Category: Key Articles

A Retreat With Brennan Manning

If I could have anyone lead me on a spiritual retreat with Jesus it’d be Brennan Manning. I wish I could do that and invite…

Praying For Physical or Emotional Healing

With Insights From Pastor Joe Johnson with Heart of the Father Ministries* Kristi and I were fortunate to receive instruction in healing and deliverance ministry…

Jesus’ Ministry As the Wonderful Counselor

As a Christian psychologist it’s been important for me to look to the Lord Jesus Christ as the perfect psychologist. I look to him as…

Good Grief: A Process of Emotional Healing

We have loved ones that die. We suffer losses that hurt. Do we grieve or repress our emotions? Here are the stages and process of good grief with insights from the Bible and psychotherapy.

How to Lead a Lectio Divina Group

This article features simple, step-by-step instructions on how to lead a Lectio Divina group. These instructions are meant to go along with Soul Shepherding’s Lectio…

Servant Leadership

The best and most helpful book you’ll find on leadership has never been on a best-seller list. It was written way back 1896 by a…

360 Degree Feedback for Pastors and Leaders

How do the people you lead experience your ministry? Have you ever asked them for feedback in order to learn how you might improve? Probably…

Biblical Meditation: Using Imagination to Pray

What is Biblical meditation? Here are some key Bible verses on imagination and examples of Biblical meditation techniques for counseling, spiritual direction, small groups, soul care, prayer, and Christian discipleship.

Henri Nouwen’s Secret Journal

In Henri Nouwen's Dark Night he received pastoral counseling and kept a secret journal. Shortly before he died this was published as "The Inner Voice of Love." Here are some quotes and insights for pastors and ministry leaders.

Bible Study and Quotes on “Hearing God” by Dallas Willard

Soul Shepherding helps pastors and leaders discern God's guidance is. This Bible study with quotes from "Hearing God" by Dallas Willard is a great resource.