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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.
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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 • The Seeking System of a person(where are the perceived “treasures” in a person’s life) • The Attachment System (who do they love, how do they love, and who loves them) • 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)
Processed in the brain and modified by previous learning, biases, personality temperament, etc. Factors and events in context of ministry Seen and perceived by the person The experience of emotional/mental discomfort, feeling of sadness and slowed activity 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 • Depth Evangelism • 2nd phase of conversion • Evangelising of the “deep heart” • Modulation of brain neurons emotions/cognitions -> through God’s love