EP. 32 Made To Minister Conference: Book Review With Author of Journey: A Path To Biblical Change - A Unique Resource Written For Anyone Experiencing Trials or Suffering

In this episode, the hosts, Mike & Shauna are in Salem, OR with special guests, Laura Chica & Emily Dempster, of Made To Minister talking about their recent book release, Journey: A Biblical To Biblical Change. This biblical counseling resource explores what you believe about God - what he says about himself and your relationship with him, who is on the throne of your life and why knowing that matters, what you think about suffering and its purpose, and why following Jesus on your journey makes all the difference.
  • Journey started as homework components that were created as counseling was happening. 
  • Application questions
  • Theological concepts that continued to come up regardless of the format
  • Drawing out charts with those who were being counseled, turning that into charts that could be reproducible. 
  • The counselor can actually use the book with those receiving biblical counseling - starting with the gospel and building on the gospel with theological tracks. 
  • Establishing the fundamentals with the counselee’s; who is God, what do they think about God, do they know how scripture reveals God. 
  • Each chapter has reflective questions that can be used with the counselee that interacts the material. 
  •  The resource was written to bring someone along; a lay leader can use this resource with someone in the faith, at work, or someone who is beginning biblical counseling. 
  • The counselee’s use this book by reading the chapter as a homework assignment, talk about it, how it may have applied to the counselee’s life, and then answer the reflective questions, and then discuss them in the next session. 
  •  It helps the counselee notice when they lean back into a man-centered perspective instead of a God-centered perspective.