In this episode, we're not talking about a step-by-step plan to build a platform. Instead, therapist Dave Verhaagen and pastors Kevin Dixon and Sam Barnhart are looking at the psychological research on fame. How can celebrity warp people? How can public figures maintain mental health? And, does fame have any place in the church?
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We live in a world of betrayals. So, what does it do to us as individuals or in organizations when our trust is violated? Pastors Kevin Dixon and Sam Barnhart reflect on the betrayals in their personal and ministry lives with therapist Dave Verhaagen.
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Paul said it in the Bible: Everything is permissible, but not everything is beneficial. So, where's the balance between freedom self restraint? Pastors Kevin Dixon and Sam Barnhart join therapist Dave Verhaagen to explore the psychology and theology of keeping ourselves in check. Is our identity wrapped up in our behavior? How does self control relate to sin? And, does it help when we show ourselves grace and forgiveness?
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Cultures have always had violence, but it's different now. What does it do to our psyche and spirit when millions instantly share in graphic violence, like the recent video of Charlie Kirk's assassination? Therapist Dave Verhaagen, and pastors Kevin Dixon and Sam Barnhart reflect on the power of brutality to desensitize society and amplify its worst tribal behaviors.
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Pastors Sam Barnhart and Kevin Dixon join therapist Dave Verhaagen to ask how church discipline can go wrong and to survey the permanent damage that can result.
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The recent, well-publicized freak outs of some generative AI products has our panel wondering what happens when chatbots become so lifelike that we start to trust them.
That's an especially interesting question when those same AI models still reflect (or even multiply) the biases of the content used to train them. Pastors Sam Barnhart and Kevin Dixon join therapist Dave Verhaagen to look at the psychological and faith implications of forming trust relationships with non-human chat buddies.
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What does true vulnerability look like? How do transparency and vulnerability differ? And how can being part of a trusted community help us be strong in our vulnerability? Hosts Kevin Dixon and Sam Barnhart share their experiences.
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It's all-pastor day on Journey On My Mind. Sam Barnhart, Kevin Dixon and Suzie Lind discuss living in a world that continuously stokes fear and anxiety. How do we manage all this information and opinion in a healthy way?
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Artificial intelligence has accelerated—at a rate that it now out-thinks us in many ways. What does this mean for faith and mental health? Will ChatGPT become our new therapist and BFF? How will that affect us? And, if AI patterns itself after humans who exist in the image of God, will it, too, become godlike? Therapist Dave Verhaagen and pastors Kevin Dixon and Sam Barnhart try to crack the code.
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Continuing our conversation on church conflict, pastors Kevin Dixon and Sam Barnhart join therapist Dave Verhaagen to share their stories of conflict, analyze the deeper issues behind the disagreement and consider strategies for resolution.
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Churches aren't immune to conflict. It's crazy, we know! (Not that we've ever experienced that.)
So, what makes a church prone or immune to conflict? How can it be navigated safely? And, how are psychological personality types and their conflict styles reflected in churches? Pastors Kevin Dixon and Sam Barnhart join therapists Lauren King and Dave Verhaagen for the discussion.
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Therapist Dave Verhaagen and pastor Kevin Dixon wrap up our series on resilience with a look at churches. What makes a church able to navigate difficult times (or not)?
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Therapist Dave Verhaagen and pastor Kevin Dixon are still patting themselves on the back for the brilliance of our last episode on resilience. Ah, but how does one actually become more resilient? That's the subject of this week's Short Journey, as we meet again at the intersection of psyche and spirit to share tips for building resilience.
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What makes some people better than others at navigating tough times and bouncing back? Is resilience an innate personality trait, or can it be learned? Pastors Kevin Dixon and Sam Barnhart join therapists Dave Verhaagen and Lauren King to discuss the psychological and spiritual aspects of resilient people.
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In our polarized and isolated world, it can be rough talking to people with whom you don't agree. How can we do a better job with these conversations (or should we avoid them altogether for the sake of relationship)? Pastors Kevin Dixon and Sam Barnhart join therapist Dave Verhaagen to explore strategies for difficult conversations.
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Part 3 of our uncertainty series focuses on hope: What do faith and hope look like during uncertain times? And, how is hope different from wishing for an outcome? Pastor Kevin Dixon and therapist Dave Verhaagen explore this week's topic at the intersection of spirit and psyche.
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Following up on their discussion about living with uncertainty, therapist Dave Verhaagen and pastor Kevin Dixon share psychological and faith-based strategies for dealing with uncertainty. Their suggestions include centering prayer, worry journals and even just the power of silence.
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Uncertainty is a certainty in any life. But how do we keep that lack of knowledge about the future from turning into uncontrolled anxiety? Therapists Dave Verhaagen and Lauren King join pastors Kevin Dixon and Sam Barnhart to explore healthy ways to live through uncertainty in life and in faith.
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Journey's youth pastor, Rob Gonzalez, joins Kevin Dixon and therapist Dave Verhaagen to discuss the chronic, overwhelming stress that we know as "burnout." How do you recognize burnout in your life, and how can you deal with that in healthy ways.
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Journey On My Mind panelist Sam Barnhart talks about his physical, mental and emotional battle with the back injury called spondylolisthesis. That's the same condition suffered by Luigi Mangione, the alleged killer of United Healthcare's CEO.
On this episode, therapists Dave Verhaagen and Lauren King, join Sam and pastor Kevin Dixon to explore the relationship between physical pain, healthcare stress, emotional crisis, mental health and faith.
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