Helping Men Feel Safe To Open Up And Heal From Trauma (with Dr. James Reeves)
Nov 6, 2023
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Dr. James Reeves, a pastor for 40 years, shares insights on transforming churches into places of healing, explores the lack of support for men in church, discusses vulnerability and pressure to maintain a perfect image, and highlights the importance of finding healing within the local church. He also introduces the Fearless video series for men and women and discusses the impact of healing.
Hospital churches focus on welcoming brokenness and vulnerability, while museum churches place emphasis on achieving perfection and maintaining appearances.
The Fearless Series provides a soft entry point for discussions on trauma and woundedness, creating a safe environment for individuals to open up about their struggles.
Deep dives
Transforming Church Culture to Embrace Healing and Vulnerability
Dr. James Reeves discusses the concept of hospital churches versus museum churches. Hospital churches focus on welcoming brokenness and vulnerability, while museum churches place emphasis on achieving perfection and maintaining appearances. He shares practical tools for transforming museum churches into hospital churches and creating a culture of healing and compassion.
The Fearless Series: Addressing Trauma and Finding Healing in the Church
Dr. James Reeves introduces the Fearless Series, a video series designed to facilitate healing in the local church. The series offers a soft entry point to discuss trauma and woundedness, encouraging individuals to acknowledge their pain and seek healing. By sharing personal stories and testimonies, the series creates a safe environment for individuals to open up about their struggles.
Overcoming Fears and Empowering Lay Leaders for Healing Ministry
Dr. James Reeves emphasizes the vital role of lay leaders in the healing ministry of the church. He encourages lay people to take the initiative and gather a small group to approach their pastor, sharing their own stories and expressing the need for a safe and effective ministry within the church. Dr. Reeves offers support, facilitator training, and guidance to churches as they embark on the journey of creating a healing culture.
What helps men feel safe to open up and heal from trauma? Dr. James Reeves (the pirate pastor) tells the story of facing his childhood wounds, building a hospital church, and creating the Fearless Series—which is fantastic!
The Fearless Series for Men is designed for Christian men to get the conversation started about childhood sexual, physical, or emotional trauma and how it has affected their lives.
Dr. James Reeves has been a pastor for more than 40 years. He nearly resigned, but chose to confront his past, and then used his newfound freedom in Christ to build a "hospital church" based on addressing emotional wounds. James is a regular speaker at conferences across America about how the local church can minister effectively to survivors of sexual trauma.