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Lesson OneIntroduction to SoulCare: Getting Started on the Journey3 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson TwoThe First Task in Learning to Provide SoulCare: Knowing What You're After and What It Takes to Get There3 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson ThreeA Personal Search: Beginning with an Inside Look3 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson FourThe Concept of Ruling Passions: What Energy Carries You into the Life of Another3 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson FiveBrokenness: The Key to Releasing the Power of SoulCare3 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson SixThe Good and the Bad in the Human Soul: Self-Need vs. Soul-Thirst3 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson SevenEntering the Battle for Another's Soul: The First Step3 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson EightWisdom: A Roadmap for Entering the Soul Without Getting Lost3 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson NineGetting into the Battle: Moving Below the Waterline from the Presenting Problem to the Story of the Soul3 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson TenAgents of Growth: What SoulCare Can Do in Our Lives3 Activities1 Assessment
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Course Wrap-UpCourse Completion1 Activity1 Assessment
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Discussion Questions
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Dr. Crabb talks about our tendency to keep relationships shallow using the image of “not turning our chairs toward one another.” Why is it so difficult for us to “turn our chairs”? In other words, why are we reluctant to let anyone really know us? As you think about your answer, consider these possible reasons: Don’t have time. Don’t want to get involved. Don’t care. Feel inadequate and awkward. Don’t know how to form deeper relationships. Not culturally acceptable. Explain several possible reasons (using your own or from the list above) and then give an example from your experience that demonstrates which reason most often keeps you from turning your chair towards others.
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More often than not I feel awkward in a face to face setting unless I am the one asking the questions. Depending on the depth of sharing I will most often share surface stuff due to trust issues. I shut down especially where I am embarrassed.
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I fear that no one really cares about my feelings inside, that my feelings are petty? I also feel that many people have much more that needs to be shared that is more worthy than my situations. I’m worried I’ll be judged or I’ll be ashamed that at my age I am not further progressed in my relationship w Jesus. I fear most people don’t want to know me because I’m not an outgoing personality. I’m stuck on grief and situations that are uncomfortable for people deal with and don’t know what to say to me. Thank you?
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I think people often have a difficult unveiling themselves to others because they may be ashamed of their situation and they don’t want to be harshly judged by others. Often they don’t want to be misunderstood.
I find I may not “turn my chair towards others” because of a lack of time or feeling tired – -I don’t want to bear the weight of someone else’s hard stuff in the moment.
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I feel ashamed to reveal deeper aspects of who I really am and shaming experiences from my life, especially from my childhood. I feel that people won’t understand or accept me.
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I would say that I often feel inadequate to offer help, wisdom, or know what to say because of my own insecurities. I am afraid of what that person would think of me if I responded honestly to the situation.
