Biblical Counseling, Psychology & The Church Conference
A FREE event Set for January 23-25, 2014
Location:
The Well Church
1400 N Cole Rd Boise, ID 83704
(208) 371-6960
Web site: http://www.thewellboise.com

Learn more about Psychology’s Influence on the Church, Biblical Counseling and how The Bible provides answers to the following issues: marriage/family and relationships, communication, substance abuse and other addictions and homosexuality. Also, learn about legal rights to freely practice Biblical Counseling, Christian Church ordination vs. State licensing, plus more valuable topics.

Thursday January 23: 6:00PM-9:00PM (5:30PM Registration)
Friday January 24: 7:30AM-9:00PM
Saturday January 25: 7:30AM-1:00PM

SCHEDULED SPEAKERS

About T.A. McMahon, Bend, Oregon
Key Note Topic: Psychology & The Church

T.A. McMahon is president and executive director of The Berean Call ministry, editor-in-chief and contributing writer for The Berean Call newsletter, co-author of The Seduction of Christianity, America: The Sorcerer's New Apprentice, Understand the Times, and author of Showtime for the Sheep? and Temporal Delusion.

Holder of a master's degree in communications, he has researched and written numerous documentaries and scripted several feature films. His writing/producing for Christian videos includes The Cult Explosion, The God Makers, The New Age: Pathway to Paradise? The Evolution Conspiracy, A Woman Rides the Beast, Israel, Islam & Armageddon, and Psychology and the Church. The Berean Call web site is:
http://www.thebereancall.org.

About Dr. Paul Dean, Greer, South Carolina
Key Note Topic: Biblical Counseling

Dr. Paul J. Dean, Jr. has been a pastor for over twenty years and has served as the pastor/teacher of Providence Baptist Church since February, 2000. He is committed to the systematic exposition of the Word. He also spends much time training individuals in the areas of pastoral ministry, biblical counseling, and discipleship through various means. He is the co-founder of the Southern Baptist Association of Biblical Counselors and has been involved in planning and promoting events related to Biblical Counseling in the Southern Baptist Convention. Dr. Dean is also a Regional Mentor and Board Member for the International Association of Biblical Counselors. He has various outreach writing venues including a webblog on Crosswalk.com, the largest Christian website in the world. As co-author of Disciple Like Jesus for Parents, he teaches several parenting conferences throughout the year. He served seven years as the Director for Applied Ministry at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary's extension program in Greenville, South Carolina. Dr. Dean has a B.A. in philosophy from the College of Charleston, a M.Div. in pastoral ministry with languages and a Th.M. in evangelism, church growth, and discipleship with a minor in preaching from the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, as well as a D.Min. in Biblical Counseling from Erskine Theological Seminary. He is married to Mary who is his ministry assistant. They have three children: a married son and two daughters still at home. His web site is: http://www.pbcsc.org/leaders.html.

About Kip Reiswig, J.D., Meridian, Idaho
Key Note Topics: Licensing vs. Church Ordination and Implications Thereof, Faith based exemption for Counselors in Idaho Law
See the following links with regard to the faith based exemption in Idaho law (3rd paragraph from the bottom) for faith based counselors
http://www.legislature.idaho.gov/idstat/Title54/T54CH34SECT54-3402.htm
and the Christian radio web site that discusses the issues leading up to the faith based exemption: http://kbgnradio.com/PC_Basic_Issue.htm

About Terry Trudel, M.D., Port Angeles, Washington
Key Note Topics: DSM, Homosexuality, Reparative Therapy and Implications for the Church;
Psychopharmacology, is your prescription for Prozac from God or Satan?

Terry Trudel is a physician limiting his practice to Psychiatry. He completed his psychiatric training at Oregon Health Sciences University in 1979. He currently is engaged in private practice on the Olympic Peninsula. Dr. Trudel has extensive experience working on abuse recovery both individually and also in group. He has completed the course offered by the American Association of Christian Counselors on marriage counseling and has developed expertise in helping clients with preexisting Christian beliefs use their spirituality in the process of change. In addition to the work paradigms noted above Dr. Trudel has volunteered to work on the mental health team for the American Red Cross which provided disaster mental health services following the terrorist attack at the world trade centers, and after Hurricanes Ivan and Katrina in Pensacola, Florida, and Montgomery, Alabama, respectively. E-mail contact: terrycharney7@q.com.

About Pastor Jordan Hall, Sidney, Montana
Key Note Topics: The Holy Bible, The All Sufficient Word of GOD; Discernment or The Lack Thereof;
Substance Abuse Counseling

Pastor Jordan Hall is lead pastor of Fellowship Baptist Church in Sidney, Montana. JD holds a BA in Religious Education from Williams Baptist College and M.A. from Arkansas State University. JD has been married for ten years to Mandy, who teaches their three children at home. JD is a columnist for the Intermountain Christian News and other publications. He's also the author of a new book "A Baptist Catechism." FBC Sidney is currently planting churches in nearby North Dakota. For more information, view his web sites: http://pulpitandpen.org, http://www.fbcsidney.com and http://www.reformationmontana.org.

About Pastor Josh Bales, Boise, Idaho
Topic: Jesus the Psychologist: Measuring Our Psychologies Against the Master's.

Pastor Josh Bales is Elder/Pastor of Teaching, and Counseling at The Well Church in Boise, Idaho. Pastor Bales has been blessed by GOD with a wife and three boys. His prayer is that God would continue to reveal to him the incomparable riches of His Christ and His Gospel so that he could live and die in such a way where he can agree with the Apostle Paul "For me to live is Christ, and to die is gain."
His web sites are: http://www.contendingforhisfame.blogspot.com and http://www.thewellboise.com.

About Rev. Matt Slick, Nampa, Idaho
Topic: Theological Issues in Counseling

Matt Slick is President and Founder of the Christian Apologetics and Research Ministry ( http://carm.org ).
Matt earned his Bachelors in Social Science from Concordia University, Irvine, CA in 1988. He earned his Masters of Divinity from Westminster Theological Seminary, in Escondido, CA, in 1991. He now resides in the Boise, Idaho area with his family. He is ordained. Matt started CARM in October of 1995 to respond to the many false teachings of the cults on the Internet.

Matt currently hosts Matt Slick Live, heard weeknights, 3-4 pm, M-F in the Boise area on KBXL Radio and over the Internet.

About Bruce Levi, Nampa, Idaho
Topic: Judicial Preference for State Licensed Counselors over Pastoral Counselors

Bruce F. Levi is the Founder and President of the Institute for Christian Awareness and Responsible Evangelism, or I.C.A.R.E.. ICARE's mission is to help Christians become aware of unbiblical cults, movements, and worldviews...and to teach Christians to effectively reach people under such conditions with the gospel. ICARE Ministries holds to an historical, Evangelical, and Reformed statement of faith. Bruce was raised here in the Treasure Valley in Mormonism, served a mission for the Mormon church in Germany, and graduated from BYU with a Bachelor of Science. In 1981, God miraculously brought Bruce out of Mormonism unto saving faith in Jesus Christ and Bruce began his personal ministry to Mormons here in Idaho. His web site is: http://www.icareministry.org.

Schedule

Thursday January 23, 2014

5:30pm-6:00pm -Registration for Certificate of Attendance

6:00-6:25pm – Introduction and Special Music by Dr. Harper of IMCNews

6:30pm-6:55pm – The Holy Bible, The All Sufficient Word of GOD – Pastor Jordan Hall, Sidney, Montana

7:00pm-7:40pm -Psychology & The Church Part I, Tom McMahon of The Berean Call
7:40pm-7:55pm -Q & A

8:00pm-8:40pm -Biblical Counseling Part I, Dr. Paul Dean of SBABC
8:40pm-9:00pm -Q & A

Friday January 24, 2014

7:30am-8:30am -Registration for Certificate of Attendance

7:35am-7:55am - Introduction and Special Music

8:00am-8:40am – Theological Issues in Counseling, Matt Slick, M.Div. of carm.org
8:40am-8:55am - Q & A

9:00am-9:40am - Substance Abuse Counseling, Pastor Jordan Hall, Sidney, Montana
9:40am-9:55am - Q & A

10:00am-10:40am – Biblical Counseling Part II, Dr. Paul Dean of SBABC
10:40am-10:55am - Q &A

11:00am-11:40am – Discernment or The Lack Thereof, Pastor Jordan Hall, Sidney, Montana
11:40am-12 noon - Q & A

12noon-1:00pm - Lunch (on your own)

1:00pm-1:40pm - Marriage & Family Counseling 'The Genesis of Gender Psychology and Federal Headship Nomism'
Pastor Josh Bales, The Well Church in Boise
1:40pm-1:55pm - Q & A

2:00pm-2:40pm - Psychopharmacology, is your prescription for Prozac from God or Satan?
Terry Trudel, M.D., Port Angeles, WA
2:40pm-2:55pm - Q & A

3:00pm-3:40pm - Biblical Counseling Part III, Dr. Paul Dean of SBABC
3:40pm-3:55pm - Q & A

4:00pm-4:40pm - Psychology & The Church Part II, Tom McMahon of The Berean Call
4:40pm-4:55pm- Q & A

5:00pm-6:00pm - Supper (own your own)

6:00pm-6:40pm - Licensing vs. Church Ordination and Implications Thereof,
Kip Reiswig, J.D., Meridian, Idaho
6:40pm-6:55pm - Q & A

7:00pm-7:40pm - DSM, Homosexuality and Reparative Therapy, Implications for The Church, Terry Trudel, M.D., Port Angeles, WA
7:40pm-7:55pm - Q & A

8:00pm-8:45pm - Topic: Psychology & The Church Part III, Tom McMahon, The Berean Call
8:45pm-9:00pm - Q & A

Saturday January 25, 2014

7:30am-8:00am - Introduction and Special Music

8:00am-8:40am – Judicial Preference for State Licensed Counselors over Pastoral Counselors, Bruce Levi, Boise, Idaho
8:40am-8:55am - Q & A

9:00am-9:40am - Biblical Counseling Part IV, Dr. Paul Dean of SBABC
9:40am-9:55am - Q & A

10:00am-10:40am – Psychology & The Church Part IV, Tom McMahon, The Berean Call

10:45am-11:15am – Feeding Bad Psychologies: How a Generic Gospel Kills the Soul
Pastor Josh Bales, The Well Church in Boise

11:20am - 12 noon – Panel Discussion (expert presenters Dr. Paul Dean of SBABC, Tom McMahon of The Berean Call, Dr. Terry Trudel, Matt Slick, M.Div. of carm.org) with Q & A)

Our Biblical Counseling, Psychology & The Church conference has been approved for 14 hours of continuing education credits for COU/MFT licensees by the Idaho State boards of Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists. See following web site link: https://secure.ibol.idaho.gov/eibolpublic/cecoursebrowser.aspx?bureau=cou

A Certificate of Attendance is available and may count toward continuing education credits. Evaluation forms must be completed after each presentation and presented for review at the certificate of attendance display table to receive credit – a Certificate of Attendance certificate will be issued at the end of this conference). Space is limited for this conference. To pre-register for this conference, please RSVP to IMCNews at: imcnews@afo.net or to P.O. Box 1829, Boise, ID 83701.

More info to follow via our web site: Click here for our ‘Upcoming Events’ section and in next newspaper (October/November 2013). Click here to download our current newspaper.

There is no charge for this event. A free will offering will be taken to cover our out of town guest speaker expenses and other related expenses of this event. Donations are tax deductible when made to:
InterMountain Christian News
P.O. Box 1829
Boise, ID 83701
Or online at: http://www.imcnews.org/paper/support.php.

Psychology & The Church and Biblical Counseling Resource Web Sites:

Psychology and the Church: Critical Questions, Crucial Answers (Book and DVD)
http://www.thebereancall.org/node/6951

Licensing vs. Church Ordination and Implications Thereof, Faith based exemption for Counselors in Idaho Law
see the following links with regard to the faith based exemption in Idaho law (3rd paragraph from the bottom) for faith based counselors
http://www.legislature.idaho.gov/idstat/Title54/T54CH34SECT54-3402.htm
and the Christian radio web site that discusses the issues leading up to the faith based exemption: http://kbgnradio.com/PC_Basic_Issue.htm

Biblical Counseling Associations:
http://www.iabc.net
http://www.nanc.net

For more information, contact InterMountain Christian News in Boise, Idaho at (208) 703-8688 or E-mail to: imcnews@afo.net. This event promoted by the InterMountain Christian News.

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