A Vision for the Future: Redeeming Psychology and Business, Managing Managed Care, and Partnering with the Church

1997 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 155-163
Author(s):  
Kirk E. Farnsworth ◽  
Michael W. Regier
Keyword(s):  
Managed Care ◽  
Transformation Process ◽  
Business Practices ◽  
Christian Counseling ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Contractual Relationships ◽  
The Future ◽  
Caring Communities ◽  
Biblical Principles ◽  
The Church

A vision for the future of Christian counseling is presented, focusing on four integration issues: incorporation of psychology and theology into one's practice, integration of business practices and biblical principles, intrusion of managed care into mental health care, and isolation of counselors from the church. The negative effects of professionalism are considered, including the spiritual mediocrity created by contractual relationships. In contrast, covenantal relationships are more biblical as well as foundational to Christian counseling. A covenantal biblical view of reality is discussed, followed by a comparison of the transactional—contract-based—and transformational—covenant-based—approaches to counseling. Engendering covenantal understanding in others, engaging them in covenantal actions and encouraging their ongoing participation in covenant community are pivotal in the future of Christian counseling. Finally, guidelines for the future are given, with special emphasis on partnering with local churches in developing caring communities for the completion of the transformation process.

scholarly journals ’n Waarskynlike bedieningsmilieu vir die GKSA in die dekades na 2000

1999 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
J. M. Vorster
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Paradigm Shift ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
The Future ◽  
Broad Framework ◽  
Reformed Churches ◽  
Biblical Principles ◽  
The Church

This article focuses on the possible milieu for the ministry of the Reformed Churches in South Africa in the decades beyond 2000. From a church- historical and futurological point of view the paradigm shift from modernism to postmodernism is investigated. The effect of the paradigm shift as well as the emerging megatrends is analysed and proposals for the focus of the future ministry of these churches are formulated. These proposals are outlined within the broad framework of Biblical principles for the ministry of the church.

scholarly journals PANDANGAN POSTMILENIALISME DAN SUMBANGSIHNYA BAGI PEMULIHAN KONDISI MENTAL ORANG KRISTEN PADA MASA PASCA PANDEMI COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 39-53
Author(s):  
Theodorus Miraji ◽  
Felicia Irawaty
Keyword(s):  
Human Life ◽  
Christian Counseling ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
The Future ◽  
Human Need ◽  
Study Techniques ◽  
The Church ◽  
Descriptive Method

2020 is a tough year for humans due to the Covid-19 pandemic which has attacked all sides of human life. One of the most affected is the human mentality, and this mentality must be restored so that in the post-pandemic era, humans can be active and do everything as before. The church also has a duty to carry out this and the church has teachings that can be given to humans in general and Christians in particular as material for healing, one of which is eschatology which relates to the teachings of Postmillennialism. The method of this research is descriptive method with literature study techniques. Some of the characteristics of Postmillennial teachings are: First, Postmillennialists believe that what mankind is waiting for, namely the coming of God's reign, has actually started since the first coming of Jesus. Second, the 1000 year reign is led by Jesus through the church and Third, Postmillennialism believes in the central role of the gospel. From these characteristics, the Postmillennial Viewpoint can contribute to raising hope for the future and as material for Christian Counseling / Pastoral Assistance, contributing to encouraging churches to be actively involved in human life, Postmillennialism Views Encourage evangelism as a human need in the post-pandemic era

Can trust become a factor of economic growth? Dynamic changes in the level of trust of Russian youth

2020 ◽  
pp. 92-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. I. Bakhtigaraeva ◽  
A. A. Stavinskaya
Keyword(s):  
Institutional Environment ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Dynamic Changes ◽  
Generalized Trust ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
The Future ◽  
Analysis Of Dynamics

The article considers the role of trust in the economy, the mechanisms of its accumulation and the possibility of using it as one of the growth factors in the future. The advantages and disadvantages of measuring the level of generalized trust using two alternative questions — about trusting people in general and trusting strangers — are analyzed. The results of the analysis of dynamics of the level of generalized trust among Russian youth, obtained within the study of the Institute for National Projects in 10 regions of Russia, are presented. It is shown that there are no significant changes in trust in people in general during the study at university. At the same time, the level of trust in strangers falls, which can negatively affect the level of trust in the country as a whole, and as a result have negative effects on the development of the economy in the future. Possible causes of the observed trends and the role of universities are discussed. Also the question about the connection between the level of education and generalized trust in countries with different quality of the institutional environment is raised.

A.I. Solzhenitsyn Apropos of Russia’s Future: Specific Outlook Features Depending on Different Historical Context

2019 ◽  
Vol 66 ◽  
pp. 327-334
Author(s):  
Inga V. Zheltikova ◽  
Elena I. Khokhlova
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Context ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
The Political ◽  
Social Stability ◽  
Political Situation ◽  
The Future ◽  
Pessimistic Attitude ◽  
Personal Qualities ◽  
Images Of The Future ◽  
The Church

The article considers the dependence of the images of future on the socio-cultural context of their formation. Comparison of the images of the future found in A.I. Solzhenitsyn’s works of various years reveals his generally pessimistic attitude to the future in the situation of social stability and moderate optimism in times of society destabilization. At the same time, the author's images of the future both in the seventies and the nineties of the last century demonstrate the mismatch of social expectations and reality that was generally typical for the images of the future. According to the authors of the present article, Solzhenitsyn’s ideas that the revival of spirituality could serve as the basis for the development of economy, that the influence of the Church on the process of socio-economic development would grow, and that the political situation strongly depends on the personal qualities of the leader, are unjustified. Nevertheless, such ideas are still present in many images of the future of Russia, including contemporary ones.

Wege in die Zukunft der Produktion/Pathways to the future of production - Holistic consideration of Employees as an enabler for the transformation to Industry 4.0

2017 ◽  
Vol 107 (04) ◽  
pp. 273-279
Author(s):  
T. Knothe ◽  
A. Ullrich ◽  
N. Weinert
Keyword(s):  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Transformation Process ◽  
Use Cases ◽  
Iterative Approach ◽  
The Future ◽  
Early Phases ◽  
Factories Of The Future

Die Transformation in die „intelligente“ und vernetzte Fabrik der Zukunft folgt einem schrittweise iterativ ablaufenden Prozess. Besonderer Wert ist dabei auf die schnelle Realisierung von Prototypen und einzelnen Maßnahmen zu legen, um rasch Ergebnisse zu erzielen. Gefördert wird mit diesem Vorgehen nicht zuletzt auch das Verständnis und die Partizipationsbereitschaft der beteiligten Mitarbeiter, die somit früher in konkrete Entwicklungen eingebunden werden und diese mitgestalten können. Das Projekt „MetamoFAB“ hat Methoden sowie Hilfsmittel entwickelt, die beim Planen und Umsetzen der Transformation unterstützen. Diese wurden zudem exemplarisch in Fallbeispielen erprobt.   The transformation towards intelligent and interconnected Factories of the future follows a stepwise, iterative approach. For quickly achieving results, a fast realization of haptic prototypes is crucial. By this, not at least understanding and willingness for participation of involved employees is raised, including them early phases of the transformation. The project MetamoFAB has developed methods and tools supporting this transformation process during planning and implementation. The applicability has been demonstrated exemplarily in use cases.

Psychological and Linguistic Analysis of Concept «Unynie» as a Clue to the Framework of Suicides

2019 ◽  
pp. 130-151
Author(s):  
Александр Добросельский
Keyword(s):  
Suicidal Behavior ◽  
Linguistic Analysis ◽  
Enforcement Mechanism ◽  
Slavic Languages ◽  
The Future ◽  
And Linguistics ◽  
The Church ◽  
Artificial Origin ◽  
Ancient Texts

Автор статьи ставит целью найти механизм суицида через анализ слова и понятия «уныние». В качестве методов используются этимологический анализ, анализ слова «уныние» на стыке богословия, психологии и лингвистики. Указанные методы позволяют понять, что «уныние» происходит от славянского слова «ныть (нытьё)», которое использовалось для описания неблагополучия телесного. С помощью приставки «у» было создано новое слово, имеющее тот же смысл неблагополучного состояния, но для духа человека, что подтверждается несколькими древними текстами. Общий для этих слов праиндоевропейский корень «nu» подразумевает бездеятельное, беспечное и бесперспективное предстояние перед исполненным нужды и мучений настоящим и отчаяние в будущем. Данный вывод весьма важен для изучения механизма суицидального поведения, дабы найти методы его разрушения, который могли бы взять на вооружение педагоги и психологи. Последнюю тему мы предложим читателю в следующей статье. In the act of suicide there is an enforcement mechanism that matures in low spirits and is triggered by despair. The key issue is finding a method to destroy such a mechanism in order to help educators and psychologists. This article is an attempt to find the framework of suicide through an analysis of the word and concept of «уныние». The etymological study of the word «уныние» shows that it has an artificial origin and occurs for any functions only in the Slavonic Church and languages it influenced on. The word «уныние» is used to name a sinful situation. The study of the word «уныние» is at the intersection of theology, psychology and linguistics and makes it possible to understand that the word «уныние» came into existent simultaneously with the Church Slavonic. There was a word «ныть (нытьё)» in the Slavic languages. It is used to describe physical ill-being. The new word was created by adding prefix «у» to describe spiritual ill-being. Some ancient texts corroborate it. Common for these words etymological proto-indo-european root «nu» fills the word «уныние» with the meaning of inactive, careless and hopeless status before the miserable and bitter, present and desolation in the future. This conclusion is highly significant to follow in the next article, studying the framework of suicidal behavior.

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