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Emotional Maturity with Pastor Doug Self


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We are very pleased to welcome Pastor Emeritus Doug Self to the Wage War podcast. With many years of experience, education and church building, he seemed like a great choice to talk through this topic. Of course, we want to grow into healthier versions of ourselves physically, spiritually, and relationally, but we must not forget or neglect that we were created by our Creator with emotions!

  • Building the Orchard Church for everyone.
  • What is a Pastor Emeritus?
  • What motivates Doug?
  • What is mental health and emotional maturity? Mental health as to do with the ability to learn, feel, recognize and manage your emotions and maintain relationships. Emotional intelligence helps us recognize and engage the emotion life of one's self and others.
  • Culturally, we have focused on cognitive theological life, but not necessarily very focused on integrating the person's emotional side.
  • Spiritual formation.
  • What does an emotionally mature Christian looks like? (listen at 17:20)
  • Forgiveness.
  • Managing our neurology.
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). What we think matters.
  • Observing, tracking, inspecting and rejecting thoughts that are not healthy, helpful or Biblical.
  • Many people don't know how to examine and take thoughts captive.
  • 2 Corinthians 10:3-5
  • Biblical meditation.
  • Use of our God-given imagination.
  • Jesus died so we can live!
  • Identity in Christ.
  • Doug's advice for Jon and Dan.
  • ...more
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