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Konya Sandor Dr. Wayne A. Vanderwier
Executive Director, Word of Life, Hungary Executive Director, Overseas Instruction in Counseling
Tuesday, May 31
Wednesday, June 1
08:00 - Breakfast
08:45 - Training Session: Biblical Counseling in Historical Context (Vanderwier)
09:30 - Break
09:45 - Testimony: How Training in Biblical Counseling Has Changed the Life, Family,
and Ministry of One Man (Joe Schenke)
10:30 - Break
11:00 - Training Session: Basic Questions and Answers About Biblical Counseling
(Vanderwier)
11:50 - Break
12:10 - Training Session: What Makes Biblical Counseling Biblical? (Schenke)
13:00 - Lunch
15:00 - Training Session: The Definition of Biblical Counseling (Vanderwier)
15:50 - Break
16:10 - Training Session: Living By Truth Instead Of By Feelings (Schenke)
17:00 - Break
17:20 - Question and Answer Session
18:00 - Supper
19:00 - General Session: Testing the Wisdom of God (Schenke)
Thursday, June 2
08:00 - Breakfast
08:45 - Training Session: Psychology: What It Is and What It Isn’t (Vanderwier)
09:30 - Break
09:45 - Testimony: How Training in Biblical Counseling Is Changing the Life and Ministry
of One Woman (Mónika Rákossy)
10:30 - Break
11:00 - Training Session: Them and Us: Comparing “People-Helping” Systems
(Vanderwier)
11:50 - Break
12:10 - Training Session: The Myths of Psychology and the Issue of Compatibility
(Schenke)
13:00 - Lunch
15:00 - Training Session: The Medical Model: When Sin Is Called Sickness (Vanderwier)
15:50 - Break
16:10 - Training Session: Redemptive Communication (Schenke)
17:00 - Break
17:20 - Question and Answer Session
18:00 - Supper
19:00 - General Session: Finding Shelter in the Time of Storm (Vanderwier)
Friday, June 3
08:00 - Breakfast
08:45 - Training Session: Understanding Biblical Forgiveness (Schenke)
09:30 - Break
09:45 - Training Session: Answering the Critics of Biblical Counseling (Vanderwier)
10:30 - Break
11:00 - Training Session: Where Do We Go From Here? (Vanderwier)
12:30 – Lunch
Tuesday, May 31
Introduction:
Do you enjoy/appreciate “how to” books?
The Book of James in the New Testament is a veritable “How To Handbook” on the Christian
life!
1) Recognize the source of human struggles, the sinful human heart (v. 1-2)
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Wednesday, June 1
Introduction:
How did we get here?
… “jurisdictional conflict”
The Solution:
Wednesday, June 1
Basic Questions and Answers About Biblical Counseling
Dr. Wayne A. Vanderwier
Key Text -
Other verses - Acts 20:31; 1 Cor. 4:14; Col. 1:28; 3:16; 1 Thess. 5:12; 5:14; 2 Thess. 3:15
A simple definition:
Q: #5 - So, what does all of this mean for you and for your church?
* You must continue the life-long process of personal spiritual growth (Eph. 4:22-24)
* You must prepare to do personal ministry (2 Tim. 2:15)
* You must resist the temptation to be a busybody (2 Thess. 3:11)
* You must maintain - and allow others to maintain - appropriate confidentiality (2
Cor.12:20)
* You must support others - including your church leaders - who are doing and teaching
this kind of personal ministry (Heb. 13:7,17)
Wednesday, June 1
What Makes Biblical Counseling Biblical?
Joe Schenke
Introduction:
It is Counseling that Regards:
2) The Bible as Sufficient (2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:3-5 & c.f., 20-21)
All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction,
for training in righteousness; so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for
every good work.
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a. Love ______________
b. Love ______________
5) The Very Nature of Who Man is as a Creation of God, Desperately Needing Counsel
a. ___________________________________________________(Genesis 1:26-30)
b. ___________________________________________________(Genesis 3:1-7)
c. ___________________________________________________(Genesis 3:9-20; 4:1-15)
d. As a result of this foreign counsel the world is subject toward a tendency to (Gen. 4)
6) Sin as a primary problem that needs to be addressed in counseling.
a. ___________________________________________________(Romans 3:23)
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10) Effective Biblical counseling functions within the context of the “one-anothering”
relationships of the local Bible-believing church.
Wednesday, June 1
Introduction:
There are actually many ways to “define” biblical counseling
“ ... believer (or group of believers) ... ” (John 21:15-17 / Acts 18:24-26; Matt. 18:16 / 1
Cor. 1:10-11; Gal 1:6;
Matt. 18:17)
“ ... for the purpose of affecting God-glorifying ... ” (1 Cor. 10:31; Matt. 5:16)
Introduction:
How to help counselees put off feeling orientated living
and put on truth centered living.
Ephesians 4:17-24
B. Expressions of Emotions
D. Desires
4. While many people may endure very similar circumstances they also respond differently.
Circumstances
John 13:17
2 Corinthian 10:5
Ephesians 4:22-24
Philippians 4:8
Wednesday, June 1
Introduction:
1 Kings 3:5-12; 11:1-10
If you trust God’s Word you must not test God’s Wisdom.
If you know the right thing to do, don’t assume you’ll do the right thing.
Thursday, June 2
Introduction:
This is a big field of study!
What it is …
… by etymology
Psychology =
Psychometry? =
Anthropometry? =
… by current definitions
… by popular usage
What it isn’t …
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Thursday, June 2
Introduction:
Sometimes it’s good to know what the “other guy” thinks
Recognized
Practitioners
Man
Problem
Responsibility
Guilt
Helper
Thursday, June 2
Introduction:
Popular psychology has become a fixture in our society, and its aphorisms, and half-truths permeate
our everyday existence. In this session we confront some widely held myths of popular psychology.
Source of Authority
Presuppositions
Theorist/Therapist
(Title of Helper)
Goal
Thursday, June 2
Introduction:
What does the phrase “mental illness” imply?
When applying the medical model to “inner man” issues, here are some presuppositions:
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Summary:
Redemptive Communication
Ephesians 4:17,25-32
Joe Schenke
Introduction:
Is there more to communication than just getting your message across?
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Introduction:
Got trouble?
Purpose ... Presence ... Privilege ... Protection ... Praise (v. 4-6)
Introduction:
Is forgiveness feeling, an emotional state of being or a conscious choice involving the will?
a. Forgiveness is ______________________________________________
d. Forgiveness is __________________
a. (Colossians 3:13)
b. Sin requires forgiveness if reconciliation is going to occur.
c. (Ephesians 4:32)
d. (2 Cor. 5:18-19)
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c. The joy of knowing His forgiveness in your life has faded.
5. How should we forgive? (Colossians 3:13)
b. _____________________________________________________________(Luke 6:27-37)
Introduction:
This new “Battle for the Bible” is being fought in colleges, graduates schools, seminaries,
churches, missions agencies, and denominations around the world.
Biblical counselors refuse to use any information from science and psychology
Biblical counseling has nothing to offer non-Christians who come for counseling
Friday, June 3
Introduction:
By now you know that this isn’t just “a conference”
Some day …
In the meantime …
Projects for Growth