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    Gestalt Therapy - Godly Therapy or Worldly Way?

    Slide 2:Introduction

    Philosophies of men and other ideas opposed to Bible truth have long existed. Act 17:18 KJV: “Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans1, and of the Stoicks2, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection.” These philosophies have attacked the church from without and crept within the Lord’s church in the past. If we are not vigilant, they will do the same today. These lessons deal with sinful philosophies, teachings, behaviors and activities of one very influential and public member of the Lord’s church. It is NOT a warning of some future event in a land far, far away. It is designed to inform the hearer of something happening here, NOW, in this country. 1Epicureans – Disciples of Epicurus, B.C. 342-271, who abandoned as hopeless the search by reason for pure truth, cf. John 18:38, seeking instead true pleasure through experience. 2Stoicks – (Stoics = "of the portico") Disciples of Zeno of Citium, B.C. 280, and Chrysippus, B.C. 240. This philosophy was founded on human self-sufficiency, inculcated stern self-repression, the solidarity of the race, and the unity of Deity.

    Slide 3:Questions To Answer

    What is “Gestalt?” Are all things with the word “Gestalt” in them evil? What is “Gestalt therapy?” I’m unfamiliar with terms like “psychotherapy,” “here-and-now experience,” and “psychoanalysis.” Can you explain them? What is Humanism? Is Gestalt therapy present in the Lord’s church today? Is Gestalt therapy the only ungodly philosophy that is a direct and active threat to the Lord’s church today? Why should I even care about Gestalt therapy and these issues since they are not in my congregation?

    Slide 4:1. What is Gestalt?

    Defining Terms (quotes from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) Gestalt is a German word translated as shape, form, or likeness & may refer to Gestalt therapy or Gestalt psychology

    Slide 5:2. Are all things with the word “Gestalt” in them evil?

    Defining Terms (quotes from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) “Gestalt psychology … is a theory of mind and brain that” deals heavily with the recognition of figures and forms. “Gestalt psychology should not be confused with the Gestalt therapy of Fritz Perls, which is only peripherally linked to Gestalt psychology.”

    Slide 6:An Example of Gestalt Psychology

    Gestalt psychology studies issues of the mind and brain; it is a legitimate field of study not to be confused with Gestalt therapy.

    Slide 7:3. What is Gestalt therapy?

    Defining Terms (quotes from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) “Gestalt Therapy is a psychotherapy which focuses on here-and-now experience and personal responsibility. It was co-founded by Fritz Perls, Laura Perls and Paul Goodman in the 1940s-1950s. Gestalt therapy (GT) has its roots in psychoanalysis. It was part of a continuum moving from the early work of Freud…”

    Slide 8:Question 3 - Gestalt Therapy 1

    Gestalt Therapy (quotes from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) “The objective of Gestalt Therapy , in addition to helping the client overcome symptoms, is to enable the her-him to become more fully and creatively alive and to be free from the blocks and unfinished issues which may diminish optimum satisfaction, fulfillment, and growth. Thus, it falls in the category of humanistic psychotherapies.”

    Slide 9:Question 3 - Gestalt Therapy 2

    “Gestalt Therapy (quotes from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) The significant problem fueling Gestalt therapy is Humanism “here-and-now experience” – Code language for the humanistic approach where the client is told to focus exclusively on his/her earthly, physical, present-day needs vs. on our Creator, His commands and an eternity with Him -Jam 4:14 KJV: “Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.” “In contrast to the psychoanalytic stance in which the "patient" introjects the (presumably more healthy) attitudes/interpretations of the analyst, in Gestalt Therapy … the therapist should not interpret, but lead the client to discover for him or herself.” -Pro 16:25 KJV: “There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.”

    Slide 10:Question 3 - Gestalt Therapy 3

    “When Fritz Perls left New York City for California, there began to be a split between those who saw Gestalt Therapy as a therapeutic approach … and those who saw Gestalt Therapy not just as a therapeutic modality but as a way of life. The East Coast, New York-Cleveland axis was often appalled by the notion of Gestalt Therapy leaving the consulting room and becoming a way-of-life (see Gestalt prayer) in the West Coast of the 1960s.” Gestalt Prayer I do my thing and you do your thing. I am not in this world to live up to your expectations, And you are not in this world to live up to mine. You are you, and I am I, And if by chance we find each other, it's beautiful. If not, it can't be helped. -Joh 12:48 KJV: “He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day.”

    Slide 11:Gestalt Therapy – Psychotherapy - Humanism

    Slide 12:4. I’m unfamiliar with terms like “psychotherapy,” “here-and-now experience,” and “psychoanalysis.” Can you explain them?

    Slide 13:Question 4 - Gestalt Terms 1

    Defining Terms (quotes from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia unless otherwise indicated) “Psychotherapy can be seen as an interpersonal invitation offered by (often trained and regulated) psychotherapists to aid clients in reaching their full potential or to cope better with problems of life.” The Bible offers something better, 1 Pe 5:7 KJV: “Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.” (cf. 1 Cor 10:13; Gal 6:2; 2 Pet 2:9) Here-And-Now Experience – On the Oct 5, 2003 The Hutchins Institute for Education and Research (HIER) Main page brother Meador says: “…an acceptance of personal responsibility, in the ‘Here and Now,’ is a basic premise of Gestalt Theory.” -The Wikipedia article on Gestalt therapy says, “Gestalt Therapy is a psychotherapy which focuses on here-and-now experience and personal responsibility.” -The Bible says, Col 3:1-2 KJV: “If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. (2) Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.” (cf. 2 Cor 5:1-9) [For more on the “here-and-now experience” see Humanism]

    Slide 14:Question 4 - Gestalt Terms 2

    Defining Terms (quotes from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) “Psychoanalysis is a family of psychological theories and methods based on the work of Sigmund Freud. As a technique of psychotherapy, psychoanalysis seeks to discover connections among the unconscious components of patients' mental processes. The analyst's goal is to help liberate the patient from unexamined or unconscious barriers of transference and resistance, that is, past patterns of relating that are no longer serviceable or that inhibit freedom. …Freud came to believe that their problems stemmed from culturally unacceptable, thus repressed and unconscious, desires and fantasies of a sexual nature” -The Bible says, Rom 8:1-2 KJV: “There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. (2) For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.” (cf. Gal 5:1)

    Slide 15:5. What is Humanism?

    Slide 16:Question 5 – What is Humanism? 1

    Defining Terms (quotes from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) Humanism (including Secular & Religious Humanism) “Humanism is a broad category of ethical philosophies that DETERMINE RIGHT AND WRONG by appeal to universal human qualities — particularly rationalism.” Pro 16:25 KJV: “There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.” Psa 119:11 KJV: “Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.” “Secular Humanism is the branch of humanism that rejects theistic religious belief, and the existence of a supernatural. When people speak of humanism in general, they are usually referring to secular humanism, as a default meaning.” “Religious Humanism is the branch of humanism that considers itself religious (based on a functional definition of religion), or embraces some form of theism, deism, or supernaturalism, without necessarily being allied with organized religion; if allied, in the US it is often with Unitarian Universalism, frequently associated with artists, liberal Christians, and scholars in the liberal arts.”

    Slide 17:Question 5 – What is Humanism? 2

    Humanism (quotes from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) Humanism in psychology Humanistic psychology – ?By definition Gestalt therapy is humanistic psychology.? “Other approaches to humanistic counseling and therapy include Gestalt therapy…” Humanistic (or person centered) psychotherapy started in the 1950s with Carl Rogers. “Inspired by Rogers, others followed his mode of thinking, like Fritz and Laura Perls, in the creation of Gestalt therapy…” Specific Beliefs of Humanism Religion “Humanism clearly rejects deference to supernatural beliefs in resolving human affairs…” Knowledge “According to humanism, it is up to humans to find the truth, not wait for it to be handed to them through revelation…” and they further reject “faith as an unacceptable basis for action.”

    Slide 18:Question 5 – What is Humanism? 3

    Specific Beliefs of Humanism (cont.) (quotes from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) Optimism “The ultimate goal is human flourishing; making life better for all humans. Even among humanists who do believe in some sort of an afterlife, the focus is on doing good and living well IN THE HERE AND NOW, and leaving the world better for those who come after, not on suffering through life to be rewarded afterward.” -Ecc 12:13 KJV: “Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.” -1 Pe 4:16 KJV: “Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf.” (cf. 2 Cor 4:16-18) Humanist Manifesto I (an example & a warning to YOU!) Details (quotes from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) Was the first of the three humanist manifestos; written in 1933 Manifesto I was published with thirty-four signatories (about half were Unitarians who don’t believe in Christ’s deity) Humanist Manifesto II was produced in 1973 The third installment, Humanism and Its Aspirations; published in 2003

    Slide 19:Signers of Humanist Manifesto I

    J.A.C. Fagginger Auer (Parkman Professor of Church History and Theology, Harvard University; Professor of Church History, Tufts College.) E. Burdette Backus (Unitarian Minister.) Harry Elmer Barnes (General Editorial Department, ScrippsHoward Newspapers.) L.M. Birkhead (The Liberal Center, Kansas City, MO.) Raymond B. Bragg (Secretary, Western Unitarian Conference.) Edwin Arthur Burtt (Professor of Philosophy, Sage School of Philosophy, Cornell University.) Ernest Caldecott (Minister, First Unitarian Church, Los Angeles, CA.) A.J. Carlson (Professor of Physiology, University of Chicago.) John Dewey (Columbia University.) Albert C. Dieffenbach (Formerly Editor of The Christian Register.) John H. Dietrich (Minister, First Unitarian Society, Minneapolis.) Bernard Fantus (Professor of Therapeutics, College of Medicine, University of Illinois.) William Floyd (Editor of The Arbitrator, New York City.) F.H. Hankins (Professor of Economics and Sociology, Smith College.) Eustace Haydon (Professor of History of Religions, University of Chicago.) Llewellyn Jones (Literary critic and author.) Robert Morss Lovett (Editor, The New Republic; Professor of English, University of Chicago.) Harold P. Marley (Minister, The Fellowship of Liberal Religion, Ann Arbor, MI.) R. Lester Mondale (Minister, Unitarian Church, Evanston, IL.) Charles Francis Potter (Leader and Founder, the First Humanist Society of New York, Inc.) John Herman Randall, Jr. (Department of Philosophy, Columbia University.) Curtis W. Reese (Dean, Abraham Lincoln Center, Chicago.) Oliver L. Reiser (Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of Pittsburgh.) Roy Wood Sellars (Professor of Philosophy, University of Michigan.) Clinton Lee Scott (Minister, Universalist Church, Peoria, IL.) Maynard Shipley (President, The Science League of America.) W. Frank Swift (Director, Boston Ethical Society.) V.T. Thayer (Educational Director, Ethical Culture Schools.) Eldred C. Vanderlaan (Leader of the Free Fellowship, Berkeley, CA.) Joseph Walker (Attorney, Boston, Massachusetts.) Jacob J. Weinstein (Rabbi; Advisor to Jewish Students, Columbia University.) Frank S.C. Wicks (All Souls Unitarian Church, Indianapolis.) David Rhys Williams (Minister, Unitarian Church, Rochester, NY.) Edwin H. Wilson (Managing Editor, The New Humanist, Chicago, Illinois; Minister, Third Unitarian Church, Chicago, IL.)

    Slide 20:Text of Humanist Manifesto I - 1

    FIRST: Religious humanists regard the universe as self-existing and not created. SECOND: Humanism believes that man is a part of nature and that he has emerged as a result of a continuous process. THIRD: Holding an organic view of life, humanists find that the traditional dualism of mind and body must be rejected. FOURTH: Humanism recognizes that man's religious culture and civilization, as clearly depicted by anthropology and history, are the product of a gradual development due to his interaction with his natural environment and with his social heritage. The individual born into a particular culture is largely molded by that culture. FIFTH: Humanism asserts that the nature of the universe depicted by modern science makes unacceptable any supernatural or cosmic guarantees of human values. Obviously humanism does not deny the possibility of realities as yet undiscovered, but it does insist that the way to determine the existence and value of any and all realities is by means of intelligent inquiry and by the assessment of their relations to human needs. Religion must formulate its hopes and plans in the light of the scientific spirit and method. SIXTH: We are convinced that the time has passed for theism, deism, modernism, and the several varieties of "new thought". SEVENTH: Religion consists of those actions, purposes, and experiences which are humanly significant. Nothing human is alien to the religious. It includes labor, art, science, philosophy, love, friendship, recreation — all that is in its degree expressive of intelligently satisfying human living. The distinction between the sacred and the secular can no longer be maintained.

    Slide 21:Text of Humanist Manifesto I - 2

    EIGHTH: Religious Humanism considers the complete realization of human personality to be the end of man's life and seeks its development and fulfillment IN THE HERE AND NOW. This is the explanation of the humanist's social passion. NINTH: In the place of the old attitudes involved in worship and prayer the humanist finds his religious emotions expressed in a heightened sense of personal life and in a cooperative effort to promote social well-being. TENTH: It follows that there will be no uniquely religious emotions and attitudes of the kind hitherto associated with belief in the supernatural. ELEVENTH: Man will learn to face the crises of life in terms of his knowledge of their naturalness and probability. Reasonable and manly attitudes will be fostered by education and supported by custom. We assume that humanism will take the path of social and mental hygiene and discourage sentimental and unreal hopes and wishful thinking. TWELFTH: Believing that religion must work increasingly for joy in living, religious humanists aim to foster the creative in man and to encourage achievements that add to the satisfactions of life. THIRTEENTH: Religious humanism maintains that all associations and institutions exist for the fulfillment of human life. The intelligent evaluation, transformation, control, and direction of such associations and institutions with a view to the enhancement of human life is the purpose and program of humanism. Certainly religious institutions, their ritualistic forms, ecclesiastical methods, and communal activities must be reconstituted as rapidly as experience allows, in order to function effectively in the modern world.

    Slide 22:Text of Humanist Manifesto I - 3

    FOURTEENTH: The humanists are firmly convinced that existing acquisitive and profit-motivated society has shown itself to be inadequate and that a radical change in methods, controls, and motives must be instituted. A socialized and cooperative economic order must be established to the end that the equitable distribution of the means of life be possible. The goal of humanism is a free and universal society in which people voluntarily and intelligently cooperate for the common good. Humanists demand a shared life in a shared world. FIFTEENTH AND LAST: We assert that humanism will: (a) affirm life rather than deny it; (b) seek to elicit the possibilities of life, not flee from them; and (c) endeavor to establish the conditions of a satisfactory life for all, not merely for the few. By this positive morale and intention humanism will be guided, and from this perspective and alignment the techniques and efforts of humanism will flow. A Question – Are humanistic principles in accord with or opposed to New Testament principles? THE BIG QUESTION – Given what you now know, can a Christian embrace or participate in humanism or ANY philosophy, behavior, or activity that uses humanistic principles, without committing sin?

    Slide 23:6. Is Gestalt therapy present in the Lord’s church today?

    Although Gestalt therapy may exist in other places within the Lord’s church, the most well known and visible place it exists today is in Austin, TX. Doctor (brother) Joseph Meador, M.S., Ph.D., the current Director of the Southwest School of Bible Studies, is a practitioner of Gestalt therapy as well as other ungodly philosophies. The following slides will provide evidence showing this to be a fact.

    Slide 24:Question 6 –Director of HIER

    The Hutchins Institute for Educational Research (HIER) Joseph Meador was the founding director of HIER His secular education “… focused on the philosophy of two men, “Robert Hutchins and Mortimer Adler.” (Col 2:8) He holds membership in two religious or quasi-religious organizations, “the American Academy of Religion and the Religious Education Association.” (Rom 12:2)

    Slide 25:Question 6 – Member of AAR

    The American Academy of Religion (AAR) They say of themselves, “The AAR neither endorses nor rejects any religious belief or practice.” Is that the way Jesus reacted to false religions and false doctrines in His day? (Mat 15:9) There is no hint that brother Meador has rebuked or reproved any of these pluralistic associates in any way. (Eph 5:11; 2 Tim 4:2; Jam 4:17)

    Slide 26:Question 6 – Member of REA 1

    Slide 27:Question 6 – Member of REA 2

    The Religious Education Association (REA) The REA is similar to the AAR in that it too has members from many of the major world religions. “The REA is a member of North American Interfaith Network (NAIN).” (2 Cor 6:14-17) Question: Who is John Dewey?

    Slide 28:Question 6 – HIER Recommended Practitioners 1

    Paul Durbin is one of brother Meador’s recommended Gestalt associates. What else is brother Meador recommending when he recommends this individual?

    Slide 29:Question 6 – HIER Recommended Practitioners 2

    Slide 30:Question 6 – God’s vs. Man’s Institutions

    The Religious Education Association (REA) “Its goal is to promote religious and moral education” How can a Christian be a member of an organization dedicated to ecumenical and denominational concepts of “religious and moral education? 2 Co 6:14-18 KJV: “Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? (15) And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? (16) And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. (17) Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, (18) And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.”

    Slide 31:Question 6 – HIER Purpose Page 1

    The Purpose of HIER? Significant People Impacting the Formation of HIER - Fritz Perls, Kurt Koffka, Max Wertheimer, Wolfgang Koehler, Laura Perls, Isadore From, Elliot Shapiro, Robert M. Hutchins, Paul Watzlawick, and Anne Teachworth Philosophies Impacting the Formation of HIER - Classical Gestalt Theory, Perennialism, Psycho-Linguistic Research, Psychogenetic Family Therapy, Neuro-Linguistic Theory -Col 2:8 KJV “Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.” -2 Pe 2:1 KJV “But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.”

    Slide 32:Question 6 – HIER Purpose Page 2

    Perennialism (Secular) (quotes from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) “…As promoted primarily by Robert Hutchins and Mortimer Adler, a universal curriculum based upon the common and essential nature of all human beings is recommended. This form of perennialism contains the humanist tradition…” Humanistic Psychotherapy (quotes from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) “Another body of thought in psychotherapy started in the 1950s with Carl Rogers. ... The works of Abraham Maslow and his hierarchy of human needs became his main focus of concentration. By the early 1930s he had finished his doctoral work and had brought Person centered psychotherapy into mainstream focus. Rogers' basic tenets were unconditional positive regard, genuineness, and empathic understanding, with each demonstrated by the counselor. According to Rogers, these tenets were both necessary and sufficient to create a relationship conducive to enhancing the client's psychological well being, by enabling the client to fully experience themselves. Inspired by Rogers, others followed his mode of thinking like Fritz and Laura Perls in the creation of Gestalt therapy, as well as Marshall Rosenberg, founder of Nonviolent Communication. Later these fields of psychotherapy would become what is known as humanistic psychotherapy today.”

    Slide 33: Question 6 – Gestalt In the Church Now?

    Here we find that brother Meador has advertised that appointments for clients of HIER are “Scheduled and Conducted” at his office at the “Southwest School of Bible Studies.” In simple terms, someone could go to 8900 Manchaca Road in Austin, TX and walk in to brother /Doctor Meador’s office on the grounds of the Southwest church of Christ. Depending on the individual’s desires, he could see brother Meador to enroll in the Southwest School of Bible Studies to study the scriptures OR have an appointment with Doctor Meador to receive some sort of Gestalt Therapy or other humanistic psychotherapy.

    Slide 34:7. Is Gestalt therapy the only ungodly philosophy that is a direct and active threat to the Lord’s church today?

    Brother Meador now teaches and practices Anandamaya yoga in addition to Gestalt therapy. Anandamaya yoga is a form of inner-contemplation which takes its teachings from an ancient Indian philosophy known as Samkhya. Although the German Gestalt therapy and the more middle-eastern yoga have differing roots, one thing remains the same, by using them brother Meador continues to appeal to men to look within themselves to fix their own problems and reduce stress, rather than looking humbly toward to their God and seeking Him through His word.

    Slide 35:Question 7 – HIER ?? Anandamaya Yoga Institute

    Brother Meador (while not giving up his former practices) has progressed from one humanistic doctrine (Gestalt therapy) into another similar one (Anandamaya yoga - which follows the ancient Indian philosophy of Samkhya)

    Slide 37:Question 7 – Anandamaya Yoga Institute 1

    Notice the inward focus: - “Meditation – the peaceful path to the inner Self” - “within the true Self” - “Interior meditation” - “inner Self” - “inner-contemplation” (Jer 10:23)

    Slide 38:Question 7 – Anandamaya Yoga Institute 2

    Notice the inward focus: - “Meditation – the peaceful path to the inner Self” - “within the true Self” - “Interior meditation” - “inner Self” - “inner-contemplation” (Jer 10:23)

    Slide 39:Question 7 – Meditation (Wikipedia) 1

    Slide 40:Question 7 – Meditation (Wikipedia) 2

    Slide 41:8. Why should I even care about Gestalt therapy and these issues since they are not in my congregation?

    Slide 42:Question 8 – Why Should I Care? 1

    The man teaching these philosophies is the Director of Southwest School of Bible Studies, Austin, TX, one of the largest schools for training preachers operated by brethren. Given the foregoing documentation of brother Meador’s philosophical and religious partnerships, can one have confidence in the school he directs to produce graduates who are sound in the faith? Do you want these graduates teaching your children and/or grandchildren what they have learned at the feet of Doctor (brother) Joseph Meador? (Note: Brother Meador is Vice-President of the Board, The Gospel Journal, Inc., and is an alumnus of Memphis School of Preaching.) These philosophies were operating undetected within his congregation, apparently for years. If it can happen at the Southwest congregation it can happen elsewhere. Don’t believe your congregation is immune to this or a similar error! 1 Co 10:12 KJV: “Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.”

    Slide 43:Question 8 – Why Should I Care? 2

    Those in the world who know Brother Meador is a member of the Lord’s church and who also know he is associated with the Gestalt Institute of Austin (GIA) probably will confuse the church of Christ with the denominations based on the advertising being run by the GIA. Impenitent sin sin should always cause faithful brethren to mourn (1 Co 5:2). Even though these things happen elsewhere, faithful Christians should mourn the damage done to the body of Christ. Brother Meador is a high profile, well traveled, well published individual. What he says has the potential to be influential, especially to new Christians and those weak in the faith. -2 Co 11:14-15 KJV: “And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. (15) Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.”

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