Following the Ancient Paths: Mapping the Intersection of Biblical Counseling and Spiritual Formation

Ever Feel a Little Lost?

Ever Feel a Little Lost?

Ever Feel a Little Lost?

Ever Feel a Little Lost?

Some Signs Are More Helpful Than Others

Some Signs Are More Helpful Than Others

Some Sign Are More Helpful Than Others

Some Signs Are More Helpful Than Others

Some Sign Are More Helpful Than Others

Some Sign Are More Helpful Than Others

Some Sign Are More Helpful Than Others

Need Some Directions?

Need Some Directions?

Sharing/Growing as Spiritual Friends How might the typical secular psychologist respond? How might the typical Christian counselor/psychologist respond? How might the typical pastor respond? How might the typical spiritual director How might the typical lay spiritual friend

Mapping Our Spiritual Journey How might Jesus respond? How might “Church History” respond? How might We respond?

Following the Ancient Paths “Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls” (Jeremiah 6:16a).

Searching for Buried Treasure: The Forgotten Arts

Searching for Buried Treasure: The Forgotten Arts Pedersen: “Lack sufficient awareness” Oden: “Without the historic voices” Oates: “Start over from scratch” Peterson: “Abandoned historic call” Hiltner: “Lack identification with roots” Butman: “Exists in a historical vacuum” Clebsch/Jaekle: “Too readily adopted”

Finding Buried Treasure: Changeless Truth for Changing Times Chesterton: “Democracy of the dead” Lane: “Balance changing/changeless” Edwards: “Reclaim spiritual friendship” Oates: “Enter into durable fellowship”

Investing Buried Treasure: Soul Care and Spiritual Direction Clebsch/Jaekle: “Grand tradition” McNeil: “Soul Care/Spiritual Direction” Didascalia Apostolorum: “SHRG” Oden: “Historical consensus” Lake: “Suffer/Sin, Deprivation/Depravity” Clebsch/Jaekle: “Classic spiritual care” Leech: “Standard definition”

Following the Ancient Paths: Mapping the Intersection of Biblical Counseling and Spiritual Formation

Sustaining, Healing, Reconciling, and Guiding Our Treasure Map: Sustaining, Healing, Reconciling, and Guiding Sustaining: “Hurt” Healing: “Hope” Reconciling: “Horrible/Wonderful” Guiding: “Mature”

Sustaining, Healing, Reconciling, and Guiding Our Treasure Map: Sustaining, Healing, Reconciling, and Guiding

Soul Care: Sustaining Sufferology: “Evils We Have Suffered” Sustaining—“It’s Normal to Hurt” 2 Corinthians 1:3-9—Sense the Soul’s Earthly Story

Soul Care: Sustaining Empathy: Compassionate Commiseration Shared Sorrow Is Endurable Sorrow

Soul Care: Sustaining Dual Listening: Listen to God’s Story While You Listen to Your Friend’s Story. We Have to Climb in the Casket with Them.

Soul Care: Healing Healing—“It’s Possible to Hope” 2 Corinthians 1:9-11: God’s Eternal Story Stretching the Soul to Great Things. When Life Stinks, Our Perspective Shrinks.

Soul Care: Healing Help Your Spiritual Friend Look at Life with Spiritual Eyes Matthew 6:22-23 2 Kings 6:15-17 Trialogue “Celebrate the Empty Tomb!”

Sharing and Growing As Soul Care Givers Share: Sustaining? Share: Healing?

How might each of the following offer sustaining and healing to Carl? Sharing and Growing As Soul Care Givers How might each of the following offer sustaining and healing to Carl? Secular Psychologist? Christian Counselor? Pastor? Spiritual Director? Lay Spiritual Friend?

Sharing and Growing As Soul Care Givers How might Jesus sustain and heal Carl? How might you sustain and heal Carl? What Ideas? Illustrations? Suggestions? What questions do you have?

Spiritual Direction: Reconciling Sancticology: “The Sins We Have Committed.” Reconciling—“It’s Horrible to Sin.” Puritans: Load the Conscience with Guilt.

Spiritual Direction: Reconciling Recognize the “Quadralog”: Matthew 4 Catch Them Red-handed: Hebrews 3, 10 Leave the Conviction to God: 2 Timothy 2:24-26

Spiritual Direction: Reconciling “It’s Wonderful to Be Forgiven.” Puritans: Lighten the Conscience with Grace. Dispensers of Grace. Provide Tastes of Grace. Pen Psalms of Home Coming: Psalm 32, 51

Les Miserables

Spiritual Direction: Guiding Guiding—“It’s Supernatural to Mature” Envisioning Who They Are: Eph. 1-3; 2 Tim. 1:5-7 New Nurture: Reconciliation—Sons! New Nature: Regeneration—Saints!

Spiritual Direction: Guiding Universal Identity Unique Identity

Spiritual Direction: Guiding Empowering Them to Be All They Can Be: Ephesians 4:17-24; 2 Timothy 1:8-18 Putting Off—Mortify Putting On—Vivify

Spiritual Direction: Guiding Equipping Them to Do All They Can Do: Ephesians 4:11-16; 2 Timothy 2:1-10 Stir Up the Gift of God

Sharing and Growing As Spiritual Directors Share: Reconciling? Share: Guiding?

How might each of the following offer reconciling and guiding to Carl? Sharing and Growing As Spiritual Directors How might each of the following offer reconciling and guiding to Carl? Secular Psychologist? Christian Counselor? Pastor? Spiritual Director? Lay Spiritual Friend?

Sharing and Growing As Spiritual Directors How might Jesus reconcile and guide Carl? How might you reconcile and guide Carl? What Ideas? Illustrations? Suggestions? What questions do you have?

Sustaining, Healing, Reconciling, and Guiding Our Treasure Map: Sustaining, Healing, Reconciling, and Guiding

Follow the Ancient Paths: Sustain, Heal, Reconcile, Guide