Author: Patricia Johnson-Laster
Located in: North Carolina
Submitted: March 17, 2018
Tell us a little about yourself. I'm a retired college professor of psychology and a Christian.
EDUCATION:
Ed.D., educational psychology, Northern Illinois University. DeKalb, Illinois
M.A., psychology, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
M.R.E., religion, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, TX
B.A., secondary education, Campbell University, Buies Creek, N.C.
SCHOOLS IN WHICH THE AUTHOR HAS TAUGHT:
Bluefield University, Bluefield, Virginia
Cumberland University, Williamsburg, Kentucky
Wayland Baptist University, Plainview, Texas
Pikeville University, Pikeville, Kentucky
Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinoi
Hannibal-LaGrange University, Hannibal, Missouri
OTHER EMPLOYMENT:
Peace Corps Volunteer, Philippines
Baptist Campus Student Ministry, Director, Mary Washington College
What was your motivation behind this project? Counseling college students and young adults for many years, I saw that unresolved issues from childhood were persistent stumbling blocks to personal and Christian growth. I searched for a resource to help and found lots of material with a strong psychological base but void of Christian thought. I also found a lot of material written from the Christian perspective but without any psychological input. So I wrote a workbook to incorporated both.
What do you hope folks will gain from this project? ALL I'M CREATED TO BE SET FREE! is an intense psychologically-and Biblically-based activities book which can be used alone, with a counselor, or in a group setting to overcome these issues and build confidence. A winner of two awards, this workbook is a powerful tool to help read readers resolve issues from their childhood, develop self-confidence, and grow spiritually. It is also an excellent resource for pastors, Christian counselors, life coaches, and Bible study group leaders.ALL I'M CREATED TO BE SET FREE! is an intense psychologically-and Biblically-based activities book which can be used alone, with a counselor, or in a group setting to overcome these issues and build confidence.
Anything else you'd like readers / listeners to know: PERSONAL BELIEFS:
I believe
1.there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
2.in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, His sinless life, His miracles, and in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood. I also believe in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal return to earth some day to rule over the earth.
3.salvation is by grace through faith in Christ as one's Savior.
4.that all psychological principles should be thoroughly evaluated through the grid of Scripture and that Scripture always holds the final authority. I do not harbor any beliefs or suggest any therapeutic techniques that would violate the principles of Scripture.
