Ministry Weekend 2017 – IBCD

Depression: Biblical Mentoring From Fellow Strugglers

STREAM OR DOWNLOAD NOW This session looks at Charles Spurgeon’s raw, honest descriptions of his depression and bodily pain. It also explores how consoling the sorrowful may mean looking to the Jesus of Gethsemane, where we see how He is with us and knows our pain. Download MP3 Audio [https://ibcd.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/depression-biblical-mentoring.mp3] https://ibcd.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/depression-biblical-mentoring.mp3 [https://ibcd.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/depression-biblical-mentoring.mp3]

Depression: How Do We Care For Those Who Struggle?

STREAM OR DOWNLOAD NOW We often jump to conclusions about other people’s sin. Strong-minded people are very apt to be hard on the weak and those depressed in spirit. Drawing from the Bible’s wisdom literature, this session urges us to resist simplistic thinking and trite answers, and learn how to enter into the pain of those who are hurting. Download MP3 Audio [https://ibcd.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/depression-how-do-we-care.mp3] https://ibcd.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/depression-how-do-we-care.mp3 [https://ibcd.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/depression-how-do-we-care.mp3]

Depression: What Do We Do If We Have it?

STREAM OR DOWNLOAD NOW God often takes us through long trials rather than quickly bringing deliverance. This session looks at the Psalms, where we see biblical heroes like David at his lowest points and in deepest despair. We aren’t the first nor the last to feel this way and we can’t use Scripture superstitiously to wave away problems. Download MP3 Audio [https://ibcd.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/depression-what-do-we-do.mp3] https://ibcd.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/depression-what-do-we-do.mp3 [https://ibcd.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/depression-what-do-we-do.mp3]

Depression: What Is It?

STREAM OR DOWNLOAD NOW To care well for those who are depressed we need a theology of sadness itself. The Bible reminds us of the wisdom of meditating on grief and how it is wise to be sad about sad things and foolish to be shallowly mirthful. This session helps us all to learn how to weep with those who weep. Download MP3 Audio [https://ibcd.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/depression-what-is-it.mp3] https://ibcd.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/depression-what-is-it.mp3 [https://ibcd.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/depression-what-is-it.mp3]

The Pastor as Caregiver: Learning to Listen

STREAM OR DOWNLOAD NOW Drawing from the wisdom literature of the Bible, this session urges leaders to heed the call to be quick to listen and slow to speak. The fool thinks they know the answers before they know the questions. We can only truly begin to care for others after having first listened ourselves. Download MP3 Audio [https://ibcd.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/the-pastor-as-caregiver.mp3] https://ibcd.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/the-pastor-as-caregiver.mp3 [https://ibcd.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/the-pastor-as-caregiver.mp3]