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Speak The TruthEP. 159 Who is the Association of Biblical Counselors Part 3: The Hope of ABC W/Jeremy LelekThe Future and Hope of Biblical Counseling: ABC's Vision for Growth and ImpactIn this episode of 'Speak the Truth,' Michael, Shauna, and Jeremy provide information about the annual ABC Call to Council conference, showcasing its themes, plenary speakers, and specialized tracks including mental health and trauma. They reflect on the history and heart of the Association of Biblical Counselors (ABC) and discuss the future direction of ABC, focusing on expanding the reach of biblical counseling and ensuring it permeates beyond traditional circles. The hosts share updates on various initiatives such as translating the curriculum into...2025-03-2923 min
Speak The TruthEP. 158 Who is the Association of Biblical Counselors Part 2: The Heart of ABC W/Jeremy LelekThe Heart of ABC: Mobalizing the Local Church in Equipping the Saints for Ministry In this episode, the hosts discuss the upcoming ABC Call to Council conference, highlighting its unique track-based structure featuring plenary sessions by renowned speakers such as Paul Tripp, Jeremy Pierre, and John Henderson. They explain the heart of ABC, focusing on its mission to enlist, equip, enrich, and encourage believers to apply the gospel to all aspects of life. Distinctives of ABC's certification process, including its emphasis on the sufficiency of scripture, the autonomy of the local church, and practical t...2025-03-1830 min
Speak The TruthEP. 157 Who is the Association of Biblical Counselors Part 1: The History of ABC W/Jeremy LelekThe Origins and Evolution of the Association of Biblical Counselors: A Journey of Faith and ResilienceIn this episode of Speak the Truth, Michael, Shauna, and Jeremy discuss the history, growth, and guiding principles of the Association of Biblical Counselors (ABC). The conversation delves into the inception of ABC in 2003, spearheaded by a vision to provide a dedicated association for biblical counseling distinct from existing bodies. Founding member Jeremy elaborates on the early challenges, including a significant moral crisis and the support they received from prominent biblical counselors like David Pawlison and Paul Tripp. The episode highlights...2025-03-0729 min
Speak The TruthEP. 154 Discipleship in Counseling: Cultivating Spiritual Rhythms Pt.2 Bible Study Methods in Counseling W/Jeremy Lelek and Shauna Van Dyke--If you have been wanting to become a certified biblical counselor, Truth Renewed's next virtual certification training enrollment is now open--Click HERE to begin the enrollment process! Class begins 3/29/25. Email training@truthrenewed.org with any questions. In this episode of 'Speak the Truth,' hosts Michael, Shauna, and Jeremy discuss the importance of cultivating spiritual rhythms in counseling and discipleship. They introduce and explain different Bible study methods like TAP (Truth, Application, Prayer) and HEAR (Highlight, Explain, Apply, Respond), emphasizing the significance of engaging with the scripture on both a vertical (with God) and h...2025-02-0118 min
Speak The TruthEP. 153 Discipleship in Counseling: Cultivating Spiritual Rhythms Pt.1 W/Jeremy Lelek and Shauna Van DykeThis episode focuses on discipleship in counseling, emphasizing the importance of cultivating spiritual rhythms in these practices. Hosts Michael, Shuan, and Jeremy discuss their personal updates and the significance of Scripture in developing spiritual disciplines. They share practical methods and scripture references to help counselees establish and maintain spiritual rhythms. The conversation includes addressing the challenges counselees face, such as motivation and busyness, and the importance of follow-up and persistent guidance in counseling sessions. Key scripture passages like 2 Tim. 3:16-17; Ps. 19, and Col. 3:16 are discussed to illustrate the life-giving power of God's Word in the counseling process....2025-01-2522 min
Speak The TruthEP. 133 Analyzing Social Anxiety Disorder with a Biblical lens Part 3 W/Jeremy LelekIn this episode the hosts continue the mini-series on social anxiety disorder. Mike and Jeremy discuss the intersection of sin and suffering, emphasizing the importance of including the physiological aspects of anxiety in counseling. They explore the idea of using the body as an act of worship and share examples from Scripture to illustrate the faithfulness of God in the face of anxiety. The hosts encourage counselors to recognize the honor and beauty of their role in helping people navigate through the struggle of anxiety.Episode Resources Saints, Sufferers, and Sinners: Love Others as God Loves...2024-01-0819 min
Speak The TruthEP. 132 Analyzing Social Anxiety Disorder with a Biblical lens Part 2 W/Jeremy LelekIn this episode, The hosts talk about the diagnostic criteria for social anxiety disorder and explore how the fear of God can be integrated into the counseling process. They also discuss the importance of understanding God's presence, his role as a refuge, and the reconditioning of thoughts and behaviors. Additionally, they mention using a motivation log to help individuals suffering from social anxiety gather data and identify underlying emotions and desires.Episode ResourcesABC Resources (Need to be a member to access the resource mentioned in the episode)Christians Guide to Psychological Terms...2023-12-1119 min
Speak The TruthEP. 131 Analyzing Social Anxiety Disorder with a Biblical lens Part 1 W/Jeremy LelekIn this episode, the hosts begin our new miniseries on social anxiety disorder. They provide an overview of the topic, discuss the cultural perspective of social anxiety disorder, and talk about their experiences with people who struggle with social anxiety. They also briefly touch on the DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) and its role in diagnosing mental health conditions. The hosts emphasize the importance of understanding social anxiety disorder through a biblical lens and plan to explore the topic further in future episodes.Episode Transcript2023-11-1612 min
Speak The TruthEP. 130 Analyzing The Cultural Response to Anxiety With a Biblical Lens Part 4 W/Jeremy Lelek - Goal SettingIn this episode, Jeremy continues the discussion on anxiety and how to move forward with setting goals for change. 2023-10-1623 min
Speak The TruthEP. 129 Analyzing the Cultural Response to Anxiety With a Biblical Lens W/Jeremy Lelek Part 3In this episode, Jeremy continues to analyze anxiety with a biblical lens by introducing his four "R's" in dealing with Anxiety. He starts with anxiety loop's that people find themselves in while they're struggling in anxiety. What is the perceived threat, the mental commentary, the physical discomfort, and then wha does one do, habitually, their control habit. Episode Full Transcript2023-09-0418 min
Speak The TruthEP. 128 Analyzing the Cultural Response to Anxiety With a Biblical Lens W/Jeremy Lelek Part 2In this episode, Jeremy leads our discussion through analyzing the culture response to anxiety with a biblical lens. Jeremy discusses the dynamics of being embodied creatures responding to anxiety with a biblical lens that traverses the complex domains of being physically embodied, socially embedded, and spiritually embattled creatures with hearts that are given to worship. The complexity of these domains and the range of these domains are influencing one's response to anxiety, namely, our case study, Sally. 2023-08-2820 min
Speak The TruthEP. 127 Analyzing the Cultural Response to Anxiety With a Biblical Lens W/Jeremy Lelek Part 1In this episode, Jeremy introduces the discussion with a case study about a young woman who struggles with obsessive compulsive disorder and is experiencing severe anxiety. Jeremy shares what would happen with Sally if she went through the current modern channels to receive help and then how, as a biblical counselor, this client, Sally would receive care.2023-08-2117 min
Speak The TruthEP. 119 Counseling Through Proverbs Series: Proverbs 1 W/Jeremy Lelek - Offering A Scriptural Grid for Journaling Wisdom and InsightIn this episode, Michael, Shauna, and Jeremy discuss ABC's newest "Counseling Through" resource. Jeremy walks through a Scriptural grid provided by Pro. 1:1–7 for counselees to engage with insights and wisdom from God's Word. Proverbs 1:1–7 offers a process for journaling through Scripture and Jeremy shares the Scriptural method in his contribution to "Counseling through Proverbs", a new ABC counseling resource. Resource Mentions:ABC Store2023-05-1521 min
Speak The TruthEP. 115 2023 Called To Counsel Conference: Esteeming God's Grace in Counseling - Details on Tracks And SpeakersIn this episode hosts, Michael, Shauna, and Jeremy discuss all the details of The 2023 Called To Counsel Conference. We're excited about this year's conference with all of our speakers and new track introductions. Register HERE CALLED TO COUNSELApril 27-29, 2023Doxology Bible ChurchFort Worth, TXPlenary SessionsEsteeming God's Graces in CounselingFor the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of...2023-04-0344 min
Speak The TruthEP. 114 We're Back W/Jeremy Lelek – Discussion About Our HiatusIn this episode, hosts, Mike, Shauna, and Jeremy discuss the reasons for their recent hiatus from recording new podcast episodes. Jeremy shares his road to recovery from COVID and Michael and Shauna share some recent developments in their lives. Show MentionsSouthern Seminary DiplomaCalled to Counsel ABC Conference2023-03-2723 min
Speak The TruthEP. 111 W/Pastor Rob Perry from Lifepointe Church - Raleigh: Rob's Pastoral Journey into Biblical CounselingEpisode Notes:In this episode host, Mike is joined by special guest, Rob Perry Pastor of online at Lifepointe Church in Raleigh, NC. Rob shares his journey of pastoral ministry into biblical counseling. Books:Revival Start Here - Dave ClaytonRelationships: a mess worth making - Lane & TrippHow People Change - Tripp & LaneBiblical Counseling Basics - Jeremy LelekPodcasts & Websites:Making Disciples: Robby GallatyDiscipleship.org Christiancounseling.com - Certification PathwayLifepointe Church - Raleigh2022-05-2347 min
Speak The TruthEP. 105 Counseling Through The Psalms Mini-Series: Psalm 139 - Applying God's Omniscience and Omnipresence in AnxietyIn this episode hosts, Mike & Shauna Van Dyke and Jeremy Lelek are back to kick off this mini-series, "Counseling Through the Psalms" an ABC resource written to help counselors use the psalms in session or as growth assignments. In this episode, Jeremy covers how he'd use Psalm 139 in a counseling session to help a counselee struggling with paralyzing anxiety. How God's omniscience and omnipresence can be used to navigate anxiety. Episode Resource: Counseling Through The Psalms2022-03-0721 min
Speak The TruthEP. 90 Gospel For Real Life Series - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: Recovering Hope W/Jeremy Lelek LPC-S“Post-traumatic stress disorder, a profoundly intense response to profoundly dangerous experiences, manifests itself in fear, terrifying vulnerability, and lack of a sense of control. While these responses are often involuntary, Jeremy Lelek reminds us that they are still responses . . . and, thus, different responses are possible. Here he relates the narrative of creation, fall, and redemption to the experiences of PTSD, reminding us that the gospel speaks to our experiences with danger as part of its redemptive message. He points to the wisdom of God in our suffering and reminds us of the saving grace offered by Jesus, guiding readers to...2021-05-1719 min
Speak The TruthEP. 89 Gospel For Real Life Series - Cutting: A Healing Response W/Jeremy Lelek LPC-SEpisode Notes:When feelings of guilt, worthlessness, or self-condemnation set in, some people seek painful release in their own flesh and blood. While cutting can bring temporary relief, it falls far short of the genuine change that is essential to true healing of the heart.Through the direct and honest example of one young woman's story, Jeremy Lelek points those in such pain to the sufferings of Jesus Christ and the finished work of the cross as their means of hope, security, and healing. He helps them to turn from trusting their own body and blood to...2021-05-1022 min
Speak The TruthEP. 56 Heart of The Matter Series: A Counseling Tool That Helps Expose Deceptive Thoughts, Desires, and HabitsEpisode Notes:The Heart of the Matter: designed to help facilitate a process with our counselees to help with the opportunity of examining their hearts. Drawn from Psalm 26.2Heart log (helpful in assisting counselees to identify various aspects of their hearts begin to identify our theirs through logging A situationTheir emotionTheir thoughts and beliefsTheir desires and wantsTheir subsequent behaviors and habitsEmotion Wheel Emotions are often smoke alarms of the soul that alert us to problemsUsing the exercises to reveal deceptive patterns of thoughts, desires, behaviors, etc. Deceptive thoughts about situations and othersDeceptive thoughts about selfDeceptive desiresLevel of d...2020-05-0432 minSpeak The TruthEP. 54 FAITH: Keeping The Object Of Our Faith In Focus During Times Of CrisisEpisode Notes:FaithGod will give you everything you need to complete the work, task, job, etc. that he assigned you to do - not according to your ability, but his ability to work through you.Faith isn't in your ability to do something, but your faith in God giving the work to you. God has given you the assignement; he has called you to do this and he will give you everything you need in order to do this, not because of your own ability, but because of his ability through you...2020-04-2022 minSpeak The TruthEP. 51 Unpacking Diagnoses: Paranoid Personality Disorder - DSM Criteria & Biblical ExplanationEpisode Notes:"We, in biblical counseling, we do acknowledge that our story shapes our heart. Our story does have a shaping impact on the struggles that we might be dealing with." -Jeremy Lelek, Speak The Truth, EP. 51 Unpacking Diagnoses: Paranoid Personality Disorder (importance of data gathering - context added)DSM Criteria:Pervasive distrust and suspiciousness of others such that their motives are interpreted as malevolent, beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts, as indicated by four (or more) of the following: • Suspects, without sufficient basis, that ot...2020-03-3018 minSpeak The TruthEP. 49 Unpacking Diagnoses: Unpacking Diagnoses: DSM Criteria For ADHD Symptomologies With A Biblical Explanation Part 2Episode NotesDSM CRITERIAHyperactivity • Often fidgets with hands or feet or squirms in seat. • Often leaves seat in classroom or in other situations in which remaining seated is expected. • Often runs about or climbs excessively in situations in which it is inappropriate • Often has difficulty playing or engaging in leisure activities quietly • Is often “on the go” or often acts as if “driven by a motor” • Often talks excessively Impulsivity • Often blurts out answers before questions have been completed • Often has difficulty awaiting turn • Often interrupts or intrudes on others (e.g. butts into conversations or...2020-03-1626 minSpeak The TruthEP. 34 LGBTQ Part 1: Self-Identity Limitations - Is Self A Socially Constructed ProductEpisode Notes: What do I, as a Christian, believe about Self-Identity, and are there limits?Orders of Meaning (Johnson, Foundations of Soul Care, 2007). The Biological Order: “...the platform for all higher psychological functioning” (Johnson, p. 336). Genetic determinants (i.e., height, eye color, male/female)Pre-natal developmentNeuronal maturationNeuronal structuresBrain-structuresThe Psychosocial Order: By psychosocial order, we are referring to the immaterial dynamic structures that originate in social interaction (Johnson, p. 337). SensationsPerceptions Stimulus-ResponsesImaginationsConceptsSchemasSummary:It is these two strata that sociological and psychological research on human nature, identity, and self ha...2019-11-1827 minSpeak The TruthEP. 14 Humankind & Counseling Part 1: Establishing A Humanistic Worldview of AnthropologyEpisode Notes: Establishing both views; secular worldview on anthropology and a biblical worldview of anthropology. Humanism began to take an overt stance in psychology by Abraham Maslow, founder of humanistic psychology. Humanism has man at the center of everything. Egocentrism unfortunately has crept into the evangelical church with its ear tickling. Symptom alleviation, better circumstances, etc. Darwinian evolution had a huge impact on psychology. The world started from primordial soup, and over billions of years, we evolved from fish to philosophers - being factious. Freud - psychosexual development - all our human development has a foundation in our sexu...2019-07-0118 minSpeak The TruthEP. 4 God & Biblical Counseling: Counseling With God In MindEpisode Notes:As believers, we’re counseling from a very different location than the secular person. The secular world counsels to the ego, a man-centered location. Whereas, the believer is being counseled from a theocentric perspective, a God-centered perspective on life. In order to know ourselves, we must know the God of scripture. We cannot truly know ourselves, unless we know God. Hence, being made is God’s image, Gen. 1.26-27. A right understanding of this helps us to think through reasoning our circumstances from God downward to us instead of reasoning upward to God. Our theol...2019-04-2437 minSpeak The TruthEpisode # 2 What Is Biblical Counseling Part 1In this episode, Jeremy provides a distinction between “Christian counseling”, and Biblical Counseling, their theories and methodologies. And then an historical survey of soul care from the time of St. Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, The Puritans acute knowledge and awareness of soul care, to Martin Luther, and through the modernist movement that pioneered the scope of modern psychology as we know it today, and then provides the state of urgency for the local church today. Episode Links:Jeremy Lelek's Book - Biblical Counseling BasicsSt Augustine - brief autobiographyThomas Aquinas - brief autobiographyMart...2019-04-1728 minSpeak The TruthTrailer For Speak The TruthIn this episode, one of the hosts', Mike Van Dyke, reveals who will be co-hosting with him to provide a weekly podcast to edify the local church in biblical counseling and discipleship. Speak The Truth will consist of three host; Mike & Shauna Van Dyke, founders of Truth Renewed Ministries, a biblical counseling ministry. And they'll be joined with co-host, Jeremy Lelek, President of Association of Biblical counselors and Metroplex Counseling. In this trailer, Mike shares what the nature of the podcast will be, and encourages the local church to stay tuned as they begin to bring weekly podcast for...2019-04-0501 minSpeak The TruthShow Intro and OutroThis is a show intro/outro, please stay tuned for more to come. Our regular hosts will be Mike Van Dyke, Shauna Van Dyke, Founders of Truth Renewed Ministries, and Jeremy Lelek, President and Founder of Association of Biblical Counselors. 2019-03-2300 min