Everyone is bombarded with the message that physical beauty is paramount. The price for flawlessness is often steep - eating disorders, body dysmorphia, self-hatred, and the like. Learn how to stop...

What happens when someone compulsively misuses prayer life, church attendance, ministry activity, or theology? How does religion go bad - coming to serve as a source of self-righteousness, as a...

First General Session

This elective will discuss the essential elements of working with substance, gambling, and sex addicts in your church, especially those with a history of relapse. A plan for effective discipleship...

Second General Session

This elective will teach how to integrate preaching (Air War) and small groups/counseling (Ground War) to deal with people's sins and addictions.

Fifth General Session

For Christians struggling with sexual addiction, the feelings of shame and defeat can lead to despair and a wrong focus. "If I could just stop doing ____________" becomes the false goal. This...

Self-deception is a necessary component to maintaining an addiction. It also characterizes every human heart. This elective will focus on understanding the mechanism of self-deception and how it...

This elective will teach biblical wisdom for understanding same-sex attraction as an aspect of fallen (broken) sexuality. It will outline how to bring the hope of Christ to a person who wrestles...

How is the brain affected and changed by drug use? This elective will examine the physical impact of addiction on the brain, and will discuss the counseling implications for those seeking to help...