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In May, Pete and Geri Scazzero hosted the 2010 Emotionally Healthy Leadership Conference in Queens, NY. Church leaders from around the world who desire to lead differently, from a place of emotional healthy and contemplative spirituality, gathered together for this 2 day event. There they were launched down a pathway of deep transformation and equipped with tools to take Emotionally Healthy Spirituality into their churches, leadership, marriage and ministry. Click Here to order MP3s of all the sessions of the main and pre-conferences and Click Here to download the presentation materials.
Click here to listen to Pete's recent interview on The Show with Warren Bird
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 We are pleased to announce an updated edition of the well-known and widely used “Emotionally Healthy Inventory.” The newly revised edition is now called the “EHS Assessment Tool.” Click here to download a free copy.
06/26/10 | 10:01 PM
 Bridging Racial, Economic and Cultural Barriers" given at a seminar at New Life Fellowship Church March 27, 2010. Follow NLF's Lenten 2010:Receive the Gift of Sabbath at www.newlifefellowship.org
03/17/10 | 11:32 PM
 “Taking the Next Step: Bridging Racial and Cultural Barriers for Christ Seminar”
Click Here to learn more details about an upcoming seminar at New Life Fellowship Church.
02/21/10 | 10:20 PM
 This very important sermon by Pete, on Isaiah 58, is a significant expansion on his most recent thinking on EHS. Please click here to listen
01/25/10 | 11:34 PM
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July 20, 2010
Pornography, Sexuality, and the Church
The Statistics Are Staggering:
66% of Internet-using men between the ages of 18-34 look at online porn at least once a month (1)
55% of pastors admitted to participating with porn online. (2)
Over 40% of women on line are involved in problematic cyber behavior. (3)
The largest consumer of Internet pornography is the 12 to 17 year old age group. (4)
90% of male teens 15-17 years old will view pornography this month. 34% of them will become addicts.
Since meeting Ted Roberts, founder of Pure Desire Ministries www.puredesire.org [1] a few months ago, I have been conducting an informal survey with pastors, leaders, and others to determine if above statistics are true. Sadly I am now convinced they are.
I spent time with Ted Roberts in person this past weekend. I was challenged and sobered once again at the enormous challenge we are confronting in our sexually charged and addicted culture both outside and inside the church. In particular, it was shocking and painful to listen to trends among teens and young people.
We are in a crisis and it is only growing worse.
What most impressed about his approach is that it moves beyond the try harder to quit sexual addiction. It actually addresses the issues of damaged neuro-pathways of the brain and the gut-wrenching shame that accompanies sexual addiction. Combined with the power of the Holy Spirit, Roberts is bringing together an approach to freedom that is serious, long-term and church based. Check out his website and books Pure Desire and Sexy Christians.
How severe do you believe the problem to be in the church and culture? And what do you believe it will take to address this?
[1] http://www.puredesire.org
| July 15, 2010
The Gift of Limits and Leadership
As we are in the process of doing our annual job reviews at New Life Fellowship [1], I have been struck anew by the need to include in our job descriptions that our number one task is to love God, ourselves and our spouses (if applicable). Out of a "cup that runs over," we offer the life of Jesus to those whom we serve. What else do we have to give?
When we overextend ourselves, we grow resentful, love with a "human love," lose our passion and gradually hear His voice less clearly. The fruit is short-lived.
The reason this is so challenging for us (and I begin with myself) is it touches the core of our relationship with God. Limits touch my desire to do my will, not His, to rebel rather than surrender, to keep going rather than stop. Adam and Eve crossed God's limits in eating from the tree in the Garden. And it was a disaster!
God is on the throne and is running His world, not me.
What limits has God placed around you as a gift today? What adjustments is He inviting you to make in order that you might live from a cup that runs over (Ps. 23)?
"A man can receive only what is given him from heaven" (John 3:27).
[1] http://www.newlifefellowship.org
| July 09, 2010
Bust through the Wall to Maturity
Leadership is sacred, holy work before God. Whether it be leadership of our own lives, our churches, our famlies or our finances, it is a challenge to mature through the walls and challenges that confront us. It is easier to remain in anxiety, ruminate needlessly, or become reactive when we are stuck. This happened to me recently at New Life around a complex administrative issue before us. As a result I returned to the following simple,but difficult, emotionally healthy skill called, "Bust through the Wall to Maturity." After working the simple steps below, over many hours and days, God's pathway became clear. And I found myself flourishing before Him once again. Give it a try:
1. Identify one specific situation about which you have anxiety or feel stuck.
2. To what conclusions might you be jumping? Pass what you think to be true through the distorted thinking lens. Ask yourself: Am I doing
--- All or Nothing Thinking (e.g. "You cant trust anyone)
---Taking Things Personally or Blaming (e.g. Its their fault Im in this mess).
--- Things will never change (e.g. Ill never feel the same again.).
3. What is your goal? What do you want?
4. What are the steps you need to take to reach that goal (Be as specific as possible)?
5. Put them in sequential order.
6. Think through how long it will take to do these steps. What will you need to stop doing/starting doing to ensure you have the time/bandwidth to actually do these step.
7. Do the steps even when your temptation is to rush or be reactive.
Remaining focused on the goal and planning does not cure anxiety but it sure does calm it! To do this process, before the Lord, is holy, powerful work.
What do you think? What variation has helped you?
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