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Mentioned in 14 episodes
Emotionally Healthy Spirituality
Book • 2017
In this book, Peter Scazzero shares his personal journey and the signs of emotionally unhealthy spirituality.
He argues that emotional health and spiritual maturity are inseparable and provides seven biblical, reality-tested steps to achieve emotional maturity.
These steps include becoming your authentic self, breaking the power of the past, letting go of power and control, surrendering to your limits, practicing rest and Sabbath, learning new skills to love well, and loving Christ above all else.
The book emphasizes the importance of self-knowledge, contemplative practices, and the integration of emotional health into Christian discipleship.
He argues that emotional health and spiritual maturity are inseparable and provides seven biblical, reality-tested steps to achieve emotional maturity.
These steps include becoming your authentic self, breaking the power of the past, letting go of power and control, surrendering to your limits, practicing rest and Sabbath, learning new skills to love well, and loving Christ above all else.
The book emphasizes the importance of self-knowledge, contemplative practices, and the integration of emotional health into Christian discipleship.
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Mentioned in 14 episodes
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as one of Pete Scazzero's best-selling books.


Carey Nieuwhof

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CNLP 690 | Pete Scazzero Questions the Mid-Life Crisis, Discusses How Leaders are MisFormed for Ministry, And Outlines The Revolution Needed to Transform the Church
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as a course resource for small groups doing genograms and family-of-origin work.


Steve Cuss

How Do Family Roles Shape Our Faith and Freedom? with Clarissa Moll & Steve Cuss
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, when recalling how she used the book to identify patterns of sickness and early death in her family.

Tammy Comer

Tammy Comer on Deliverance, Breaking A Generational Curse and Healing
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in relation to emotional and spiritual health within the church.

Andrew Bauman

Episode 340 - Dr. Andrew Bauman, "Safe Church: Addressing Misogyny and Abuse in Christian Communities"
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, uses the iceberg image to explain the importance of the center of gravity.

Zach Meerkreebs

443: How Emotional Health Fuels Spiritual Maturity. Zach Meerkreebs Explores Stewarding Crisis, Breaking the Scorecard of Comfort, and Honest Faith that Transforms Your Life
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as a book that helped her realize she needed to grieve and feel her emotions.

Rachel Faulkner Brown

Never Alone Widows, Part 1
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as a book that saved their life, illustrating a practice for navigating difficult seasons.

Melissa Helser

The Gift of Sadness, Nostalgia & Practices for Winter Seasons | Jonathan & Melissa Helser
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as a book that profoundly impacted his life, particularly the idea that spiritual maturity requires emotional maturity.


Marc Alan Schelske

Are you doing the hidden inner work? (TAW015)
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when sharing a story about Pete Scazzero's journey planting a church.

Sam Gibson

Making Sense of Church | The Body - Sam Gibson
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to connect spiritual maturity with emotional maturity and as an influential resource for whole-person formation.

Morgan Snyder

212: Whole Person Formation – Become Good Soil Foundation Series (Part 7)



