Category Discipleship

Who’s Got Your 6? 6 Reasons Why You Need A Prayer Posse

By Monday, March 29, 2021 Community, Discipleship, Spiritual Grit, Spiritual Growth Permalink

Are you familiar with the question, “Who’s got your 6?” Or the phrase, “I’ve got your 6”? For us non-military folk, it’s a military term used to describe the 6 O‘clock position of a pilot’s plane—or your backside, aka what makes you vulnerable to an enemy sneak attack. This is powerful imagery of life on the battlefield and a great metaphor for the spiritual battlefield. If someone says, “I got your 6,” they are saying they’ve got your back, they’ve got you covered. You are not vulnerable because they are looking out for you. It shows that you and the ...

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Teens Aren’t Terrible: Enjoying Relationship with Your Kids Through the Teen Years

By Sunday, August 12, 2018 Christian Women, Communication, Counseling, Discipleship, Family, Kids, Marriage, Parenting, Pastoral Counseling, Pastors, Teens Permalink

Today's guest post is written by Pamela Fahs. Pamela lives in Ellicott City, Maryland, with her husband of 22 years, Thomas, and their four children. “In another lifetime,” Pamela trained and worked as a child clinical psychotherapist specializing in sexual abuse of very young children, but since 2001 she has enjoyed being a homeschooling mom to Cameron (who is now in college), Riley, Ava, and Quinn. She enjoys serving the Lord with Thomas by directing a local homeschooling tutorial, a homeschooling theatre ministry, and Vacation Bible School at Columbia Presbyterian Church. But her favorite things include hanging out with her ...

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How Discipleship Ministries Enhance Counseling Outcomes

By Tuesday, October 24, 2017 Bible Study, Counseling, Discipleship, Ministries, Pastors, Relationships, Small Groups, Soul Care, Spiritual Growth Permalink

This post originally appeared in Careleader.org Jenna, a twenty-seven-year-old working professional, comes to see you initially for anxiety related to work. She shares with you that she’s been really stressed working sixty-plus hours a week and that it’s starting to take more of a toll on her. Over time, you learn that she has developed an online shopping addiction and accrued thousands of dollars of debt. She is also single and lonely and has become addicted to online porn. Over time, Jenna begins to discover some of the deeper heart issues related to her addictions and anxiety and slowly learns to ...

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