Annual Conference Notes
Pre-Conference
Session 1 | Paul Tautges | Toward a God-Centered Theology of Suffering
Session 2 | Jim Hamilton | A Biblical Theology of Heaven’s Hope
Session 3 | Brad Brandt | Suffering with Chronic Pain while Clinging to Enduring Hope | Word | PDF | PPTX
Session 4 | Tim Keeter |Finding Hope in an Unwanted Diagnosis | Word | PDF
Session 5 | Brad and Vicki Bigney | Finding God’s Grace in Seasons of Suffering | Word | PDF | PPTX
Annual Conference
Plenary Sessions
Session 1 | Dr. Dale Johnson | When All Hope Seems Lost
Session 2 | Mark Shaw | Self-Injurious Behavior
Session 3 | Dr. Stephen Yuille | Abounding in Hope
Session 4 | Kevin Carson | Care After A Suicide
Session 5 | Dr. Nicolas Ellen | Understanding and Dealing with Suicide | Word | PPTX
Session 6 | Dr. Lee Edmonds | Despair, Body and Soul: A Medical Perspecitve | PPTX
Breakout Session 1 | Trauma and Counseling
Aliza Hawkins | Hope for Marital Intimacy after a Past of Sexual Abuse | Word | PDF | PPTX
Bryan Gaines | How to Begin a Counseling Ministry
Bill Shannon | How to Handle an “I’ve got a gun to my head” Crisis in the Church
Caroline Newheiser | Abigail: A Case Study from the Bible | Word | PDF
Cheryl Bell | The Crisis of Child Sexual Abuse | Word | PDF
Jim Newheiser| Dealing with the Aftermath of Suicide
John Babbler | From School Shootings to DUI Crashes: Counseling those Impacted by Trauma
Martha Peace | Counseling Women Who are Despairing and Suicidal | Word | PDF
Nathan Currey | Counseling in the Face of Death | Word | PDF
Randy Patten | How to Counsel a Divided Church
Stuart Scott | Handling Suicidal Threats | Word | PDF
Breakout Session 2 | Depression and Destructive Behaviors
Brad Bigney | When You Feel Abandoned by God | Word | PDF | PPTX
Bryan Gaines | Christ’s Affliction as the Remedy for Self-Affliction
Camile Cates | Self-injury | PDF
Cheryl Bell | What the Bible Says about Co-Dependency in Destructive Behaviors | Word | PDF
Doug Helmer | Going Dormant: When Men Go Through Addiction Withdrawal
Martha Peace | Helping Counselees Come Safely off Anti-Depressants | Word | PDF
Mary Somerville | Lessons from the Dark Valley of Depression | Word | PDF
Phil Moser | The Value of Scripture Memory for Combating Destructive Behaviors | Word | PDF
Wayne Vanderwier | Developing a Culture of Discipleship | Word | PDF
Yonathan Morris | El Amor Bíblico como la Cura para el Comportamiento Auto Destructivo
Breakout Session 3 | Addictions
Amber Komatsu | Certification Overview
Andrew Rogers | Training Your Church to Counsel Face to Face | Word | PDF
Juan Moncayo | La consejeria bíblica- herramienta fundamental para una iglesia saludable
Julie Ganschow | Help! My Loved One is an Addict | Word | PDF | PPTX
Keith Palmer | Crafting Temptation and Repentance Plans to Help Addicts | Word | PDF | PPTX
Kelly Alexander | Breaking the Panic Attack Cycle | PDF | PPTX | Diagram
Kimberly Clark | Help for Eating Disorders and Distorted Thinking
Lisa Schmidt | Responding Biblically to Addictions
Rush Witt | Daily Habits
Susan Heck | Putting Off Life Dominating Sins
Tony Anderson | Habitual Sin Counseling: How Do You Even Start? | Word | PDF | Work Sheet | Exhibit
Breakout Session 4 | Parenting and Family Issues
Amy Baker | Laying the Foundation for Successful Blended Families | Word | PDF
Armand & Kathy Tiffe | Cultivating A Good Family Heritage | Word | PDF
Brad Brandt | Practical Help for the Family from Proverbs | Word | PPTX
Jill Wamsley | Counseling Biblical Authority and Submission | PDF
Jim Koerber | Families with Aging Relatives | Word | PDF
John Lehman | Technology: A Raging or Tamed Beast? | Word | PDF
Scott OMalley | God’s All Sufficient Grace for Adoptive Parents | Word | PDF
Tim Keeter | Helping the Bullied Child | Word | PDF | PPTX
Tony Anderson | From Scratch to Training Center | Word | PDF | Exhibits
Breakout Session 5 | Evaluating Psychological Categories
Craig Rowe | What About the Unconscious? | Word | PDF
Dale Johnson | The Dangers of Psychology
Deborah Dewart | Get Your Legal “Ducks” in a Row: Structure, Governance, Policies | Word | PDF
John Street | Biblical Answers for Bi-Polar Depression
Nate Brooks | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Is the Mind Central to Change?
Sam Stephens | Rethinking Therapeutic Categories
Scott Mehl | Thinking Biblically about Personality Tests
Sean Perron | Using Metaphor in Counseling
Tim Pasma | How to Help Psychologized Counselees | Word | PDF | PPTX
Schedule
Monday
7:30am-8:30am | Registration and Check-In
9:00am-4:00 pm | Pre-Conference
2:30pm-5:30pm | Registration and Check-In
6:00pm-7:15pm | #1 Plenary Session | Dale Johnson
7:15pm-7:45pm | Break
7:45pm-8:45pm | Breakout Session #1
Tuesday
8:00am-8:45am | Coffee with a Counselor
9:00am-10:15am | #2 Plenary Session | Mark Shaw
10:15am-10:45am | Break
10:45am-11:45am | Breakout Session #2
11:45am-1:15pm | Lunch (Off Site – Meal Not Provided) | *Women’s Luncheon
1:15pm-2:30pm | #3 Plenary Session | Stephen Yuille
2:30pm-4:15pm | Members Meeting
2:30pm-4:30pm | Free Time for non-members
4:30pm-5:30pm | Breakout Session #35:30pm-7:30pm | Dinner (Off Site – Meal Not Provided)
7:30pm-8:45pm | #4 Plenary Session | Kevin Carson
Wednesday
9:00am-10:00am | Breakout Session #4
10:00am-10:15am | Break
10:15am-11:15am | #5 Plenary Session – Nicolas Ellen
11:15am-1:00pm | Lunch (Off Site – Or Meal Ticket)
1:00pm-2:00pm | Breakout Session #5
2:00pm-2:15pm | Break
2:15pm-3:20pm | #6 Plenary Session – Lee Edmonds