward healthy boundaries.
3 Steps to Creating a Recovery Culture in Your Church
Recovery ministry is an important work of the local church as it extends hope and grace to people who may need it most. In this Seven Minute Seminary video, Carolyn Moore shares three tips on how to move your local church to having recovery as an integral part of your local church's DNA and culture
Why Faith-Filled Depression is Better Than Pseudo-Holy Hope
What does a person really need when they are walking through a dark time? Duke Walker shares wisdom that faith-filled depression is better than pseudo-holy hope. Christian faith in the midst of depression is a faith that is grounded in the unchanging nature of God. This is the faith that walks through the valley with the knowledge that God goes with us. To hope for anything else is idolatry and contributes to the depth of despair rather than lifting one out of it.
Jesus and the Creed Are Subversive
In this Seven Minute Seminary, Dr. Carolyn Moore explains the subversive nature of Jesus' life and ministry.
Technology Can Keep Us from Incarnational Living
We live more and more in a fast-paced, technology-driven society. Duke Walker muses on how technology might be affecting our spirituality.
Bring Your Broken Pieces
Are you shattered? Is someone you love grieving or in need of healing? Sarah Damaska shares the beauty hidden in suffering and brokenness.
Caring for the Desperate Even When the Desperate is You
Sometimes we like a clean cross with no sign of a struggle at all. Patricia S. Taylor shares what kind of cross we need to encounter when times are dark.
5 Key Traits of Good Pastoral Responses to Tough Issues
How can you respond appropriately to tough issues as a pastor? Aaron Perry shares sound advice.
My Teen Would Never Do That!
Do you think your teen would never make one of those really big mistakes? Heather Butler shares why you might want to think again.