Jeff Lederer

Husband, Father of Four, Pastor in Green Bay and Biblical Counselor at Anchored Hope seeking to help others discern how to apply the Gospel to all of life!

[Jeff Lederer @Jeffreylederer]

@newgrowthpress @BradHambrick We use G4 resources in both our groups ministry and individual counseling at our church. Such helpful 2 Cor 1 resources for our people!

[Margy Hill @HillMargy]

Trauma vs. the Biblical Worldview: where do they agree, and where do they have to part ways?
New article: the precise differences, the real common ground, and the one question neither side has fully answered: how?
https://t.co/qiNrdyVsdL

[The Gospel Coalition @TGC]

A new study suggests that Van der Kolk’s body-focused view doesn’t capture the complexity of the human experience with trauma.

Learn more: https://t.co/ycHQeH8xQ7

[Jeff Lederer @Jeffreylederer]

@WaulkThisWay One of the many reasons we have transitioned to calling our lay counselors, Biblical Care Mentors. Their care is still valid and helpful but our lay folks are often doing different things with different tools than those in the professional realm. Also helps build partnerships.

[Joseph Leavell @LowerLeavell]

-To deny the significance of the past is to minimize the suffering of the cross.
-To own the past is to steal from the substitution of the cross.
-To obsess over the past is to diminish the completion of the cross.
-To cling to shame from the past is to doubt the cleansing of the cross.
-To bury the pain of the past is to refuse the healing of the cross.
-To remain bound to the past is to resist the freedom of the cross.
-To measure our worth by the past is to trade away the value of the cross.
-To define ourselves by the past is to reject the identity given at the cross.
-To return to the guilt of the past is to forget the forgiveness of the cross.
-To keep record of the past is to misunderstand the mercy of the cross.
-To fear the power of the past is to question the victory of the cross.
-To stand condemned by the past is to deny the justification of the cross.
-To insist the past still defines us is to deny the resurrection that followed the cross.

"Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows...he was pierced for our transgressions;
he was crushed for our iniquities;
upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace,
and with his wounds we are healed." Is. 53:4a-5

[Jeff Lederer @Jeffreylederer]

@BradHambrick @DBTSeminary Praying for you brother and en route myself to Detroit for the discussion!

[CCEF @ccef]

"I don’t know what the years before me will hold. But I know the One whose name is ‘Faithful and True.’ I know that he’s not worried, intimidated, or afraid. I know he stands firm in every storm."

From Gunner Gundersen's article, "Pastoral Burnout & Psalm 3: God’s Faithfulness Through the Night." From our latest issue of the Journal of Biblical Counseling. Learn more and explore purchase and subscription options at https://t.co/2jUrE4j19Q.

#ccef #biblicalcounseling #christiancounseling #journalofbiblicalcounseling #jbc

[Paul David Tripp @PaulTripp]

God’s Word is comprehensive, but not exhaustive. That means it provides us with a lens through which to look at everything, while not telling us everything about everything.

[Jason Kovacs @jasonkovacs]

Every sin wounds three ways:

1. It wounds Christ, who bore its weight
2. It wounds you, distorting your soul
3. It wounds others, breaking trust

Sin is never private. But neither is grace.

[The Gospel Coalition @TGC]

In this talk from TGC25, Jeremy Pierre (@JeremyPierre) looks at Scripture’s vision for mental well-being and offers practical suggestions for pastors for how to talk about mental health wisely and avoid common errors.

[Bob Kellemen @BobKellemen]

Biblical, Whole-Person Trauma Theology

In biblical thinking, the “body” equals the whole person, just as much as “heart” equals the whole person.

· “The Old Testament employs many terms to speak of human beings, including basar (flesh) and lev (heart), and most scholars agree with H. Wheeler Robinson’s judgment that ‘the final emphasis must fall on the fact that the four terms [nephesh, ruach, lev, and basar] simply present different aspects of the unity of personality.” (What Does Spiritual Formation Form?, Kevin Vanhoozer in Tending Soul, Mind, and Body: The Art and Science of Spiritual Formation, 53).
· “Paul does not view human beings as essential spiritual or immaterial, for he exhorts Christians in Rome to ‘offer your bodies as a living sacrifice’ (Rom 12:1).” (Vanhoozer, 53).
· “Biblical scholars agree that such terms as body, soul, and spirit are not different, separable faculties of man but different ways of viewing the whole man” (Vanhoozer, 56).

The complex unity of the whole person is why, on the one hand, Solomon can say, “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it” (Proverbs 4:23). But on the other hand, Paul can say, “Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodiesas a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship” (Romans 12:1).

God’s all-sufficient Word teaches that both “heart” and “body” represent the whole person. This is why Jesus when discussing storing up treasures (Matthew 6:19-20), uses both the “heart” (Matthew 6:21) and the “body” (Matthew 6:22-23) to illustrate the essence of the whole person.

It is not biblical to cherry-pick Proverbs 4:23, Matthew 6:21, or any other verse in isolation, and use them as proof-texts that our response to trauma exclusively reveals what is stored in our heart and not in our body. Instead, we need a comprehensive biblical understanding of God’s teaching on His wholistic design for us as embodied-souls.

We experience, remember, and respond to trauma as embodied-souls, that is, in our whole, integrated, undivided, complex, interactive person—body/brain/soul/mind/heart.

“Who” experiences trauma? Me. All of me. Embodied-soul me.

“Who” responds to trauma? Me. All of me. Embodied-soul me.

“Where” is trauma “stored”? In me. In all of me. In embodied-soul me.

[Jeff Lederer @Jeffreylederer]

@jasonkovacs Brad’s GCM material is top notch with assessments that allow mentors to tailor pre-marital towards strengths and weaknesses in the couple. It’s been a blessing for our church.

[Brad Hambrick @BradHambrick]

May I ask a favor? 🧵
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Tomorrow False Love and True Betrayal release with @newgrowthpress

These books can be used by one spouse, or for couples counseling, when adultery, pornography, or sexual addiction has impacted a marraige.

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[Jeff Lederer @Jeffreylederer]

I had the privilege of reading Eric Schumacher’s new book, The Good Gift of Weakness, and it has both encouraged and challenged me in my role as a professional Biblical Counselor and Pastor of Care at my church.

https://t.co/5rBS3ua4Qp

[New Growth Press @newgrowthpress]

For this weekend's giveaway, we are featuring the latest releases in @bradhambrick's Church-Based Counseling series, True Betrayal and False Love.

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[Jeff Lederer @Jeffreylederer]

@jasonkovacs Agreed, so rich and such a wellspring for the saint/sinner/sufferer

[GCDiscipleship @GCDiscipleship]

I can’t place where it came from. Maybe I read it in a book, heard it in a sermon, or someone once said it to me. But it slipped into my mind unbidden, a quiet, nagging voice.

If you only trusted God more, you wouldn’t feel this way. 🧵

[The Gospel Coalition @TGC]

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[Jeff Lederer @Jeffreylederer]

@melaniejoy72 @seanperron Much of what we label grounding is simply equipping people to get out of the thoughts/emotions spiraling in their head enough to be able to engage in trusting the Lord all the better. I hope you aren’t saying that people who fear the Lord don’t experience anxiety.