Summer Shorts #5 - Graduates Don & Jennifer Cooper

The Soul Care Podcast

Summer Shorts #5 Show Notes

Host: Kimberly Willess

Guests: Don & Jennifer Cooper

Summary

Don and Jennifer Cooper, a couple from Vancouver, Washington, share their experience with Truth in Love and how it has benefited them personally and professionally. They discuss their background in pro-life ministry and homeschooling, and how they found Truth in Love in the midst of leaving their church.

They highlight the emphasis on Scripture and the non-integration of psychology in the counseling program.

Don and Jennifer talk about how they have used their training to help others at their Jiu Jitsu gym, including teaching self-defense to women who have experienced abuse and working with children in their martial arts gym. They express gratitude for the knowledge and resources they have gained from Truth in Love and encourage others to enroll in the program.

(Emerge Jiu Jitsu is a "Ministry Ally" of Truth in Love Biblical Counseling.)

Takeaways

• Truth in Love emphasizes the importance of Scripture and its application in counseling.
• The program focuses on biblical principles to provide a holistic approach to counseling.
• Don and Jennifer have used their training to help others, including teaching self-defense to women who have experienced abuse and working with children in their martial arts gym.
• They are grateful for the knowledge and resources they have gained from Truth in Love and encourage others to enroll in the program.

Sound Bites

• "Your feelings can have a seat on the bus, just not the driver's seat."
• "We can disciple each other and come along each other."
• "There isn't a day that goes by for me here at the gym that I'm not pulling on the knowledge and experience that we gained through Truth in Love."

Additional Resources

• Emerge Jiu Jitsu (Vancouver, WA – emergebjj.com)
• Truth in Love Biblical Counseling & Training Center (tilbcc.com)
• Unbound: Growing Ever-freer in Christ (TILBCC Discipling Curriculum)
• Words Matter: Refining the Conversation (Dr. Warren Lamb – pastorlamb.com)