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pastor as spiritual therapistual therapist
Scientific evidence on the
healing impact of faith in God
Jesus said: “It is
written man shall
not live Not by
bread alone, but
from every word
that proceeds from
the mouth of God”
Matthew 4:4
The impact of faith on the basic human mental and
emotional systems
1. The Seeking System of a person(where are the perceived
“treasures” in a person’s life)
2. The Attachment System (who do they love, how do they
love, and who loves them)
3. The Theory of Mind System (believe in, what attributions
are made, and where those attributions are coming
from).
The pastor as spiritual therapist
Also in the church community : psychiatric disorders
and life events
stress (anxiety & mooddisorders, personality issues,
coping, stress,
sleep disorders, behaviour difficulties, etc.)
Masked Sanity (religious mask of psychopathology)
More loss of controle of agression/fear in the Last days
(agression/psychoses)
Factors
and
events in
context of
ministry
The
experience of
emotional/m
ental
discomfort,
feeling of
sadness and
slowed
activity
Seen and
perceived
by the
person
Processed in the
brain and
modified by
previous
learning, biases,
personality
temperament,
etc.
Production of biological
changes as a reaction
(chemical changes, etc.)
The sequence of events in the experience of emotional and
mental discomfort
Impact of a relationship wih God on
mental health
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Depth Evangelism
2nd phase of conversion
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Evangelising of the “deep heart”
Modulation of brain neurons emotions/cognitions ->
through God’s love