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Dr. Sue Edwards Dr. Kay Daigle If you're a leader, get ready for conflict according to Dr. Sue Edwards of Dallas Seminary. It's inevitable, so we need to prepare for it as best we can. Dr. Edwards and Dr. Kay Daigle tell the story of a conflict they were both involved in years ago. Dr. Edwards strongly suggests that we learn about peacemaking now and practice it in every part of our lives. Get ready for conflict! Don't miss the second podcast in the series: Women's Tendencies in Conflict, and the third, Empowering Practices in Conflict. Right now all are available on video, but the second and third will drop on our podcast soon. This episode is available on video as well. Recommended resources Oletha Barnett's podcast series, Fight Right: 1. The Nature of Conflict, 2. Biblical Resolution 3. Accepting Other's Differences. All are also available on video. All BOW videos on dealing with conflict Book:  Leading Women Who Wound: Strategies for an Effective Ministry by Sue Edwards & Kelley Mathews Timestamps 00:22 Introduction 02:45 Get ready for conflict 08:07 Research confirms the need to become peacemakers. 09:43 Conflict in Jesus' life TranscriptKay >> Hi. I'm Kay Daigle of Beyond Ordinary Women Ministries, and I'd like to welcome you to a series on conflict. Our guest today is Dr. Sue Edwards from Dallas Seminary. Sue is the Associate Professor of Educational Ministries and Leadership there. Her complete bio is on our website if you want to read that. This series is really a follow up to a series that we previously posted with Oletha Barnett called “Fight Right,” which will give you the basics of conflict. Sue and I today are going to talk more specifically about leadership. The title of this series is “Empowering Leaders to Survive and Thrive through Conflict.” So this will be specifically for you, but you will need the basics that Oletha gives about handling it and just some other tips that she has. It's a wonderful series. You'll find it also on our website at BeyondOrdinaryWomen.org. This is the first in three. Right now, we're just going to talk about “Get Ready.” Just to give you a little background, Sue and I met years ago and really at the time, Sue was weathering a conflict that she may talk about some in this series. I got drawn into the conflict really when I wouldn't take a stand against Sue by the people that were attacking her. And so I became a second target of these people. It bonded me and Sue because we were dealing with the same people and had experienced some of the same things. It was a very difficult time, I know for her, and it certainly was for me. So I know that Sue not only has studied conflict and studied scripturally what to do with conflict, but she has experienced conflict. She has weathered it; she has experienced it; and she has learned about it. So, Sue, I'm excited to hear what you are going to tell us about conflict and we're talking about get ready. So get us ready. Sue >> I'll start out by just saying be ready because conflict is coming and the more influential you are as a leader, the more conflict you'll experience. And our experience was, oh my goodness, it was a horrendous year for me. I was leading a women's ministry and we were in the same church there. And a rival Bible teacher (Now, those words should never even be in the same sentence, but that was the reality of what was going on.), she attempted to have me thrown out of the church as a false teacher, and it was over a doctrinal issue that at our seminary our professors agreed to disagree about. It's a gray area and godly people take different stands on it. But this woman she was not willing to do that. In fact, I remember sitting in the Executive Pastor's office, and she was glaring at me over the table and she said, “You are holding women's hands to hell.” It was that kind of rhetoric that was going on and the Executive Pastor basically said, and of course,

enVision Together: Going to Out Next Level of Best podcast, welcomes author, David Gregory. He is the New York Times' bestselling author of Dinner with a Perfect Stranger, which sold half a million copies, The Last Christian, a Christy Award finalist for best Christian fiction, and ten other books. Three of his books have been made into feature films. A Dallas Seminary graduate, international conference speaker, and former radio broadcaster, David is a leading voice seeking to bring the message of Christ to a new generation in unconventional ways and usher the worldwide church into a deeper experience of Christ in them. His fiction writing career came knocking at his door when he penned a brief novella, intending to print a few hundred copies to hand out to people and share the message of Christ in what he hoped was an entertaining and engaging way. Instead, the book fell into Random House's hands and became a New York Times' bestseller. Unsurprisingly, they wanted more, and he's been writing ever since.

Experience a fresh perspective on how Jesus's message resonates in today's world from New York Times bestselling author David Gregory. Learn how this Dallas Seminary graduate and creator of "Dinner with a Perfect Stranger" brings ancient wisdom to modern audiences through unconventional storytelling. Whether you're curious about faith, interested in creative writing, or seeking to understand Christianity's place in contemporary culture, you'll discover unique insights about making timeless truths relevant today.==========================================

The focus of this episode is our interpretation and understanding of women in the story of Scripture. We at BOW are thrilled to welcome once again Dr. Sandra Glahn of Dallas Seminary. In this recording Dr. Glahn talks with Kay Daigle about the way we interpret the stories of women in Scripture and how that affects our perspective of them. Additionally she suggests that we learn to understand them from the context and provides many examples of how to be true to the text--and there are so many! Whether you're a teacher of the Word or you're reading through the Bible and want to understand the women in the story of Scripture, you'll be encouraged as a woman by Dr. Glahn's insights and helps. You can also access this episode on video if you prefer. You may also want to access some of the many episodes featuring Dr. Glahn and her insights and scholarship. Time Stamps 00:24 Why this topic? 02:02 The elements of story help us interpret correctly 06:12 How does knowing more about narrative help us interpret? 07:02 Noticing whether a person is named or not 10:15 Faulty approaches to the story 12:56 How do we correct faulty interpretations? 15:04 Who are some women in the Bible we tend to skip? 21:32 Evil-izing women of the Bible & not the men 23:50 Questions that women are asking about the Bible 26:40 How will understanding story help us avoid faulty interpretations? 32:24 Final encouragement for Bible teachers 34:17 Other resources from Dr. Glahn TranscriptKay >> Welcome to this Beyond Ordinary Women Ministry podcast. We're so happy to have you on video or our podcast. Our guest today is Dr. Sandra Glahn, who has been with us many times. Welcome, Sandi. Thank you for being here. Dr. Glahn >> Such a pleasure. Always a pleasure. Love what you're doing. Kay >> Thank you so much. I always contact Sandi once or twice a year and just say, what do you have going on? What can we talk about? Because I know what a blessing it will be to all of you out there. And today we are talking about “Women in the Story of Scripture.” And I'm particularly excited about this one. Why are you working on this right now? Do you want to give us a little background? Dr. Glahn >> Yeah. So I'm working on a book right now called A Woman's Place in the Story. And my pitch was basically this: First we had men's history, and we study David and we study the children of Israel, and we study Moses, which is important to study as Scripture is important. But we tended to initially just skip the women and then as a corrective have gone back and done studies on the women of the Bible, which we are not done doing, by the way. So it's still completely appropriate to have a women's study Bible and studies of women because so often they were left out. Example, you might have heard a sermon series on Genesis that skipped the story of Tamar, that's essential to the plot of Joseph's life and to his brother Judah. So my argument is we need to go beyond cameoing women. The ideal would be to just tell the story but include the women as they're in the story because they're serving an important function in the story. And so what I want to talk about now is some of the tools we need to see them so that we interpret what's happening appropriately. Kay >> Well, that's great. I'm really excited about this as a Bible teacher myself. So I know I'm going to learn from you today, and I suspect that everyone out there will as well. So first, let's talk just a little bit about the elements of story. Dr. Glahn >> You think about if you read a novel, you've got a character, you've got a plot, you've got a setting. One of the things to know when we're reading the Hebrew Bible is that often the land acts as much like a character as a person, and God's using the land and things like this—we'll get to the daughters of Zelophehad later. But just as an example: these women who come and they're concerned that their father's name will be forgotten,...

Rebecca Carrell In BOW's latest episode, Rebecca Carrell talks with Kay Daigle about the biblical term "the fear of the Lord" and the need for reclaiming it. What does it even mean? And why is it so crucial to our discipleship? Is the fear of the Lord simply revering or honoring God? Do we find that there is there more to it when we actually study it biblically? Other Resources This podcast is part of a series on Re-imagining Discipleship. Don't miss our other episodes: A Theological Perspective, A Spiritual Formation Perspective, A Church Leader Perspective, A Missions Perspective and A Kingdom Perspective. You can connect to the video version of Reclaiming the Fear of the Lord if you prefer. When you click on the podcast episodes of the other conversations in this series, you will find the video links as well. Time Stamps 00:23 Introducing Rebecca Carrell 04:36 Rebecca, why your interest in the fear of the Lord? 06:49 Why is the fear of the Lord difficult to understand? 08:56 What is the fear of the Lord? 15:26 What are the ramifications to the church over the loss of the fear of the Lord? 17:24 A healthy fear of the Lord 20:53 The way forward 23:44 Is the megachurch part of the problem? 25:09 How can a megachurch be done well? 30:11 Final encouragement 32:02 Other resources on discipleship TranscriptKay >> Hi. I'm Kay Daigle of beyond Ordinary Women Ministries. Welcome to this episode with Rebecca Carrell, our special guest. Welcome, Rebecca. Rebecca >> Thank you so much for having me, Kay. Kay >> Oh, we're so happy to have you again. And I'm really looking forward to this topic today. We're going to be talking about reclaiming the fear of the Lord, and it's going to be part of our series on Reimagining Discipleship. In that series, we've talked about various things that seem to be missing in the church today, and it all affects our discipleship. It's all part of our discipleship. And so this particular topic, when I saw that Rebecca had done some work on it and spoken on it, I felt like it was just perfect for what we do. Thank you, Rebecca, for doing that. Rebecca >> Oh, you know, this has just kind of been a burden on my heart for the last few years. And so it actually feels good to give it some expression. Kay >> Yes. Well, and that's the way I've felt about the whole discipleship thing, it was really a burden for me to see what I saw as a real lack of discipleship in the church. And so I'm really excited about this conversation. Rebecca holds a master's degree in Christian education from Dallas Seminary, and she is now working on her doctor of education degree. That is wonderful. I'm so excited to hear that you're doing that. Rebecca >> I am not sure how any of this happened. I've been in school since 2015. It's like when, oh Lord, will we be done? Hopefully in a couple of years. Kay >> My husband always says that if I could, I'd go to school all the time and that really is true. Rebecca >> And when you work there, it makes it easy because you know they're like, Sure, you can take some classes. So it's like, Well, we'll just keep going then. Kay >> That's great. Well, I'm really thrilled that you're doing that. Rebecca also produces and hosts a podcast, Honestly Though, and the subtitle is Real Talk, Real Life and Real Faith. And I highly recommend that our audience connect with that podcast. After spending 20 years on the radio in Dallas Fort Worth, she now mentors and teaches students at Dallas Seminary. Tell us what you teach. Rebecca >> So I have been working with the Great Dr. Sue Edwards and Dr. Joye Baker. They are nearing retirement. And so the plan is to have me work with them. They mentor me. And so when they finally decide to hang it up, I will be taking the classes that pertain to women ministering to women. So right now we co-teach a class called Women Teaching Women, which teaches women how to write and teach their own Bible studies.

Meet David Gregory, New York Times bestselling author of Dinner with a Perfect Stranger.   Which sold over half a million copies, as well as The Last Christian, a Christy Award finalist for best Christian fiction, and ten other impactful books.   Three of David's works have even been adapted into feature films.   A graduate of Dallas Seminary, international conference speaker, and former radio broadcaster, David is dedicated to sharing the message of Christ in innovative, powerful ways.   Through his writing and speaking, he inspires the global church to experience a deeper, more intimate relationship with Christ.   Join us as we explore his journey, insights, and passion for reaching a new generation. Don't miss this inspiring conversation!   Learn More Here: https://www.freewithgod.com/   Want to be a guest on WITneSSes? Send Elisha Arowojobe a message on PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/elishaarowojobe  

Claudia McGuire Kay Daigle Several weeks before the election, Claudia McGuire and Kay Daigle discussed seeking joy in the Psalms. Our hope and prayer is that whether the candidate you voted for won or lost, you can raise your voice in thanks to God for his love and care today and find his joy. About half of us are likely disappointed in the results, whatever they may be. Although we may not understand what God is doing in our world, we can trust his heart and his wisdom, knowing that his priority is his kingdom, not an earthly one. Relying on what we know about God's power and his character, knowing that our God is the true ruler whom we all seek, and recognizing that he has purpose in whatever has happened, we seek joy in the Psalms today. Recommended resources Video/podcast episode with Nika Spaulding Cultivating Joy CSB Scripture Notebook: Psalms which includes journaling pages Near to the Heart of God Bible study on selected Psalms This episode is available on video as well. Timestamps 00:21 Introduction 01:08 Why be joyful and why the Psalms? 03:18 Claudia goes through Psalm 23, sharing what it has meant to her life 22:13 Kay's experience finding joy in the Psalms 27:26 Kay goes through Psalm 27, sharing how it helps her find joy 34:54 Insights 39:37 Other resources TranscriptKay >> Welcome to the Beyond Ordinary Women podcast and video. I'm Kay Daigle your host today. And I am joined by Claudia McGuire. Welcome, Claudia. I'm glad you were able to join me today. Claudia >> Me too. Kay >> Claudia and I attended Dallas Seminary together, and it's getting to be a long time since that happened. I was thinking about it's being a long time. That's where we first met, I think. She has served on our BOW ministry team since its inception, and she brings a wealth of experience and knowledge in life and in ministry to our conversation. But you can read more about her on her bio on our website at BeyondOrdinaryWomen.org. Our topic today is Seeking Joy in the Psalms. Before we start, I want to make it clear that we recorded this session in October weeks ago from when it drops. So we don't know what happened in the election, but we guess that about half of the people in the country are upset this morning as this particular episode goes online. Of course, that assumes that the results are in and we have no idea when that will actually happen. But as we think about today, the day after the election, and even ongoing, it's important just to remember that joy is an important quality for Christians. Whether there's disappointment, whether there's fear—no matter what it is—God wants us to have joy instead. And joy is a fruit of the Spirit. So it is something we all should be exhibiting because we are believers and the Holy Spirit lives within us. So we should want to seek joy. That's the reason we decided to have this particular episode on Seeking Joy in the Psalms. I have found that the Psalms are a great place if you don't feel that you are joyful, If you're struggling, or if you're unhappy in any situation. It may have nothing to do with an election. But whatever it is, whatever your circumstances are, the Psalms are a great place to go. So the big question is how do we as Christians handle bad news in general? Grief? hard times? whatever it is? How do we as God's people of faith deal with those things? And how do we exhibit joy in the midst of that? So the Psalms are going to tell us to put our joy in the Lord. Claudia's going to start us out. Claudia, what Psalm has really been meaningful to you when you've dealt with things that are hard, things that your circumstances, that you're struggling in? Is there a certain psalm that you go to? Claudia >> Yes, especially for the past two years. I think I have one that I have gone to over and over. I find that sometimes I'll wake up in the middle of the night and I just start saying it to bring peace into my sleep,

It will always matter how we belong to one another - Liz Daye Daye, a Hospital Chaplain in training at Dallas Seminary teaches us how to love God and others well through a conversation aroud disability theology.  In this episode we discuss the role of a Hospital Chaplain, what disability theology is, how disability is defined and ultimately how we can be better represtatives of Christ.  Follow Liz on Instagram @Lizadaye 

Politics and discipleship--do they go together? How should church leaders approach politics? Well, politics and discipleship do relate, but not necessarily the way that some of us as Jesus followers think. Because of the division and confusion about this subject, we at BOW called for help for this highly partisan election year. Author Kaitlyn Schiess joins Kelley Mathews to discuss what having a healthier and more biblical approach to politics would look like. Whether you're a church leader, a mentor or a parent, Kaitlyn can help you learn to communicate and assess political questions in a less strident way. Kaitlyn doesn't tell us how to vote, but instead she discusses about how to think and talk about this subject well. This episode is also available on video if you prefer. Politics & Discipleship Suggested Resources Kaitlyn Schiess, The Liturgy of Politics, https://www.amazon.com/Liturgy-Politics-Spiritual-Formation-Neighbor/dp/0830848304 Kaitlyn Schiess, The Ballot and the Bible, https://www.amazon.com/Ballot-Bible-Scripture-American-Politics/dp/1587435969/ Vincent Bacote, The Political Disciple, https://www.amazon.com/Political-Disciple-Theology-Public-Ordinary/dp/0310516072/ Michael Wear, The Spirit of Our Politics, https://www.amazon.com/Spirit-Our-Politics-Spiritual-Renovation/dp/0310367190/ Connect with Kaitlyn on these podcasts: The Holy Post Podcast, https://www.holypost.com Curiously, Kaitlyn, https://www.holypost.com/curiously Timestamps 0:32 - Introduction 1:19 - Why politics and faith? 4:35 - Who needs this conversation? 8:00 – How can church leaders/small group leaders, etc. approach politics in a healthy way? 12:34 - What are common challenges for pastors/leaders during election year? 16:47 - What are the deeper spiritual issues we need to grapple with? 17:16 - How would you address politics in a Bible study or small group? 22:19 - How is the Bible misused in our American culture? 27:40 - What would it look like for a church to have a healthy relationship with politics? 31:01 – Recommended resources 33:39 - Biblical instruction for our political lives TranscriptKelley >> Welcome to the Beyond Ordinary Women Podcast. I am Kelley Mathews. And with me today is Kaitlyn Schiess. Kaitlyn is a friend from Dallas Seminary. I was long gone by the time she got there, but I went back on campus as a GTA and I actually interrupted a conversation she was having with Dr. Glahn, a mutual friend. And I learned later that that might have been the conversation where you guys were talking about you writing your first book. Was that right? Kaitlyn >> Yeah. Kelley >> Thank you. We're going to be talking about the church and politics because that's kind of like your shtick these days. Kaitlyn >> Yeah. Kelley >> And we welcome the wisdom you're going to share with us. So thank you for being here. Tell us how politics and faith became your go to topic. Kaitlyn >> Yeah, I keep joking that it wasn't something that a career counselor ever said. You know, you really should talk about the two things you're not supposed to talk about at the dinner table - theology and politics. Kelley >> Yeah. Kaitlyn >> When I went to college, I thought I was going to go to law school. So I started out as a political science major, switched to history, but thought the whole time I would go to law school. And went to a school in Virginia, Liberty University, that was very politically involved in the years that I was there. There were a lot of politicians on campus. There were a lot of media on campus asking students questions. So at the same time that I was at a place that politics and especially the relationship between faith and politics was really central to the conversation happening around me, I was also discerning a change that felt really scary at the time, really uncertain, from going to law school to going to seminary, which I had never considered and really had no model for that.

A new MP3 sermon from The Jew and Gentile Podcast is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Dallas Seminary President Dr. Mark Yarbrough, Isaiah 53, and Toyten Benkes (Episod Speaker: Christopher Katulka Broadcaster: The Jew and Gentile Podcast Event: Podcast Date: 4/11/2024 Length: 38 min.

Welcome to the Jew and Gentile Podcast.   Text the Jew and Gentile your comments, questions, concerns (OY!), and news at: 424-444-1948   MUG-ON-A-MUG With your gift of $10 or more to FOI Equip, you to can have your very own Mug-on-a-Mug. Your generous donation helps to expand the important work of teaching the Bible from a Jewish perspective while raising up new FOI volunteers and representatives serving Jewish communities all around the world. Visit gofoi.org/mug to make your gift today and receive your own Jew and Gentile Podcast Mug-on-a-Mug. Oy, look at Steve's punim!   GUEST: Dr. Mark Yarbourgh - President of Dallas Theological Seminary   From the Scriptures: ISAIAH 52 - 53   Jesus In The Hebrew Scriptures By:  Dr. Meno Kalisher https://store.foi.org/purchase/jesus-in-the-hebrew-scriptures FOI Equip Classes:   Did God Reject His People?: A Study of Romans 9-11 TEACHER: Steve Herzig APRIL 11, 18, 25   Did God reject His people, Israel? Despite current efforts to replace Israel with the church, Paul, the apostle to the Gentiles, envisioned a day when “all Israel” will be saved. Join Steve Herzig as he explores the eternal covenant God made with Abraham, details the role Israel plays in biblical prophecy, examines the metaphor of the olive tree, and reveals the future, complete salvation of Israel, all while studying Romans 9—11.   Facts and Flaws of Covenant Theology TEACHER: DR. MIKE STALLARD MAY 23, 30    Have you ever heard of Covenant Theology? It's a prevalent perspective in today's church, but did you know it teaches that God has replaced Israel with the church? Join us in this illuminating two-part FOI Equip class, where Dr. Mike Stallard, vice president of International Ministries, will unpack the intricacies of Covenant Theology and present a more insightful approach to comprehending Scripture.   Register: foiequip.org   Get a free one-year trial subscription to Israel My Glory https://israelmyglory.org/subscribe/ Get Involved with Friends of Israel Gospel Ministry https://www.foi.org/outreach   Chris Katulka's book: Israel Always foi.org/israelalways   Steve Herzig's book: Jewish Culture & Customs foi.org/jcc From the news surrounding Israel and the Jewish People:   'Death to America' chants in Dearborn echo across social media, draw local condemnation https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2024/04/08/death-to-america-chant-dearborn-jihad-rally-al-quds-day-draws-condemnation/73247053007/   Blinken Claims Israel Could Become ‘Indistinguishable' from Hamas without Further Steps to Protect Civilians https://www.nationalreview.com/news/blinken-claims-israel-could-become-indistinguishable-from-hamas-without-further-steps-to-protect-civilians/ Yiddish Word(s) of the Day Toyten Benkes - A hopeless situation; wasted effort – There's no chance you can get anywhere with what you're doing.

Guys are fascinated with growth. Starting as youngsters, we dream about growing up. When we get to our teenage years, we want to grow strong. As we move into our adult years, we want to grow wise. The process of growing up, growing strong, and growing wise all seem pretty straight-forward. What if a man wants to grow spiritually? How does that work? Well, today's guest will help us answer that question. Today, Dr. Nathan Wagnon joins Adam in the studio to talk about how men grow spiritually. Nathan is on staff at Watermark Community Church, where he serves as the director of Equipping and Apologetics. He's also the host of Watermark's Equipping Podcast. He's a graduate of Ouachita Baptist University and Dallas Seminary. He's also served in the Army and did two deployments in Afghanistan. You can connect with Nathan here. NOTE: During the intro to this episode, we mistakenly said that Nathan has a PhD from Biola University. That was incorrect. Nathan has a DMin, not a PhD. We apologize for the confusion! Betterman is sponsored by Aroga Drive, follow the link below and share on your social media as a small portion of every sale will help support Betterman.  www.tryarogadrive.com/BetterMan   Sign up for the Betterman Daily Devotional: Betterman Daily Devotional   Betterman is Helping Men Win  

Dr. Ramesh Richard is a Professor at Dallas Seminary and President of RREACH. Today He shares…

In this episode, Nate sits down with his former Hebrew professor, Dr. Gordon Johnston, Professor of Old Testament at Dallas Seminary. Dr. Johnston helps us understand the nature of the case laws in Exodus 21-23 by explaining how they related to the Decalogue. The discussion also covers how we might read these texts as Christian Scripture today, and even guidance for how we can understand some of the more difficult passages in this section of Exodus.

Dr. Sandra Glahn, Professor at Dallas Seminary, joins Dr. Kay Daigle to talk about her latest book Nobody's Mother: Artemis of the Ephesians in Antiquity and the New Testament. At issue is 1 Timothy 2:15, "But women will be saved through child-bearing--if they continue in faith, love and holiness with propriety." Does that mean that being a mother is our highest calling? You can choose to watch this lively discussion on video. .

Ted Shimer has mentored men since 1991 with the collegiate ministry Student Mobilization. He received his MABS from Dallas Seminary and has been trained as a Pastoral Sex Addiction Professional-Supervisor. Ted has helped people overcome the bondage of pornography in the context of making disciples throughout his 30 plus year ministry. He is the Founder of The Freedom Fight, an online porn addiction recovery program. He is also the author of the book, The Freedom Fight, The New Drug and the Truths that Set Us Free. Ted and his wife Amber have four adult children and live in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Visit their website at thefreedomfight.org --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/moral-revolution/support

"Read widely and in diverse communities. Challenge your biases and seek out perspectives that differ from your own. This will lead to a better understanding of Scripture and its application to our lives." - Kaitlyn Schiess While an undergrad at Liberty University, Kaitlyn Schiess detoured from her plan to go to law school after the ideas involved in the intersection of religion and politics captured her attention. That detour led to Dallas Seminary and Duke Divinity School instead of law school and it has lead to two books on the subjects we're not supposed to talk about in polite company: Religion and Politics. And that's a lucky break for us because Kaitlyn is the perfect person to join the Untangled Faith podcast to talk about this in a way that feels more like an invitation to something better than a challenge to enter a boxing ring.   Key moments from this episode: Excitement for the New Book, Kaitlyn's Unexpected Path into Religion and Politics, Co-opting the Phrase "City on a Hill", The Importance of Reading Widely and in Community, Exploring Diverse Perspectives through Commentaries, Navigating Political Differences in Christian Community, The History of Cherry Picking Verses, Moving Beyond Cherry Picking, The Bible's Relevance to Political Questions, Seeking Christ-likeness,   Resources: Purchase Kaitlyn's new book: The Ballot and the Bible. https://amzn.to/3DNVy0L Follow Kaitlyn: https://kaitlynschiess.com   Episodes you might enjoy: https://untangledfaithpodcast.com/2023/08/09/90-historical-cultural-influences-on-evangelicalism-guest-karen-swallow-prior/ https://untangledfaithpodcast.com/2023/06/14/84-boz-tchividjian-on-fighting-against-abuse-in-the-church/   Support the show: Subscribe to my newsletter: https://untangledfaith.substack.com Join us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/untangledfaith This podcast is sponsored by Faithful Counseling. For more information and for 10% off your first month, visit Faithful Counseling- https://faithfulcounseling.com/untangled Where you can find me: Youtube channel- https://youtube.com/channel/UCPfFk-I6QShXXvEpSFaJOvg https://untangledfaithpodcast.com https://instagram.com/untangledfaith  https://instagram.com/amyhenningfritz https://twitter.com/faithuntangled https://twitter.com/amyfritz   Host/Creator: Amy Fritz Producers: Michele Pjanic Phil and Susan Perdue Pam Forsythe Chelle Taylor

Wednesday's guest Jim Cress and Chris go way back. He’s done news, hosted radio programs, studied the Bible at Dallas Seminary. But his heart was always turned toward counseling and helping people become free from addictions. You’re going to hear about some of the freedom Jim needed in his own life—and how his wound has been used to help others on Chris Fabry Live. Give a First Time Gift to Chris Fabry Live Care NetSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“The more we can use ambition to benefit other people and bring good, bring flourishing to this world, the better off we'll be and the better off the world will be.” While studying theology at Dallas Seminary, Clay Scroggins found himself captivated by the concept of ambition and how it could be harnessed for good in both leadership and personal development. As he delved deeper into the topic, he realized that true influence did not come from a position of authority, but rather from the capacity to impact and inspire others. Through his own experiences, including an invitation to address the White House team, Clay discovered that the innate desire to lead can be directed toward creating positive change across various walks of life.  Clay Scroggins is an inspiring leader who has dedicated his career to helping others unlock their potential and achieve personal growth. Clay has served in church leadership for over 20 years, during which time he's also written three books on leadership.  Get in touch with Gretchen, and let her know which impactful leaders you'd like to hear from: Connect on LinkedIn Key takeaways: How to strengthen your leadership skills by mastering the art of influence and its significance. Channel your ambition towards propelling strong leadership and continuous personal development. Ways to maintain equilibrium between analytical thought and positive vibes within your leadership approach. Connect with GUEST: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clay-scroggins-5106a16/ Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating here: https://link.chtbl.com/ZNw0p-hn

If you are planning a trip to Israel or plan to go in the future, you won't want to miss Dawn and Steve's interview with Charles Dyer! He is here to provide some travel tips and based on his book The Christian Traveler's Guide to the Holy Land. Dr. Charlie Dyer served for 33 years on the faculty and in the administration of three different institutions, including 20 years at Dallas Seminary and 10 years as Provost of the Moody Bible Institute. In 2010 Charlie became Professor-at-large of Bible for Moody Bible Institute and host of The Land and the Book radio program, which is heard on more than 350 stations across the United States. In addition to his own speaking, teaching, and guiding, Charlie has authored or co-authored numerous books. Charlie and his wife, Kathy, live near Phoenix, Arizona. They have two grown children and four grandchildren.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Continuing the series Unexpected Turns, host Laura Wilcox talks with Diana, who recalls her decades-long marriage with Rick, a man who supported but did not share her faith in Christ. While Diana warns other young Christian women to marry a man who is already a believer, she also shares how God can redeem mistakes. After Diana's father died, she began thinking and praying more about her husband's need for Christ. As her prayers became desperate, she came to a point of asking God to do "whatever it takes" to bring Rick to Christ. When Rick became very ill with kidney disease a few months later, his spiritual interest began to grow, and after time and much more arduous prayer, Rick came to faith 18 months before his death. Diana still misses Rick but has never regretted The Most Dangerous Prayer (read Diana's story in our online library). In her ongoing journey with the Lord, Diana has pursued theological education in the last few years at Dallas Seminary. Find out more about Christian women surrendering their marriages and dreams of marriage through the Bible study Beautiful Surrender. Learn about the stories of women in your community by scheduling a Sacred Story Retreat.

Dr. Sue Edwards of Dallas Seminary talks about her book Organic Mentoring: A Mentor's Guide to Relationships with Next Generation Women with Dr. Kay Daigle of Beyond Ordinary Women. What is organic mentoring and what makes it challenging? If you prefer, you can link to the video.

The Book of Remembrance Teach Truth. Love Well. Dallas Seminary's slogan   “We've heard our profs tell us the truth of the Bible. Now we see our profs living the truth of the Bible. DTS is not just “Teach Truth,” but it is also “Love Well.” Read Col. 4:7-18 The Book of Remembrance Let's Pray! 12 people named, 12 eternal destinies V. 7-18 Then those who feared the Lord spoke with one another. The Lord paid attention and heard them, and a book of remembrance was written before Him of those who feared the Lord and esteemed His name. “They shall be mine,” says the Lord of Hosts, “In the day when I make up my treasured possession, and I will spare them as a man spares his son who serves him. Then ONCE MORE you shall see the distinction between the righteous and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve Him.”     -Malachi 3:16-18 For Demas, in love with this present world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica. -2 Timothy 4:10a What would the Bible say about you if your earthly life ended today? You make known to me the path of life; In Your presence there is fulness of joy; at your right hand are PLEASURES forevermore. -Psalm 16:11 God intends us to be part of interlinked Bible-based communities      V. 15-16 As soon as Roman persecution eased they began building actual churches that met the needs of individual congregations with more people than could fit in a house. As part of our own spiritual growth it is good to mutually share what we are learning with fellow Bible-based Christians in the community. But remember that Paul has already warned them to reject false teaching. Scholars tell us that you can reproduce nearly the entire New Testament from the sermons of Second through 4th century church leaders. They would read from books like Colossians as Scripture and then preach from them. The point is you were not meant to live your Christian life apart from gathering with other believers and together grow in Christ and impact your community and the entire world for Jesus! The Appeal to Archippus, the appeal to all of us V. 17-18 Look at verse 17 Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother. To Philemon, our beloved fellow worker and Apphia our sister and Archippus our fellow soldier, and the church in your house. -Philemon 1:1-2 The word for ministry is the word diaconia (G1248), and it simply means serving. In the context it is obvious that the serving in mind is the serving of the Word to the church, as in Acts 6:4, where the apostles created deacons to minister to needs within the church, while they devoted themselves to prayer and the ministry of the word. To equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ.  -Ephesians 4:12 I fulfill my ministry to you by teaching you and equipping you to do the ministry The next time you catch someone doing something right, for the Lord, say to them, “Thank you for fulfilling your ministry!”

The Book of Remembrance Teach Truth. Love Well. Dallas Seminary's slogan “We've heard our profs tell us the truth of the Bible. Now we see our profs living the truth of the Bible. DTS is not just “Teach Truth,” but it is also “Love Well.” Read Col. 4:7-18 The Book of Remembrance Let's Pray! 12 people named, 12 eternal destinies V. 7-18 For Demas, in love with this present world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica. -2 Timothy 4:10a What would the Bible say about you if your earthly life ended today? You make known to me the path of life; In Your presence there is fulness of joy; at your right hand are PLEASURES forevermore. -Psalm 16:11 God intends us to be part of interlinked Bible-based communities V. 15-16 As soon as Roman persecution eased they began building actual churches that met the needs of individual congregations with more people than could fit in a house. As part of our own spiritual growth it is good to mutually share what we are learning with fellow Bible-based Christians in the community. But remember that Paul has already warned them to reject false teaching. Scholars tell us that you can reproduce nearly the entire New Testament from the sermons of Second through 4th century church leaders. They would read from books like Colossians as Scripture and then preach from them. The point is you were not meant to live your Christian life apart from gathering with other believers and together grow in Christ and impact your community and the entire world for Jesus! The Appeal to Archippus, the appeal to all of us V. 17-18 Look at verse 17 The word for ministry is the word diaconia (G1248), and it simply means serving. In the context it is obvious that the serving in mind is the serving of the Word to the church, as in Acts 6:4, where the apostles created deacons to minister to needs within the church, while they devoted themselves to prayer and the ministry of the word. To equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ. -Ephesians 4:12 The next time you catch someone doing something right, for the Lord, say to them, “Thank you for fulfilling your ministry!”

Discipline of Solitude and Silence March 19, 2023 I. Introduction: A. I will never forget the first time that I experienced solitude and silence at the same time. It was before I knew Jesus Christ. 1. I was about 18 years old. It was not an intentional time to be alone and in quiet but a time that came because of a broken radio. a. There were many times before this that I was alone but I always had some kind of noise around me, the radio, TV, some kind of music. b. However, one day I had to drive up to Michigan, which was about a three and a half hour trip. When I got into the car, my radio did not work. I remember that about the time I crossed the Michigan border on interstate 94, for the first time I recognized that while my car was quiet at the same time there was much noise going on in my head, and for the first time in my life I came face to face with my own thoughts. c. It was frightening to me because my thoughts were shocking to me. It became a very disturbing and uncomfortable trip! 2. To be honest with you, until that day I was totally out of touch with my heart and I did not know the truth about what was going on deep within my heart because it was always buried under busyness and noise! And it was not pretty! B. I love the passage in Psalm 51:6 that God desires truth in the innermost being. 1. This is a psalm where David is confessing his sin. Read psalm 51:5-8 2. We will never find joy and gladness only with external conformity but must have a clean heart filled with and controlled by truth! 3. Many have the truths of this book in their heads but there is a big disconnect between what is in their heads and what is in their hearts. C. I remember many years ago that I was deeply troubled about some lies that were spreading around about me that could destroy my reputation as a pastor. 1. A group of leaders got together to pray for me and I remember Pastor Bill Mills prayer as it was clearly from the Lord for me. He said this “God, I am not so concerned about the lies going around about Pat, I am more concerned about the lies in his heart that he is believing” 2. Wow – did he hit it. The guy with a degree from Moody Bible Institute, Dallas Seminary and preaching every week where truth was filling my mind and coming out of my mouth but in my heart there was a bundle of lies about myself and God that were not consistent with God or his word. 3. I love what Psalm 15:1-2. Read D. Frankly, this is my concern. I think that there are many good biblical Christians here today whose lives are so busy, so full of demands and responsibilities, so full of noise that they have never come face to face with their own hearts before God. • I want to speak to you today about two practices that can help us get in touch with our hearts and ultimately with the Lord at a deeper level than we have ever known before. The practices are called II. Solitude and silence A. Solitude simply means being alone and silence means quiet. B. They can each be done individually by themselves but are best done and most powerful when done together 1. Often they can become watershed moments where there is a turning point in the course of our whole lives! 2. That happened to me a number of years ago when I was leaving for work and I slipped on some black ice – did a 180 degree and came straight down on my back. That hurt! a. I was home laid up in my bed for a week and I prayed, “God, if I have to go through all this pain please use it somehow.” b. I decided that week to read while in bed – “Hudson Taylor's Spiritual Secret” and God met me powerfully and changed my life from that time on! 1. He showed me for the first time not just in my head but to see it with the eyes of my heart that Jesus lives in me and is my life. And that the Christian life is not about me living for Jesus but rather Jesus living in and through and for me! 2. Trust me it is life changing when the truth of Christ living in you moves from your head to your heart and you realize that the resurrected and powerful God, the spirit of Jesus is living inside of you to be with you every step of your life! C. We see some examples of life changing times like this in the Scripture: 1. Hagar alone at a spring in the wilderness when God met her and gave her direction for her future and spoke to her about the future of her unborn son Ishmael (Genesis 16:6-16) 2. Jacob alone wrestling all night with God where God gave him a new name and blessed him. (Genesis 32:24ff) 3. Moses at the burning bush where God gave Moses the mission of bringing God's people out of Egypt and promised to be with him in that mission. (Exodus 3:1ff) 4. Elijah in the cave when he heard the voice of God speaking to him in the sound of the gentle blowing (1 Kings 19:11-13) 5. Jonah watching Nineveh from afar and God confronting him about his sin (Jonah 4) 6. Paul spent 3 years alone in Arabia after he was saved where God personally taught him about the gospel and the implications of Jesus Christ. D. Definitions • in solitude – seeking aloneness, in a place free of distractions for the sake of reflection and communion with God along with personal refreshment • in silence – creating an atmosphere of quiet in a place free of noise and the constant barrage of stimulation in order to listen to God and reflect on spiritual matters and your life E. Some of their values: 1. To break in our hearts and life the stronghold of busyness and the need to achieve; 2. To gain a better perspective as to how the world and man's opinions has gripped your heart 3. To get in touch with the deepest needs and thoughts of one's own heart 4. To be alone with God to get in touch with God and hear the prompting of the Spirit. E. Here is a quote that inspires me that this practice is well worth the time and effort: • “Slowing down to hear God as you make decisions, will keep you from spending years of your life painfully repairing the damage of mistakes.” Jimmy Evans III. Interview with Ava Perry A. Ava, you have been trying to practice solitude and silence recently. 1. Could you each tell us what your time of solitude and silence looks like and how it contrasts with your normal life? 2. When you first enter this time how did your heart respond and how long was it before your heart settled down? 3. What was the biggest benefit you received from this experience? 4. What would you tell others who have never done this before? III. Application B. This can be as simple as taking your lunch break to taking a whole afternoon away at a place like Lake Kathrine to be alone with God to talk to him in prayer and meditate on his word and just reflect about your heart and life! C. John 10:10 says this 1. Jesus came to give us an abundant life, a life that was overflowing and fulfilling. 2. Solitude and silence is a great practice by which we can shake off the effects of all that the world and other people put on us and take hold of the eternal abundant life from Jesus, which is life indeed.

[00:00:00] Bill Hendricks: Ralph was just an amazing person. Any rate I went through the process and when I got to the feedback session, which is like the reveal okay here's your giftedness. It was as if I'd been in a pitch-black room my whole life, bumping into the wall, falling over, furniture getting hurt, and somebody just reached over and flipped the light switch on.  And very quickly I began to see all kinds of things that I'm like, oh my gosh, now I understand what it is I'm trying to do. [00:00:28] Tommy Thomas: My guests today are my good friends, Bev Hendricks Godby, and her brother Bill Hendricks. They work together at The Giftedness Center in Dallas. Bill holds degrees from Harvard University, Boston University, and Dallas Theological Seminary. He's the author or the co-author of 22 books, including The Person Called You, Why You're Here, Why You Matter, and What You Should Do with Your Life, and his most recent book, which he co-authored with Bev - So How do I Parent this Child - Discovering the Wisdom and Wonder of Who Your Child was Meant To Be? Bev has degrees from Wheaton College and the University of Texas at Dallas, a former educator and audiologist. She's particularly attuned to how the giftedness of her clients expresses itself in the whole of their life, narrative, and relationships. [00:01:24] Tommy Thomas: Bill and Bev have made a great impact on the corporate and nonprofit sectors as they've advised people, ranging from high school and college students to corporate and nonprofit executives on how to be their best by understanding their individual giftedness, and as Max Lucado put it on his book on giftedness, How to Live in Your Sweet Spot. I've known Bill and Bev for many years. A trip to the Dallas Metroplex isn't complete without sharing a meal. We've shared meals at Papa Do's Seafood Kitchen and Papasitas Cantina, and we've also had a couple of memorable meals at Bev and her husband, Dale's home. So Bev and Bill, welcome the NextGen Nonprofit Leadership [00:02:06] Bill Hendricks: Thank you, Tommy. Great to be with you. [00:02:08] Bev Godby: It's wonderful to be here. [00:02:11] Tommy Thomas: Bev, when I was undergraduate at Auburn, I was well known to the students at speech therapy and audiology. I have a conduction loss in my right ear. And once word got out that I was a will and Guinea pig, I was a regular guest at the Speech and Hearing Lab, I guess it didn't hurt too much that most of the students were attractive co-eds back then, [00:02:33] Bev Godby: I love hearing that. [00:02:34] Tommy Thomas: Before we jump too deep into this discussion about giftedness, I'd like to go a little bit to your childhood we'll ask both of you these questions and you can respond, you can figure who goes first. But yeah, going back to some experiences that that you think contributed to helping you become the person you are today. [00:02:51] Bev Godby: One I'll go first on that one. I found a through line that kind of has gone through my whole story from the very beginning that I remember up until now, and it all began to come together. At Wheaton College. So I would say making a decision to go to Wheaton was probably an inflection point that just really took my life forward. I had always wanted to be a teacher, so I knew that just probably who knows, maybe wanting to do what my dad did as much as I understood it. But he was the one that always said, Bev, you should go to Wheaton. And he said it as my dad only could. That's not a suggestion, but you really need to chase that one down. When I got into Wheaton, which I was thrilled. I made that decision to go there. And I think that now when I look at it back at it, I think of that verse in second Timothy that says, guard the good deposit that was entrusted to you. And I just think that was a place where so much good deposit I was the beneficiary of. And I just see so much that flows out of, again, just. Opportunity to be in that place with the professors that I had. And the real, the thing that really stands out to me is that I think it unleashed for me, or at least introduced to me the power of story. So this is very interesting to me that this is what I'm doing with my life. it was about the content I was giving them, but it was being more immersed in the whole idea of who this person is Because from, again, from early years, I always wanted to be a teacher, but the teaching part was really about the story of each person for me. Yes, it was about the content I was giving them, but it was being more immersed in the whole idea of who this person is. So that's been all through my life, but I feel like that at Wheaton, I really got some tools to do that well. And the rest, was just man plans this way. God directs his steps. [00:05:03] Tommy Thomas: What about you, Bill? [00:05:03] Bill Hendricks: Tommy, I was smart enough to be born last. And that made all the difference because when you're the youngest you have the benefit of watching your older siblings make mistakes and then learn from them and not have to make those same mistakes in many cases. I made plenty of mistakes nonetheless, but there's also, I guess what I'd say now, I'm a I'm a parent of three grown daughters when you're the youngest of four, it's like your older siblings wear down your parents over time so that things go a little easier for you, if I could put it that way. And I think the other thing about being the youngest was by the time I was getting up into my middle school years obviously as Bev has mentioned, our dad was an educator, so he put a huge emphasis on education. And in fact, all four of us children have at least one master's degree and some more than one. Education was always a big deal, but they didn't have a lot of money, so it's not everybody went to private schools until my seventh-grade year, a family in our church had their son in a private boys school in Dallas, and they really encouraged my folks to consider putting me in this school. And of course we thought there's no way we're gonna be able to afford that. But nonetheless, I went over, took some tests one day. found out that this school wanted me, and next thing we know, there's scholarships. And so if Wheaton was a turning point for Bev St. Mark's, which was the name of that school, was a turning point for me. St. Marks was the best educational experience of my life. And it opened  the door, ultimately to the Ivy League and many other opportunities. [00:06:32] Bill Hendricks: That was the best educational experience of my life. And it opened up the door, ultimately to the Ivy League and many other opportunities. And and so I've been richly blessed by having lots and lots of teachers, mentors, people pour into me. And that's why right next to Giftedness is of a life message right there. [00:06:53] Bill Hendricks: Next to it is mentoring believes so much in the importance of mentors. [00:06:58] Tommy Thomas: So you've both mentioned your dad and your mom. what was the most valuable life lesson you learned from your parents? [00:07:06] Bev Godby: I would say that, For sure. My dad always said, be a person of your word. And I always believed watching him that those were his words, but just being able to watch the man all the time. It was even more fleshed out as character matters. Who you are when no one's watching you will determine the arc of your story. And I saw him actually do that in real life. And so that's always been really important to me to be a person of my word. , feel that he really displayed humility. He was a man that certain groups of people would get real excited about and always, they'd meet me, they'd always go, oh, you're dad. And they'd say amazing things about him. But he, when I would tell him that, he would go bezels, they just don't know me like you and I know me. . And it was just so forever humility has been such a key trait that I look for in people and really tr treasure for myself. Not that I think I can claim that, but I'd look for that. [00:08:19] Bev Godby: And I think that's at the heart of everything that I wanna be. [00:08:23] Bill Hendricks: I like to think that we're literally standing on our dead's shoulders and building on his legacy in this whole giftedness. Work that we do not least of which, because our dad was in a perfect fit with his giftedness. Our dad was in a perfect fit with his giftedness.  The man was born to teach, and he became a legendary teacher, an iconic figure as a teacher. The man was born to teach and he became a legendary teacher, an iconic figure as a teacher. I happen to work at the school that he, I have a role at the school that he taught at for 60 years. And by the day I get people mention his name and hallowed voice and but they all have memories of him. And he used to say, I love to teach. I lived to teach why I'd teach, whether or not they paid me to teach. And it was really true because we watched him teach even when he didn't get paid for it. And I think Bec and he, as part of that, he had a gift for seeing the giftedness of other people. And he would call it out. He would affirm what their strengths were and challenge them to lean into and live into those strengths and do something with them. And so now we do a very formalized form of giftedness discovery. But it's really continuing on that legacy that that he had of identifying people's strengths and we just love what we do. [00:09:39] Tommy Thomas: I interviewed Dr. Linda Livingstone, the president down at Baylor a couple weeks ago, and her dad was a prominent basketball coach in the state of Oklahoma. And so I asked her, did you know your dad was was famous? And she said probably not really, not in the early days anyway. I didn't know your dad personally, but I've sat under his teaching a lot. What was it like to grow up in the household of somebody that at least some of us thought was famous? [00:10:04] Bev Godby: There was always good and bad of course, in that, right? The weird part was that in certain circles you'd go particularly church related kind of things, and he was the rockstar. Like honestly, people would talk about him like. But then you'd go to school or you'd go just wherever else and no one's ever heard of them. So there was that disconnect a little bit. We, I feel, especially as a girl because I didn't get to go to the seminary seminaries in those days, Dallas Seminary in particular was only for men. I didn't really ever see him teach. The only time that we would really watch him do what he did was when we would go to Fort Worth. He had a church there that he used to pastor, and they'd invite him back all the time and we'd, and it was like watching someone on stage that is not your father. Like it was a not me kind of experience, but I loved it. And we saw what people enjoyed about him. But there was a lot of the, son of daughter of thing that went on. . What was great, one of the great things about Wheaton was almost everybody. There was the son or daughter of somebody, Billy Graham, the real luminaries in the Christian world. So no one cared about that. And I loved that I could just be me, be who I was. But it def it definitely was a mixed bag. Tommy I'll, I'll not lie about that, but in the end, I think it opened a lot of doors for me going forward, and I'll always be so grateful to him. On the 20th is gonna be the 10th year since he's passed away. And I think more and more I appreciate that legacy that I was handed. [00:11:48] Tommy Thomas: What about you, bill, as being the baby brother? [00:11:50] Bill Hendricks: It's a tremendous advantage to have a father that people just naturally think well of. I can't imagine what people do. And I know there's too many of them, who, whose father does not have a good reputation and then they have to live that down. Yeah, there's been pressure and expectations at times to live up to our dad's reputation. But, and as I get older, I realize that's not all, not altogether bad. It can be if you let it overwhelm your life and your identity. But, I after enough years of therapy, I think I of worked that one through. But it's a tremendous honor to, as I say, to have people mention one's father's name and see in their eyes the respect, the admiration, the love that they have had for him and. . All in all it's a privilege. It's it then just wants me to do and be the best I can be in what God's called me to in my twenties. [00:12:48] Tommy Thomas:  I had every tape that your dad ever did on communications, and I would listen to those tapes on communication and. There are just have such great memories of Dr. Hendricks. Bill you mentioned about teaching when they didn't pay him I'm sure he said this in a lot of his tapes, but he says, “they pay me to do this They don't pay me much, but they pay me to do this” . Just, great memories there. When I was in my early thirties, I was struggling with my career, and I read an article by RC Sproul where he talked about this thing called giftedness or understanding one's uniqueness.  I got some career counseling, and it literally changed my life. Fast forward to 1996 and our firm had been asked to submit a proposal to conduct the search for Bob Sieple'ssuccessor at World Vision US.   I remember my colleague Robert Stevenson and I, we flew up to Chicago at O'Hare to meet with the search committee and one of the members of the search committee she says are you the guys that work with Arthur Miller? And we said, yeah we, yeah, we do. And so she went on to say about, she had read his book, the Truth About You, and told the story of how she and two of colleagues had gotten together to do business together because they were all very good at what they did in the field of communications. When they got together, it was a train wreck. They just didn't work together well. And so one of 'em had read the book The Truth About You, and they called Mr. Miller in, and he gave them a session and told 'em he could have told them in the beginning they weren't gonna work well together because they were all so different. And they were bound to clash. And so they busted up their company, went back to their other jobs and remained fast friends.  They were thankful for Mr. Miller's counsel. So my guess my question is, when did the two of you first become aware of this thing called giftedness? And how did you begin to talk about it as such? When did the two of you first become aware of this thing called giftedness? And how did you begin to talk about it as such? [00:14:34] Bill Hendricks: guess I, I should begin that story. When I was 30 years old, I had finished my second master's degree and about a week after graduation, my wife said to me, in no uncertain terms, listen I'm tired of putting you through school. I wanna start a family and stay home with children.  You need to get out there and make some money. And in parliamentary terms we call that calling the question like, you gotta make a decision. And the problem is, I didn't really know what I should do. And I was scared about it and people are saying to me, oh, but Bill you went to Harvard, you have two master's degrees, you can do anything you want. And I'm like they may be, but I don't know what I want to do. And it was about that time that somebody introduced me to Ralph Matson, who was a colleague of Art Miller's. And I was very skeptical of the process because I'd been through a career guidance clinic in Boston and spent three and a half days and had a lot of test results back. But I still didn't know what to do with my life. But this was different because this was story-based. And also Ralph was just a amazing person. Any rate I went through the process and when I got to the feedback session, which is like the reveal okay here's your giftedness. It was as if I'd been in a pitch-black room my whole life, bumping into the wall, falling over, furniture getting hurt, and somebody just reached over and flipped the light switch on. And very quickly I began to see all kinds of things that I'm like, oh my gosh, now I understand what it is I'm trying to do. And I began to make choices on the basis of that career-wise that led me to better and better fit. And about 10 years into it I, a lot of that was writing projects, Tommy, and you mentioned Art Miller in his book, the Truth About You, he wanted to get another book on giftedness done. Art was a very brilliant man, but he was not a writer. And so he finally let me help him put a manuscript together on this other book, and it was working on that project that I realized. How taken I was with this whole phenomenon of giftedness and just decided to reinvent my consulting practice around it. So that's what I've been doing for the last 25, going on 30 years and about I don't know maybe five years into it, something like that. I was actually looking to add some people to the team and I'll let Bev pick it up from there cuz that's about the time she came aboard. [00:16:57] Bev Godby:  Maybe 23 years or whatever ago he was looking to add bandwidth. He had a particular application he wanted to do and so he said he was put out a call, like he was gonna hire some people. There must have been 20 people in the room that came for that informational meeting. And he decided, I guess he looked at a lot of factors, but of course, before he was gonna hire anybody, they were gonna go through giftedness.  You have to drink the Kool-Aid if you're gonna talk about it. So it was then that I got to go through the process myself. And this is honestly true. I just happened to be very uncommonly. Gifted to do the work that Bill had done, and I don't think I had any real clue about what he did before, except that I was interested when he had put out this call for people to work for him. I thought - that sounds really interesting to me. Now I know why. But it was a very, it's been a privilege. There were about five people at that time that was working for Bill, and I always think I'm the one that stayed, so now it's me and Bill, bill and I, and it works great because we each have a very different kind of giftedness, but we both share one piece, and that's something that we call impact. So we're trying to make a difference.  We have that shared vision for what this work is. We both have our own practice, but we get together for projects. Right now we're doing a couple putting giftedness in the, in two schools that are interested in, in, making this into a curriculum for their students and their teachers and parents. So that's been really fun. I can't think of anything that I have enjoyed more in my life. It just feels like I was always meant to do this work. Sometimes people ask me, don't you ever get tired of interviewing people and listening to their stories? And I'm about as incredulous as my father was when I was asked to speak to a faculty for a back-to-school retreat. And they said, the title of the retreat was going to be, how do we keep from making this just another year? And I thought I think I'll ask my dad about that because, , he's been doing this now for 57 years at the seminary. So if anyone, is just going through the motions, it would be him. But I knew he wasn't. So I went and talked to him about that and he just looked incredulous when I said, even posed that question to him, and he goes, how in the world could that be just the same? Nothing's the same. You got all new people in the room, and you just got so energized. And he goes and they got new questions, and they interact with the material so differently. And it just excites me to go and do every year because it could never be like the year before. And so it's, that is really what this work is like for me is every ti every day is a new person. So it couldn't better.   [00:20:11] Tommy Thomas: Let me give you a quote by Warren Bennis and I'm gonna date myself here cause Warren Bennis was writing back when I was in graduate school. This is an older quote, but I think it rings true. Too many companies believe people are interchangeable, truly gifted people, never are. They have unique talents. Such people cannot be forced into roles they're not suited for, nor should they be. Effective leaders allow great people to do the work they were born to do. [00:20:39] Bill Hendricks:  I agree with that a thousand percent. He didn't use the word giftedness, but when he uses the word doing what they were born to do, that's about the simplest definition of giftedness I'm aware of. Giftedness is basically what you're born to do. Everybody's born to do something for one person. They're born to solve a problem, never met a problem they didn't wanna solve somebody else. They're born to understand something at a very deep level. Somebody else, they're born to get people to respond to them and influence their behavior. We could go on and on all day about all the different forms of giftedness. There are, there's actually as many forms of giftedness as there are people, because every person really is unique. And if you put a person in a slot where they do what they're born to do, they work with tremendous energy and motivation, they need a whole lot less management. They just simply thrive and they're usually highly productive. And Bennis spot on there, in his assessment. [00:21:40] Tommy Thomas: Bev, do you have anything to add there? Bev Godby: I think that whenever you are talking to a person that is talking about their giftedness, a light goes on in their eyes. They just get excited telling you about it. And one, one of the reasons that makes the way that we get to get our data, because people come to us because something's not working in their life, usually it's work related. And so what we do is go back to their highlights tape. I call it, we have a, we're watching them in real life, doing what they've done all their life. They get about eight stories to us, tell us the details of it. And this very discreet pattern shows up. It is how they do what they do every time they're motivated. And we're, we are living in a time right now where there's a lot of emphasis on motivation.  There's all kinds of tests out there. Myers Briggs. Strength Finders, the new one now that's pretty popular with young people is Enneagram.. And these are all ways to use that same information, but they're first of all getting their information from the person. What do they like, what do they prefer? So that the test is as good as the person knows themselves. First of all, could they give that information? But secondly it's about comparing you to other people and putting you in a group and giving you a type. And The way that we do it, ours is not by asking people to tell us what they love to do, if they knew that they'd probably be doing a job where they did what they love to do. But we turn it on its head a little bit and we just capture them in the act of enjoying life. So we get to quote, watch them through their words, telling us about a time that they did something they really loved and did well. And what is really great about story is that it reveals us for who we are. So when they would tell eight stories, This very discreet pattern shows up, and there's a lot of pieces in there that the person could not tell us that's true about them. But when we hold up the mirror to them and say this is what you're, the data is telling us they see it a hundred percent. So it has a lot of power, maybe a lot more power than some of those other assessments out there, because it comes right out of their story. They know that we're telling them the truth, and moreover, we're telling them a truth that no one else really knows about them because they live inside their skin. So, they know what we're saying is a hundred percent true. So it gives us a lot of permission to help guide them. I think that's one of the reasons why this job is so satisfying for me, because this is still being a teacher. It's just a different classroom teacher. It's not that, but it's coming alongside of a person and really, Tommy, you're standing on holy ground. They're telling you something that is, they not be. So it's not only true about them, it has power. And I want them to see that, that it has value and that they are made this way on purpose, for purpose. So that's really the joy of the. . [00:25:10] Tommy Thomas: I tell people when we're talking about interviewing them, I, I tell them - as they're asking questions, look for the fire in somebody's eyes. Because when they're talking about something that that really plays into who they are and their strengths, their eyes will light up and they'll be an animation and that part of the interview that, that may not be present if they're just talking about something that they had to do. Next week, we'll pick up this conversation with Bill and Bev again. If you like what you're hearing, let me assure you, it gets better. If this conversation has piqued your interest in this thing called giftedness, visit thegiftednesscenter.com to learn more. That's thegiftednesscenter.com. In the transcript of this episode we'll have links to several books written by Bill Hendricks, as well as other writers on this thing called giftedness. Until next week, keep doing what you're doing to make the non-profit sector more effective and sustainable.   Links and Resources JobfitMatters Website Next Gen Nonprofit Leadership with Tommy Thomas The Giftedness Center The Person Called You: Why You're Here, Why You Matter & What You Should Do With Your Life The Power of Uniqueness So How Do I Parent THIS Child? Discovering the Wisdom and the Wonder of Who Your Child Was Meant to Be   Connect Tommy Thomas - tthomas@jobfitmatters.com Tommy's LinkedIn Profile

On today's Equipping You in Grace show, Dave talks with Micah Caswell about reading and studying the book of Micah, why expository preaching rests on the authority of Scripture, and his commentary, The Gospel According to Micah: A Christocentric Commentary (WestBow Press, 2022). What you'll hear in this episode Why the book of Micah matters. How did Jesus and the Apostles handle the Old Testament Minor Prophets. Advise for reading and studying the Minor Prophets. How Pastors and Bible teachers should preach Jesus from the book of Micah. Why expository preaching rests on the authority of Scripture. What historical and theological issues should people be aware of as Christians read and study the Minor Prophets. The main message and goal of Micah. Application points from Micah that are particular relevant to Christians in our day. About Our Guest Micah is married to Kristen and they have two children. He grew up in Denton, Texas and graduated from the University of North Texas. He also holds degrees from Dallas Seminary, Southwestern Baptist Seminary, and Toronto Baptist Seminary. Micah's doctorate is from Southern Baptist Seminary. He has pastored at churches in Austin and Houston. Micah is currently the pastor of Redeemer Church of Denton which he planted in 2013. Subscribing, sharing, and your feedback You can subscribe to Equipping You in Grace via iTunes, Google Play, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you've heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show). You can also connect with me on Twitter at @davejjenkins, on Facebook, or via email to share your feedback. Thanks for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace!

In this interview with Micah Caswell (returning guest!), we discuss his commentary on the book of Micah. We discuss what led Micah to write this commentary as well as the context of the Micah the Prophet. We dive into Micah 6:8 which is a verse often used by people for a variety of social justice issues. Micah and I share our different perspectives on it's application for us today and close out talking about helping kids and people know the Bible more.My Endorsement: “With clarity and conviction, Caswell demonstrates that the book of Micah is essential for faithful gospel preaching. This commentary illuminates the bountiful opportunities available to every pastor and Christian to speak the good news of Jesus Christ. Replete with illustrations and applications, Caswell has provided a resource which is as accessible as it is helpful."Micah's Bio - “Prior to Redeemer Church, I led a small non profit and pastored at churches in Austin and Houston. I am a graduate of the University of North Texas (Go Mean Green). I also hold degrees from Dallas Seminary, Southwestern Seminary, and Toronto Baptist Seminary. My doctorate is from Southern Seminary in the area of explaining and applying the Old Testament Minor Prophets. In addition to my role at Redeemer Church, I teach the Biblical Worldview class to the seniors at Denton Calvary Academy. I am a certified biblical counselor through the Association of Biblical Counselors and offer free biblical counseling to the Covenant Members and regular attenders of Redeemer Church. However, I also offer counseling to the community through Covenant Biblical Counseling. Finally, I also serve as the Church Planter Recruiter with the Denton Baptist Association's SEND Church Planting Network. I have contributed two chapters in the Noble Company series on John Pitman and Thomas Roberts. Recently I was able to contribute to Baptist Way Press' study on the miracles of Jesus and their study on the Gospel of Mark. I have also published a  book on Thomas Patient who planted the first Irish Baptist churches. Finally, I recently published a commentary on the Old Testament book of Micah.”Support the show!! - https://www.patreon.com/chasedavisPick up Micah's Commentary on Micah - https://amzn.to/3H02wANRedemer Denton - http://www.redeemerdenton.com/Micah's Website - http://micahcaswell.com/Support the showSign up for the Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/chasedavisFollow Full Proof Theology on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fullprooftheology/Follow Full Proof Theology on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/fullprooftheology/

Dr. Sandra Glahn, Professor at Dallas Seminary, joins Claudia McGuire, BOW Team Member, to help Christians comprehend the meaning of gender and how it relates to the Bible. Far too often we misunderstand and misuse the term.  A video version is available if you prefer.

We bring in Dallas Seminary's Department Chair for Theological Studies, Dr. Michael Svigel, to discuss Santa, gnomes, Christmas trees, and what we really know about the Historical Santa.   Follow Dr. Svigel on Twitter: @Svigel Urban Legends of Church History: Amazon The Gospel Coalition: The Quest for the Historical Santa   Merry Christmas to all!!!

Melissa Briggs, an expert in Hebrew, will talk with us about the Hebrew word, Sar Shalom.  Melissa is an experienced Hebrew teacher passionate about making the language of the Scriptures accessible to everyone. Born in the USA, Melissa studied Hebrew in Jerusalem, then taught in England for over a decade. She now lives in Nashville, Tennessee with her husband and two children. She loves helping students to achieve their goals of reading the Bible in the original language or learning to converse in Modern Hebrew. Also, Dr. Charlie Dyer, will give us insight into his new book Experiencing the Land of the Book: A Life-Changing Journey through Israel.  Charlie served for 33 years on the faculty and in the administration of three different institutions, including 20 years at Dallas Seminary and ten years as Provost of the Moody Bible Institute. In 2010 Charlie became Professor-at-Large of Bible for Moody Bible Institute and host of The Land and the Book radio program, which is heard on more than 350 stations across the United States. For much of his time in ministry, Charlie has taken groups to Israel and the other lands of the Bible. Over the past four decades, he has traveled to Israel nearly a hundred times, helping several thousand people experience firsthand the life-changing impact that comes from spending time in the land of the Bible. In addition to his speaking, teaching, and guiding, Charlie has authored or co-authored numerous books. Charlie and his wife Kathy live near Phoenix, Arizona. They have two grown children and four grandchildrenSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Subscribe: To access this podcast on your mobile device GO TO the Podcast APP found on your phone and search for: Edge God In, click SUBSCRIBE or simply listen to the latest podcast from Edge God In Ministries. Join our Facebook Page Community: Edge God In To Subscribe with other options: Click Here Edge God In Podcast 172: Emotional Intelligent Guidelines to Love High C's EdgeGodIn.com | Host: Lauren E Miller, M.Ed; Co-Host Ken Voges, Adjunct Professor in the Doctorate Program at Dallas Seminary, Creator of Biblical DISC. Championing Human Potential in Christ Download Bible Study Template Emotional Intelligence in Christ Project: Book & Course Now Launched Support Resources: Hearing His Whisper, with Every Storm Jesus Comes Too Hearing His Whisper: https://amzn.to/3nNxdya Stress Relief Video Techniques: Click Here https://laurenemiller.com/stress-relief-coaching-expert/ Learning Objective: Learn observable traits of high C behavior. What they want and what they fear. How to connect with people who are high C's, as Jesus did. Scriptures: Exodus 3 Prayer: Dear Lord, grant me the grace to love others the way you do. Give me the patience and insight to see people for who they desire to be rather than how their behavior shows up, as Jesus did and continues to do for me. Not everyone thinks the way I think. You are the masterful emotionally intelligent One who empowers me to bring you glory by loving others well...especially those who are wired differently than I am.

Welcome to our best porn podcast. Ever. Ted Shimer wrote the best book Jim has read so far on porn addiction and how to get free, and the interview didn't disappoint. Here, Shimer teaches you the 6 scientific roots of your porn use, and gives you practical steps for eradicating them from your life for good. 500+ podcast episodes make for a lot of books and interviews about porn, but this one is Jim's favorite, HANDS DOWN. Ted Shimer has mentored men since 1991. He is a Dallas Seminary-trained Pastoral Sex Addiction Professional-Supervisor who helps people overcome the bondage of pornography in the context of making disciples.  Ted is the Founder of The Freedom Fight, an online porn addiction recovery program, and the author of the book, The Freedom Fight, The New Drug and the Truths that Set Us Free, which is our topic for today.  Boots on the Ground: Go back and review the six roots that lead a person into porn and identify which ones mostly affect you. Lock down the smartphones in the hands of your kids! Get Your Copy Now! of Tell Them, What Great Fathers Tell Their Sons and Daughters www.meninthearena.org Men in the Arena Books and Swag Support the Podcast

I'm excited to introduce you to another summer friend this week: Natalia Drumm. Natalia is a writer, speaker, podcaster and Bible teacher with a passion for encouraging women to grow in their faith and equipping them to study God's Word. She lives in SW Florida with her husband and their three boys. She homeschools kids by day and studies at Dallas Seminary by night. She is also the creator of Girlfriends in the Word, a Bible study series for busy women to help them build the discipline of Bible study in their everyday lives. Connect with Natalia Drumm: Instagram @nataliadrumm nataliadrumm.com For show notes and links to everything we talked about, visit kirstenvossler.com/podcast

Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Bob and Shawn are currently discussing Bobs upcoming autobiography. Today, they will be talking about Bobs time with campus crusade. In addition, we will hear about Bob’s experience at Arkansas State, and meeting his wife, Sharon. Finally, Bob will discuss how he ended up at Dallas Theological Seminary.

Listen in and level up your ministry as Shad & Paul interview, Ted Shimer. Ted is the founder of The Freedom Fight, an online pornography addiction recovery program. He has mentored young adults for nearly three decades with the collegiate ministry Student Mobilization. Ted received his MABS from Dallas Seminary and is trained as a Pastoral Sex Addiction Professional-Supervisor. His discipleship background, theological instruction and world-class clinical training gives Shimer a unique and grounded approach to addiction recovery that is biblically-based, scientifically sound, gospel-centered and effective. Ted and his wife Amber have four adult children and live in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Listen in as I interview our special guest, Karlos Lyons who is a licensed Therapist and a graduate from Dallas Seminary. Meet us inside the podcast and download now!

Ted Shimer joins us so that we can ask him the harder questions around pornography. In this episode, Shane and Ted talk about how common porn actually is in the Church and what it really takes to get clean and free. Check out Ted's book The Freedom Fight: The New Drug and the Truths that Set Us FreeSupport this show for $5 and get a Naked Gospel coffee mug! Ted Shimer has mentored men since 1991 with the collegiate ministry Student Mobilization. He received his MABS from Dallas Seminary and was trained as a Pastoral Sex Addiction Professional-Supervisor.His discipleship background, theological instruction and world class clinical training gives Ted a unique and grounded approach to porn addiction recovery that is biblically based, scientifically sound, gospel centered and effective.Ted is the Founder of The Freedom Fight, an online porn addiction recovery program.Ted and his wife Amber have four adult children and live in Fayetteville, Arkansas.https://thefreedomfight.org/https://www.facebook.com/thefreedomfight1

Rhome van Dyck is the founder of Sacra Script, a ministry dedicated to equipping the Church with Christ-centered Bible studies and resources.Creator of the Sacra Script Bible Ventures App and Bible Compass. He was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, and grew up in various places across Canada. His passion is for the worldwide Church and teaching the message of God's Word from its original context. Along with a diploma in Biblical Studies from Columbia Bible College, he holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in History with an emphasis on the Reformation from Simon Fraser University and a Th.M. in Historical Theology from Dallas Theological Seminary. He has served as a pastor for seven years and was ordained at Stonebriar Community Church in Frisco, Texas by Chuck Swindoll. He has traveled extensively around the world teaching and training pastors often in areas of persecution and continues a busy teaching schedule both at home and abroad. He loves to help people understand how the entire story of Scripture reveals God's redemptive plan through Christ. He is married to Vanessa, a former college professor and fellow Dallas Seminary graduate. They have two young daughters: Kaleah and Adrielle. Rhome loves the Lord, his family, sports, music, history, and the great outdoors.Interviewer:Todd TurnerCreativeDigitalGuide.comI'm Todd Turner, Creative Digital Guide. I come along side Christian Non-Profits and churches and help them tell and fund their God-Sized missions using their digital channels. Listen in to learn how we tell our stories with integrity and ask people to join our kingdom stories. As a former Executive Vice President for an International organization,  I have traveled the world learning and teaching digital strategies in various countries and languages. I have gathered the essentials of Digital Strategies and spend my day helping organizations cut out the fads and trends and learn the simple blocking and tackling of their online fundraising strategies.FaceBook Group for Executive Pastors and Executive Directors:https://creativedigitalguide.com/facebook/Want to be Interviewed on this podcast?https://creativedigitalguide.com/podcast/

Dr. John Morgan is an author, speaker, former pastor, Founder and President of PPI and Founder and Ceo of the John Morgan Company. He has a Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership from Regent University, a Master of Divinity from Denver Seminary and is an alumnus of Dallas Seminary. He served in pastoral ministry for thirty years. John has also been providing Executive Coaching and Workforce Training for twenty-five plus years. John and his wife, Greg Lanee', have been married for thirty-six plus years. They have five children and four grandchildren and they live in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. - Connect with Dr. Morgan and Nathan via: https://rabbit.is/24/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/2052/message

Money is the root of all evil is found in 2nd James Chapter 6.... Ummm no, that is not true and there is no 2nd James!! This and so many other bible verses are either misquoted or taken out of context. We asked Timothy Edwards, a graduate of Dallas Seminary and uncle of maK and Rev to join the show to debunk so of the badly churched jargon that have kept so many away from the faith. This is a great one. Listen to learn. Subscribe, Rate Review and SHARE!!! (IG) thenile.est1981 (E) thenile.est1981@gmail.com

My guest today is Ted Shimer leader of The Freedom Fight, to talk about one of the most important issues facing men, marriages, and our entire society right now. That issue is the challenge of porn addiction among people both outside and inside the church. There are powerful studies and statistics showing how this issue is becoming even more of a challenge on a daily basis, and we discuss how to recover from this addiction.Please know this episode deals with mature content, it is not appropriate for young children. If you listen to this show with your kids, please know that while there is no inappropriate language in this episode, we are discussing adult topics, and we do not suggest children listen to this conversation.Ted Shimer has mentored men since 1991 with the collegiate ministry Student Mobilization. He received his Master of Arts in Biblical Studies from Dallas Seminary and was trained as a Pastoral Sex Addiction Professional-Supervisor. Ted has helped people overcome the bondage of pornography in the context of making disciples. Ted is the Founder of The Freedom Fight, an online porn addiction recovery program. Ted and his wife Amber have four adult children and live in Fayetteville, Arkansas.  Questions Answered:How do you define porn?What is your story of creating The Freedom Fight?Can someone have an addiction to porn?What are some of the slow deaths that pornography leaves in its wake?How common is porn use within the church for members and leaders?Why does the church need to address porn use and addiction?How does your organization help pastors who are dealing with porn in their own lives?What opportunities within the church exist to lead pastors and men through these challenges?What are suggestions for men to begin recovery without shame or judgement?What is some of the brain science on how porn addictions develop?How does a man's porn use impact his wife and his marriage?What do you suggest for a wife of a man who is struggling with this addiction?How is porn impacting kids today?Important Links:You can learn more about The Freedom Fight here.You can sign up for the free 30-day Freedom Fight Challenge here.You can read stories of victory from people who have recovered from this addiction here.THE FELLOWSHIP BROTHERHOODAn exclusive community of like-minded Christian men, who meet each week to learn, laugh, hold each other accountable, and walk through life together.Join this exclusive brotherhood here.THE BASECAMP EXPERIENCEFour days and three nights of life-changing and intense training for Christian men in the glorious mountains of Colorado.Apply for this Adventure here.Join the free Significant Man RECHARGE men's FB Group here.Subscribe to the Significant Man YouTube channel here. Connect directly with Warren here.Purchase Warren's books here.

S3E7 The Freedom Fight, winning against p*** with Ted ShimerTed Shimer has mentored men since 1991 with the collegiate ministry Student Mobilization. He received his MABS from Dallas Seminary and was trained as a Pastoral Sex Addiction Professional-Supervisor. His discipleship background, theological instruction and world class clinical training gives Ted a unique and grounded approach to porn addiction recovery that is biblically based, scientifically sound, gospel centered and effective. Today on the show, we'll hear from Ted Shimer, the founder of the Freedom Fight, an online porn addiction recovery program. We go deep on this tough topic, so if you've got young ears in the area, make sure you've got headphones on! Today on the Anthem of the Adventurer Podcast:Deep dive into the addicted mindThe B.R.A.C.E. method6 reasons men become addicted This week's adventure challenge:She also challenges us to get completely down on the ground and get up 5 times in a different way. And do it outside! Do this each day for a week and let us know how it goes! “God wants to give you the freedom to run the race He's given us to run." - Ted Shimer Today on the Anthem of the Adventurer Podcast:  Mentioned Resources:The Freedom Fight websiteThe Freedom Fight book  Connect with Ted Shimer:● The Freedom Fight on Facebook  Thanks for tuning in!Thanks for joining us on today's episode of the Anthem of the Adventurer podcast! If you enjoyed today's episode, please head over to iTunes and leave us a rate and review to help us reach even more adventurous souls. Don't forget to check out our website, visit us on Facebook, or hang out with us on Instagram to stay up-to-date on the adventures we're having! To incorporate some more adventure into your life, check out The Adventure Challenge and use the promo code DAN10 to get 10% off your first order! 

As you know we love to tell stories of people along their journeys of faith. Many times enjoy sharing high moments that we like to talk about and remember. But, we also go through difficult and challenging moments that we don't tend to talk about but we could learn so much from if we can find a safe space to share those experiences. Sometimes, we make those spaces to hear from you, the listener and sometimes we need an expert to speak into what makes those moments difficult to overcome or how to identify ways to navigate through the hardship. Today is a day for an expert. I am joined by Dr. John Townsend to talk about Spiritual Abuse. I've seen in many people's stories how Spiritual Abuse has played a critical role. In some cases, it's a divergent path but we find our back and again and for others, it completely devastates their faith. Dr. Townsend spends some time defining abuse, how to spot it, and how also offers advice for leaders and how we can work to avoid the hidden trap doors that may put you in a situation where you may be hurting others. Dr. Townsend is a business consultant, leadership coach, and psychologist. He has a Masters in Theology from Dallas Seminary and has written over 30 books, selling more than 10 million copies worldwide. Join him on Facebook at Dr. Townsend LIVE for great Q&A. LINKS Official Website Become a Guest on Uncharted Ines Franklin on Instagram

For this month’s classic lecture we go way back to 1973 and Dallas Theological Seminary. Jay was the first non-premillennialist invited to present the annual Griffith Thomas Lecture Series. Competent to Counsel was turning the academic world upside down and the folk at Dallas wanted to hear what he had to say. The lecture hall where they met was too small and many had to stand in the back and aisles, and the room quickly became quite warm. Even though he had to read from a prepared manuscript, as he explains as he begins, you will hear the passion in his voice for the cause of Biblical counseling. Still, there is a hilarious moment when he is forced to veer off-script. The lectures were later published in Bibliotheca Sacra, Dallas’ theological journal, as well as in book form. O that the powers that be at Dallas Seminary today would listen to this lecture and change course!

On this episode, we're joined by Ted Shimer. Ted is the Founder of The Freedom Fight, an online porn addiction recovery program. Ted has mentored men since 1991 with the collegiate ministry Student Mobilization. He received his Master of Biblical Studies from Dallas Seminary and was trained as a Pastoral Sex Addiction Professional-Supervisor. Ted has helped people overcome the bondage of pornography in the context of making disciples. He's the author of the new book, The Freedom Fight: The New Drug and the Truths That Set Us Free. www.TheFreedomFight.com Questions and lessons explored in this episode: Alarming statistics about pornography: 68% of church-going men use porn 56% of divorces are attributed to a partner's porn habit 11 is the average age of first porn exposure 50% of pastors view porn regularly How does pornography addiction affect marketplace Christians and companies in particular? How can pornography addiction be defeated? Christianity in Business is the show that helps Christian business leaders to integrate biblical values into business. | Entrepreneurship | Marketing | Nonprofit | Church | Author | Startups | Marketplace | Ministry | Business as Mission | Faith and Work | Faith | Success | Leadership | www.ChristianityInBusiness.com

When it comes to pornography, many of us can't help but wonder how harmful pornography actually is. In this episode, Shane asks subject-matter expert Ted Shimer all the questions he's wanted to ask about pornography. Check out Ted's book The Freedom Fight: The New Drug and the Truths that Set Us FreeSupport this podcast at: https://donate.givedirect.org/?cid=4942Ted Shimer has mentored men since 1991 with the collegiate ministry Student Mobilization. He received his MABS from Dallas Seminary and was trained as a Pastoral Sex Addiction Professional-Supervisor.His discipleship background, theological instruction and world class clinical training gives Ted a unique and grounded approach to porn addiction recovery that is biblically based, scientifically sound, gospel centered and effective.Ted is the Founder of The Freedom Fight, an online porn addiction recovery program.Ted and his wife Amber have four adult children and live in Fayetteville, Arkansas.https://thefreedomfight.org/https://www.facebook.com/thefreedomfight1

Pastor Jim came to Peninsula in 1994, after spending nine years baking in the desert! Jim is a native Californian, who has a B.A. in History from Biola University, and a Th.M. from Dallas Seminary. Jim married his wife, Christie, while they were both school teachers at Brethren High School, then located in Paramount. Their desire is to serve the Lord together and let the world know that living God's way is always best. Jim loves to travel to Israel (don't get him started on that subject) and to teach the Scriptures. They have three great kids. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/biblicalwisdompodcast/support

In this episode, Nick and Allison are joined by Eugene Hung (Feminist Asian Dad). Eugene is a former evangelical pastor and Dallas Seminary graduate, Eugene currently writes and speaks on a freelance basis about issues of gender, race, and parenting. He has also served as an educator for relationship and sexual violence prevention at UC Irvine, as well as a movement organizer and digital communications manager for the nonprofit Man Up Campaign. He is here to talk with us about violence prevention in churches and schools.He has written on #MeToo and the Church for Mutuality Magazine and This is What a Feminist Asian Dad Looks Like for The Junia Project.If you like what we are doing on this ministry and podcast, consider becoming one of our patrons!

A former evangelical pastor and Dallas Seminary graduate, Eugene currently writes and speaks on a freelance basis about issues of gender, race, and parenting. He has also served as an educator for relationship and sexual violence prevention at UC Irvine, as well as a movement organizer and digital communications manager for the nonprofit Man Up Campaign. He blogs at FeministAsianDad.com. I am so excited for you to hear from him in this episode as we talk about sexual assault and consent, and for the Hope this episode may bring you. This is part 2 of a 2 part series on this topic. I'd recommend listening to the first part before this part of the conversation. If you are a sexual assault victim or currently experiencing sexual violence and would like someone to talk to, RAINN offers a free confidential hotline with someone to talk to about this at “800656HOPE” Subscribe: As always, feel free to hit the subscribe button and leave a rating. It greatly helps the podcast in what it is trying to do, as well as who it is trying to reach.  Disclaimer: With each podcast, you may not agree with everything that is said on the podcast. I don't either. But, our goal is to create conversation in moving towards a healthier and holier view of sexuality. And sometimes, that requires hearing from different perspectives and angles other than our own. Support The Hope Project: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thehopeproject Contact: You can send in questions, comments, feedback, or topics you would like to hear on the podcast at thehopeprojectpodcast@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram - www.instagram.com/thehopeprojectpodcast