This is not a topic that is fun to discuss, but we feel it is a very important one. Angelia Dittmeier (PhD) shares with us a Biblical perspective on verbal oppression and abuse. We will look at what verbal oppression and abuse are and how they show up in marriages. We will also explore how the church and biblical counselors can best approach this issue.

For more information about training, or if you or someone you know would benefit from Biblical counseling, please visit https://connect-point.org/

Podcast Host: Joe Brinkmann

Special Guest: Angelia Dittmeier

Written By: Joe Brinkmann

Music By: Yrii Semchyshyn from Pixabay

Edited By: Trisha Adams

Produced and Directed By: Connection Point Biblical Counseling and Training Center

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In this episode we will review our first season and highlight the best parts. We're excited to be heading into our second season starting in January. Stay tuned!

For more information about training, or if you or someone you know would benefit from Biblical counseling, please visit https://connect-point.org/

Podcast Host: Joe Brinkmann

Special Guest: Trisha Adams and Angela Shelton

Written By: Joe Brinkmann

Music By: Yrii Semchyshyn from Pixabay

Edited By: Trisha Adams

Produced and Directed By: Connection Point Biblical Counseling and Training Center

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Connection Point counselor, Sarah May, joins us again to talk about the emotional life of teenagers. She shares some helpful insights as well as ways we can help our teens as parents.

For more information about training, or if you or someone you know would benefit from Biblical counseling, please visit www.connect-point.org.

Podcast Host: Joe Brinkmann

Special Guest: Sarah May

Written By: Joe Brinkmann

Music By: Yrii Semchyshyn from Pixabay

Edited By: Trisha Adams

Produced and Directed By: Connection Point Biblical Counseling and Training Center

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As a church planter in Denmark, Pastor Christian Roth talks about the value of biblical counseling in a secular context. Listen as he and host, Joe Brinkmann, discuss the role of Scripture and how it relates to people's particular cultural and spiritual contexts. This conversation will especially appeal to those who practice biblical counseling or those who have a pastoral role.

If you would like to follow the work Christian is doing in the Nordics, please follow: https://norden.thegospelcoalition.org/

For more information about training, or if you or someone you know would benefit from Biblical counseling, please visit www.connectionpointcounseling.org.

Podcast Host: Joe Brinkmann

Special Guest: Christian Roth

Written By: Joe Brinkmann

Music By: Yrii Semchyshyn from Pixabay

Edited By: Trisha Adams

Produced and Directed By: Connection Point Biblical Counseling and Training Center

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Sometimes an overlooked relationship, foster care is a sensitive and significant part of many people's lives in the church. Connection Point counselor, Steve Worth, brings a unique perspective to the subject from his work in the foster care world. Listen as he connects the dots between the dynamics of foster care and biblical counseling.

If you would like to learn more about getting involved in foster care, please visit https://faithbridgefostercare.org.

For more information about training, or if you or someone you know would benefit from Biblical counseling, please visit www.connectionpointcounseling.org.

Podcast Host: Joe Brinkmann

Special Guest: Steve Worth

Written By: Joe Brinkmann

Music By: Yrii Semchyshyn from Pixabay

Edited By: Trisha Adams

Produced and Directed By: Connection Point Biblical Counseling and Training Center

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Dr. Nate Brooks and host Joe Brinkmann open up about their shared experiences of living with a loved one with chronic illness and pain. Honest, raw, and personal, they share resources for counselors and communities, book recommendations, and practical suggestions for navigating all aspects of chronic illnesses; acknowledging grief, how to avoid personal burnout while caring for loved ones in pain, how to care for those in your life who suffer from chronic illness, and how to support others who are living with loved ones in chronic pain as a community.

Dr. Nate Brooks serves as an Associate Professor of Counseling at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is a board member for the Christian Trauma Healing Network, and has published articles in Christianity Today, Biblical Counseling Coalition, and The Gospel Coalition. His book, "In Sickness and In Health" is set to publish Spring, 2025 - and we wait with eager anticipation for this wonderful resource to hit the shelves.

For more information about training, or if you or someone you know would benefit from Biblical counseling, please visit www.connectionpointcounseling.org.

Podcast Host: Joe Brinkmann

Special Guest: Dr. Nate Brooks

Written By: Joe Brinkmann

Music By: Yrii Semchyshyn from Pixabay

Edited By: Trisha Adams

Produced and Directed By: Connection Point Biblical Counseling and Training Center

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Christians have often emphasized the soul in sanctification, but is that a biblically accurate way to approach our lives? What about the body? Lainey Greer (PhD in Systematic Theology) joins us to discuss the role of the body in counseling and overall Godly living. We will address topics like food, exercise, sexuality, and the relationship between body and soul. If you want to follow Lainey, please visit her website yourbodymatters.org. Also, you can find a helpful resource she has written here.

For more information about training, or if you or someone you know would benefit from Biblical counseling, please visit www.connectionpointcounseling.org.

Podcast Host: Joe Brinkmann

Special Guest: Lainey Greer

Written By: Joe Brinkmann

Music By: Yrii Semchyshyn from Pixabay

Edited By: Trisha Adams

Produced and Directed By: Connection Point Biblical Counseling and Training Center

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We have the privilege of partnering with a ministry in South Korea that works with individuals who have fled North Korea. This is made possible, in part, by our counselors Ruth and Daniel Kim who are working to create more biblical counseling resources in the Korean language. In this episode you will hear from Dr. Kim (PhD in Biblical Counseling from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) as he explains why biblical counseling is so important in the Korean context. You will also hear about an opportunity to partner with us as we begin this new venture. Please visit https://connectionpointcounseling.org/korean-initiative/ for more information.

For more information about training, or if you or someone you know would benefit from Biblical counseling, please visit connectionpointcounseling.org.

Podcast Host: Joe Brinkmann

Special Guest: Dr. Daniel Kim

Written By: Joe Brinkmann

Music By: Yrii Semchyshyn from Pixabay

Edited By: Trisha Adams

Produced and Directed By: Connection Point Biblical Counseling and Training Center

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