Speak The Truth EP. 198 Bonus Episode: Called to Counsel Conference 2026 - Trauma Track Invitation W/Track Leader John Henderson
In this bonus episode of Speak the Truth, Michael introduces John Henderson to preview the Trauma Track for the Call to Counsel Conference 2026, led by Henderson alongside Darby Strickland and Curtis Solomon. They describe the track’s aim of equipping counselors to bring compassionate, patient, gospel-centered ministry to men and women suffering trauma, emphasizing deep healing that requires biblical wisdom and a robust view of the person as an embodied soul made in God’s image. The eight sessions include biblical anthropology of trauma, defining trauma and its development, describing and entering the sufferer’s world, remembering/reliving/retelling and reinterpreting through Scripture, grief and lament, guilt and shame and God’s covering in Christ, and a closing Q&A. The track is presented as culturally and personally relevant and intended to demystify trauma while fostering dependence on God’s grace, Spirit, and Word.
00:00 Podcast Welcome
00:19 Bonus Episode Setup
00:33 Trauma Track Purpose
01:38 Session 1 Biblical Anthropology
01:55 Session 2 Defining Trauma
02:12 Sessions 3-4 Entering Their World
02:44 Session 5 Retelling the Story
03:23 Sessions 6-7 Lament and Shame
04:17 Session 8 Q&A Wrap Up
04:34 Why This Track Matters
05:56 Demystifying Trauma Counseling
06:55 Hope in Christ and Scripture
07:32 Final Invitation to 2026