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Grow a Healthy SoulThe Daily Examen: growing in God-awareness and self-awarenessThe Daily Examen is a prayerful reflection on your day, which you can do at the end of the day, for about 15 minutes.
The Daily Examen is a very old prayer practice but 500 years ago Ignatius of Loyola made it a way to experience God as well as to assess your own behavior.
You look back on the day, together with God, and examine some things together (hence the word ‘examen’). This will lead to two things: first of all, you will grow in God-awareness, realizing where God was present in your day. Secondly, you will...
2024-04-0220 minGrow a Healthy SoulAt the feet of Jesus: Gospel ContemplationIn this episode I share a powerful spiritual exercise: the 10 steps of praying with the Bible, in particular with the gospels. I am using the principles of contemplation developed by Ignatius of Loyola.
Doing this will give you a profound experience at the feet of Jesus.
Here are the 10 steps for gospel contemplation that I unpack in this episode:
Determine ahead of time the place where you will pray and contemplate on a particular gospel passage. It needs to be a place where you can pray in an uninterrupted way, and where you...
2024-03-2718 minGrow a Healthy SoulDrie manieren om jezelf beter te leren kennenHet leven achter de leider, dat is wat er echt toe doet. Jij doet er toe! Dus... hoe goed ken jij jezelf?
Als je jezelf beter leert kennen, ga je meer vreugde en vrede ervaren – en daar zal niet alleen jijzelf van profiteren, maar ook de mensen om je heen.
Jezelf beter leren kennen is soms niet makkelijk. Er zijn veel onbewuste processen. Maar het is wel mogelijk en het is de moeite waard!
In deze aflevering ontdek je drie belangrijke manieren om jezelf te leren kennen, met voorbeelden uit het echte leven en...
2024-03-1934 min
The Church LobbyBeyond Burnout: Growing a Healthy Soul, with Ian BorkentIan Borkent is a pastor in the Netherlands who walked through a season of ministry burnout and now helps pastors address this issue in their own lives through the ministry of Grow a Healthy Soul.In this episode we’ll talk about the causes of pastoral burnout, how to avoid it, and how to recruit church members to the task of helping pastors by employing the five-fold ministry gifts.Also, I’ll be sharing some of content of my new book, De-Sizing the Church: How Church Growth Became a Science, Then an Obsession, and What's Next ...
2024-03-0732 minGrow a Healthy SoulChange your prayer life by praying the fifth gospelYou might have heard of the term ‘living a monastic life’. It refers to the practices of prayer in a monastery and these prayer practices are often held out to us as examples. But the reality is that most of us do not live in a monastery. Still, we can incorporate
monastic values into our daily activities, by praying the fifth gospel.
Praying the fifth gospel is the art of incorporating prayer into your daily activities. It was first developed by Ignatius of Loyola.
In this episode you will receive this powerful and simple 3-part pray...
2024-02-2920 minGrow a Healthy SoulWhy we need a theology of sufferingA theology of faith always needs to include a theology of suffering.
The propensity to not embrace suffering has influenced some believers, and also our church value systems. This can lead to a prosperity gospel without a theology of suffering, which is not Biblical. And it can lead to an inability to handle suffering, which is not helpful.
Suffering is all over the early church, all over the New Testament, and all over the global church.
In this episode I first share why we need a theology of suffering and then I unpack...
2024-02-0622 minGrow a Healthy SoulA new set of church health metricsIn this podcast I first look at a common set of current church health metrics. How has this set helped me as a leader and us as a church? And what are its limitations or even dangers?
Then I propose a new, broader set of church health metrics. These provide a more holistic view on what constitutes a healthy church and a healthy leader. I offer 10 new church health metrics to add to existing metrics.
This new set is by no means the silver bullet and there is much more to be discovered and developed...
2024-01-0941 minGrow a Healthy SoulHoe haal je het meest uit gezinstijd?Een gezond en gelukkig gezinsleven ontstaat niet vanzelf. Het vergt een bewuste focus om te investeren in je gezinstijd, dagelijks, wekelijks en jaarlijks.
In deze aflevering hoor je 5 tips om het meest te halen uit jouw gezinstijd, zodat jouw leven, jouw werk en jouw leiderschap, gefundeerd is op deze gezonde basis.
Dat geeft vreugde!
2023-12-0721 min
unSeminary PodcastBehind the Leader: Ian Borkent’s Journey of Burnout and RelaunchWelcome back to the unSeminary podcast. We’re chatting with Ian Borkent from C3 Rivers Church in the Netherlands. Ian also started the ministry Grow a Healthy Soul to help church leaders take care of their souls. Church leaders often focus on metrics such as attendance, salvations and finances to gauge the health of their church, […]
2023-11-2341 minGrow a Healthy SoulThree major ways you will get to know yourselfThe person behind the persona, that's what really matters. You matter! So... do you know you? When you get to know yourself, you will experience more joy and peace - and everyone else will benefit too! Knowing yourself sometimes isn't easy. There are many subconscious processes that you have to dig past. But it is possible, and rewarding! Find out three major ways to get to know yourself in this fresh episode, with real life examples and deep inner health exercises.
2023-06-2935 minGrow a Healthy SoulHow to lead and still have a lifeLeading from balance.... I don't think there is such a thing. However, there is the art of juggling. How do you lead and still have a life? In this episode you will find 8 helpful insights for leaders who want to grow a healthy soul.
2023-06-1927 minGrow a Healthy SoulHow to make decisions the Ignatian wayIgnatius of Loyola was a Spanish Catholic priest and theologian, who founded the religious order of the Jesuits. As a former soldier, Ignatius paid particular attention to the spiritual formation of his recruits and wrote them down in his Spiritual Exercises (1548).
His spiritual method for decision making is widely used to this day by Christians across denominations.
This podcast will answer the question: how to make decisions the Ignatian way?
2023-05-3016 minGrow a Healthy SoulOnverklaarbare pijn genezen (NL versie): 3-in-1 afleveringHet is mogelijk te genezen van onverklaarbare, chronische pijn. Uit wetenschappelijk onderzoek blijkt dat een groot deel van chronische pijn te wijten is aan een overgevoelig en verkeerd afgesteld brein-pijn alarmsysteem (neurale paden), en niet aan een specifieke pathologie of aan lichamelijk letsel. Deze aangeleerde neurale paden zijn ook weer af te leren. Doe je voordeel met deze lessen om te herstellen van chronische pijn.
Deze aflevering is een vertaling van eerder gepubliceerde Engelstalige afleveringen, en bestaat uit 3 delen in 1 aflevering:
Deel 1 - Pijn betekent niet altijd ziekte
Deel 2 - Je brein beïn...
2023-05-221h 17Grow a Healthy SoulHealing unexplained pain - part 3: Breaking the pain-fear cycleWe need to talk about pain and your brain. Pain plays an important role in your body: to protect you. Pain tries to keep you safe by alerting the brain of danger. But what if your brain is actually sensing danger where there is none? What if a sense of danger is created by your fears, leading to more physical pain? And how can you stop this? In this last part of Healing Unexplained Pain, you will learn four things you can do to break this very real pain-fear cycle.
- This is part 3 of 3 on...
2023-05-1529 minGrow a Healthy SoulHealing unexplained pain - part 2: How to rewire your brain to get rid of painHealing unexplained pain? It’s possible. A lot of chronic, unexplained pain, is learned pain. And what is learned, can also be unlearned. In this episode you will find a practical pathway on how to rewire your brain to get rid of pain.
- This is part 2 in a series of 3 on Healing Unexplained Pain. Please listen to episode 1 first for the full background.
2023-05-1136 minGrow a Healthy SoulHealing unexplained pain - part 1: Pain does not always mean diseaseRecent studies have shown that chronic back pain, neck pain, fibromyalgia symptoms, repetitive strain injury, headaches, and other forms of chronic pain are often not the result of structural causes, but of psychophysiological processes that can be reversed.
We have learned from researchers that chronic pain is generated from a different part of the brain than acute pain. Chronic pain comes from the same area of the brain that contains emotion related circuitry, the amygdala.
Unexplained, chronic pain is often due to an oversensitive amygdala, and not driven by a specific pathology or physical injury.
2023-05-0927 minGrow a Healthy SoulVan wat gaat er fout naar wat gaat er goed: hoe jij het zwarte stip syndroom kan overwinnen en kan groeien in innerlijke vredeHeb jij ook last van het zwarte stip syndroom? Als je een cijferlijst met allemaal voldoendes ziet en 1 onvoldoende, waar richt jij je dan op? Als het de hele dag regent en er is 1 uur zonneschijn, wat heeft dan jouw focus? Hoe meer wij ons richten op het negatieve, hoe ongelukkiger wij ons voelen. Maar er is een manier om met meer dankbaarheid te leven. In deze Nederlandstalige aflevering hoor je hoe je dat doet en hoe je kan groeien in innerlijke vrede. Voor meer informatie: growahealthysoul.com
2023-04-2531 minGrow a Healthy SoulWhy 'workplace abuse' and 'the church' should not appear in the same sentenceWe need to talk about the challenges and pitfalls of an unhealthy, high demand leadership culture, which can lead to workplace abuse. We also need to address how to cultivate a healthy soul as a leader and as churches: is there a healthy middle ground in leadership? Join Ian Borkent as he shares candidly about this sensitive topic, so that together, we can grow a healthy soul.
2023-04-1120 minGrow a Healthy SoulWhat can we learn from Keanu Reeves, aka Jack Traven in Speed?Your soul is a reflection of the image of God. But how can we grow a healthy soul, if we don't slow down? Can we learn something from Keanu Reeves in Speed? Join Ian Borkent as he unpacks the one thing that prevents us from growing in inner health, and two helpful questions for you to consider.
2023-03-2719 min
Grow a Healthy SoulWhy I am starting Grow a Healthy SoulIn this first episode Ian shares his heart behind starting Grow a Healthy Soul. The current leadership crisis in the church demands we grow in inner health, because our inner life carries our outer life. It's time to invest in your soul, make a journey inward in order to go upward. For behind you, the leader, is you as a person. You matter. Your soul matters. Your health matters.
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C3 Church Global PodcastConversations on Procrastination | Phil Pringle with Valerie McIntyre & Ian BorkentA topic that’s perfect for the New Year: Do It Now. Join Phil Pringle, Valerie McIntyre and Ian Borkent in a conversation about avoiding procrastination. It’s time to stop putting things off until there are perfect circumstances, and start stepping out. There’s no better time than right now.
To read more on this topic, you can purchase Phil Pringle’s new book, Do It Now, at philpringle.com.
2021-01-0631 min
Open6: Breakthrough - The power of persistent prayerTrials in life will happen to each of us, but they're not to conquer us but to strengthen us. Join Ps. Ian Borkent in this sixth epsiode about breakthrough: the power of persistent prayer. Do you have impossible walls to scale? God often takes a long time to move suddenly. Do not give up in prayer! Keep walking around your walls, trusting God in prayer, and breakthrough will come your way. Just wait for it.
2020-04-2900 min
200churches Podcast: Ministry Encouragement for Pastors of Small ChurchesEpisode 341 - Wise Pastors Seek Help with Ian BorkentIan Borkent is the pastor of a C3 Church in the Netherlands and talks with Jeff about his experience over the last 13 years taking a church of 60 singles and turning it into a church of 450 with families, volunteers, and teams! So practical & encouraging!
2020-02-1740 min
Open4: It Is Not Good For Man To Be AloneWe are not meant to be doing life alone but we are made for relationships. Have you got healthy friendships and people to do life with? Join Ps. Ian Borkent as he brings practical keys about the power of friendship, unity and forgiveness.
2020-01-3100 min
Open3: When Fear and Faith CollideThe question for the next decade will be: what is your outlook going to be? Is it going to be a fear based outlook or a faith based outlook. Join Ps. Ian Borkent as he looks at Jeremiah 29:11 and how fear and faith have one thing in common yet lead us in two completely opposite directions.
2019-12-3100 min
Open2: The Practical Power of the Blood of JesusThe Norman Factor is the X-factor of supernatural Christian living in the natural world. In this episode we learn that the blood of Jesus is not only for our eternal salvation then and there, but also for our present protection here and now. Join Ps. Ian Borkent as he shares about the power of celebrating communion in your house, and how the blood of Jesus speaks the last word in every situation.
2019-11-2900 min
Open1: The Strength of Living as a Nespresso ChristianThe Norman Factor is the X-factor of supernatural Christian living. But how do we do that in a natural world? In this episode we learn the strength of living as a Nespresso Christian: to have and use the fresh strength of God's Word as a 'capsule' every single day. Join Ps. Ian Borkent as he shares very practically how to live a supernaturally natural life, what reading the Word and speaking in tongues will do for you and how what is in you, will always come out of you.
2019-10-3100 min
C3 Zurich Sunday SermonsNot all those who wander are lost #2When God Calls
This Sunday, pastors Ian and Jedidja Borkent are joining us from C3 Rivers in the Netherlands. Pastor Ian continues our Exodus series and will share about how he needed fire to follow God's Calling for his life.
2019-10-2000 min
Awaken Church - Salt Lake CityLife Can Be Bad but God is Good - Ps. Anne "Ian" BorkentIn this life we will have trouble... what is buried in you will come out of you in those moments of truth. Check out this captivating message from Ps Anne "Ian" Borkent about the goodness and faithfulness of God in all circumstances.
2019-08-0435 min