Following the Ancient Paths:

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Following the Ancient Paths Mapping the
Intersection of Christian Counseling and
Spiritual Formation
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Ever Feel a Little Lost?
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Ever Feel a Little Lost?
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Ever Feel a Little Lost?
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Ever Feel a Little Lost?
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Some Signs Are More Helpful Than Others
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Some Signs Are More Helpful Than Others
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Some Sign Are More Helpful Than Others
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Some Signs Are More Helpful Than Others
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Some Sign Are More Helpful Than Others
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Some Sign Are More Helpful Than Others
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Some Sign Are More Helpful Than Others
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Need Some Directions?
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Need Some Directions?
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Sharing/Growing as Spiritual Friends

• How might the typical secular psychologist
• respond?
• How might the typical Christian counselor
• respond?
• How might the typical pastor respond?
• How might the typical spiritual director
• respond?
• How might the typical lay spiritual friend
• respond?

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Mapping Our Spiritual Journey

• How might Jesus respond?
• How might Church History respond?
• How might We respond?

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Following the Ancient Paths
Stand at the crossroads and look ask for the
ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and
walk in it, and you will find rest for yours
souls (Jeremiah 616a).
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Searching for Buried Treasure The Forgotten Arts

• Pedersen Lack sufficient awareness
• Oden Without the historic voices
• Oates Start over from scratch
• Peterson Abandoned historic call
• Hiltner Lack identification with roots
• Butman Exists in a historical vacuum
• Clebsch/Jaekle Too readily adopted

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Finding Buried Treasure Changeless Truth for
Changing Times

• Chesterton Democracy of the dead
• Lane Balance changing/changeless
• Edwards Reclaim spiritual friendship
• Oates Enter into durable fellowship

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Investing Buried Treasure Soul Care and
Spiritual Direction

• Clebsch/Jaekle Grand tradition
• McNeil Edification/Correction
• Didascalia Apostolorum SHRG
• Oden Historical consensus
• Lake Suffer/Sin, Deprivation/Depravity
• Clebsch/Jaekle Classic spiritual care
• Leech Standard definition

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Our Treasure Map Sustaining, Healing,
Reconciling, and Guiding

• Sustaining Hurt
• Healing Hope
• Reconciling
• Horrible/Wonderful
• Guiding Mature

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Soul Care Sustaining

• Sufferology Evils We Have Suffered
• SustainingIts Normal to Hurt
• 2 Corinthians 13-9Sense the Souls
• Earthly Story

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Soul Care Sustaining

• Empathy Compassionate Commiseration
• Shared Sorrow Is Endurable Sorrow

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Soul Care Sustaining

• Dual Listening Listen to Gods Story While
• You Listen to Your Friends Story.
• We Have to Climb in the Casket with
• Them.

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Soul Care Healing

• HealingIts Possible to Hope
• 2 Corinthians 19-11 Gods Eternal Story
• Stretching the Soul to Great Things.
• When Life Stinks, Our Perspective Shrinks.

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Soul Care Healing

• Help Your Spiritual Friend
• Look at Life with Spiritual Eyes
• Matthew 622-23
• 2 Kings 615-17
• Trialogue
• Celebrate the Empty Tomb!

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Sharing and Growing As Soul Care Givers

• Share Sustaining?
• Share Healing?

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Sharing and Growing As Soul Care Givers

• How might each of the following offer sustaining
  and healing to Carl?
• Secular Psychologist?
• Christian Counselor?
• Pastor?
• Spiritual Director?
• Lay Spiritual Friend?

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Sharing and Growing As Soul Care Givers

• How might Jesus sustain and heal Carl?
• How might you sustain and heal Carl?
• What Ideas? Illustrations? Suggestions?
• What questions do you have?

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Spiritual Direction Reconciling

• Sancticology The Sins We Have
• Committed.
• ReconcilingIts Horrible to Sin.
• Puritans Load the Conscience
• with Guilt.

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Spiritual Direction Reconciling

• Recognize the Quadralog Matthew 4
• Catch Them Red-handed Hebrews 3, 10.
• Leave the Conviction to God 2 Timothy
• 224-26

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Spiritual Direction Reconciling

• Its Wonderful to Be Forgiven.
• Puritans Lighten the
• Conscience with Grace.
• Dispensers of Grace.
• Provide Tastes of Grace.
• Pen Psalms of Home Coming
• Psalm 32, 51

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Spiritual Direction Guiding

• GuidingIts Supernatural to Mature
• Envisioning Who They Are Eph. 1-3
• 2 Tim. 15-7
• New Nurture ReconciliationSons!
• New Nature RegenerationSaints!

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Spiritual Direction Guiding

• Universal Identity
• Unique Identity

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Spiritual Direction Guiding

• Empowering Them to Be All They Can Be
• Ephesians 417-24 2 Timothy 18-18
• Putting Off
• Putting On

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Spiritual Direction Guiding

• Equipping Them to Do All They Can Do
• Ephesians 411-16 2 Timothy 21-10
• Stir Up the Gift of God

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Sharing and Growing As Spiritual Directors

• Share Reconciling?
• Share Guiding?

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Sharing and Growing As Spiritual Directors

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

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Sharing and Growing As Spiritual Directors

• How might Jesus reconcile and guide Carl?
• How might you reconcile and guide Carl?
• What Ideas? Illustrations? Suggestions?
• What questions do you have?

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Follow the Ancient Paths Sustain, Heal,
Reconcile, Guide