Open Door

Join Katie and Matt as they welcome their friend Ted Ancelet to a thought-provoking episode centered around the art of peacemaking and conflict resolution. Together, they engage in an insightful conversation that delves into practical strategies and heartfelt insights for handling conflicts with compassion and understanding. Get ready to gain valuable perspectives on fostering harmony and growth in your relationships as they explore the transformative power of embracing conflicts as opportunities to follow Jesus and deepen our understanding of the Gospel.Ted Ancelet is the National Director of Spiritual Empowerment for Bethany Christian Services. Ted has been with Bethany for 9 years. Before that, he was a pastor for 10. At Bethany, Ted’s focus is the spiritual health of Bethany’s 1400+ employees. Ted oversees the training of Bethany staff in Relational Wisdom as well as biblical conflict resolution and peacemaking through a program he helped create called Coaching Peace. The training is a multi-level, interactive program built on a discipleship model. Ted also provides conflict coaching and mediation to Bethany’s employees and board members. E-mail Ted.Check out the first episode in this batch: Understanding Conflict.Matt, Katie, and Ted reference the book The Peacemaker by Ken Sandy.Interested in the Biblical Life Counseling Center? Visit our website or contact us. Find more about Matt Scheuneman here or find him on social media. Find more about Katie Neely here or find her on social media.

Tune in as Katie and Matt kick off an engaging "batch" of episodes focused on the intricate theme of conflict. Today, we delve into discussions that unravel the transformative potential of navigating conflicts with grace and wisdom. Get ready to explore how applying timeless principles can profoundly reshape your approach to relational challenges across every phase of life.Matt references the book The Peacemaker by Ken Sandy. Interested in the Biblical Life Counseling Center? Visit our website or contact us. Find more about Matt Scheuneman here or find him on social media. Find more about Katie Neely here or find her on social media.

On this thought-provoking episode, Katie and Matt engage in an enlightening discussion with Spencer Garland, the pastor of Worship Ministry at Fellowship Church. The focus of their conversation is the idea of worship being a daily lifestyle, rather than just limited to Sunday services. They delve into the concept of abiding with Jesus throughout the week and how it can transform our relationships and responses to all seasons of life.Spencer Garland is the Pastor of Worship Ministry at Fellowship Church in Knoxville, TN. Connect with him on Instagram.This is the third episode in our batch on worship: Episode 1 - Worship as a New ResponseEpisode 2 - Worship Through the ArtsInterested in the Biblical Life Counseling Center? Visit our website or contact us. Find more about Matt Scheuneman here or find him on social media. Find more about Katie Neely here or find her on social media.

Join hosts Matt and Katie on "The Open Door" podcast, as they welcome Worship Pastors Andrew Bingham and Emily McCoy for an inspiring conversation on the theme of "Worship through the Arts." In this episode, they explore the meaning of corporate worship, share their unique perspectives on leading worship, and delve into the powerful role that emotions can play in the worship experience. Emily McCoy who is the Pastor of Musical Worship at Fellowship Church. Emily discusses her journey in leading worship in a church and as an artist writing songs and recording. Andrew and Emily write, record and release music with the Fellowship Worship team under the name Middlebrook Music. Find Emily’s music on Spotify.This is the second episode in our batch on worship: Episode 1 - Worship as a New ResponseMatt references the Magician’s Nephew by C.S. Lewis Katie references JC’s sermon Worship or BetrayalInterested in the Biblical Life Counseling Center? Visit our website or contact us. Find more about Matt Scheuneman here or find him on social media. Find more about Katie Neely here or find her on social media.

In this episode of Open Door, Matt and Katie from the Biblical Life Counseling Center dive into the topic of worship. They explore the meaning of worship, its importance in our daily lives, and how we can make worship a more intentional and authentic practice. Join them as they share personal experiences and insights into the power of worship and how it can transform us more into the image of Christ. Matt references our past episode Disappointment in Marriage. Interested in the Biblical Life Counseling Center? Visit our website or contact us. Find more about Matt Scheuneman here or find him on social media. Find more about Katie Neely here or find her on social media.

We are FINALLY talking about joy, merriment, wonder and gladness and what better time than the Christmas season! And who better than Greg Pinkner to come on and share the gladness of this season. We hope you enJOY.

We're wrapping up our series discussing disappointment with the church with Pastor Rick Dunn. What are we supposed to do with community, with the bride of Christ, with the church itself when it is the place where we've faced disappointment and even hurt? Rick, Matt and Katie meditate on this question and more. Rick Dunn is the lead pastor of Fellowship Church in Knoxville, TN. Follow him on twitter. Matt and Katie were on Rick’s podcast, Life Reframed recently in an episode called Weariness in Friendships.Check out our first episode in our disappointment episode here.Our second episode in the series was about disappointment in marriage with our good friend Jarrod Justice. Listen here. For our third episode, Tara Havely joined us to discuss disappointment in family. The Walter Wangerin Jr. quote comes from his book Reliving the Passion: Meditations on the Suffering, Death and Resurrection fo Jesus as Recorded in Mark. And here’s a link to the episode where Rick and Lauren discussed it on Life Reframed. Interested in the Biblical Life Counseling Center? Visit our website or contact us. Find more about Matt Scheuneman here or find him on social media. Find more about Katie Neely here or find her on social media.

You can choose your friends, you can't choose your family right? Yet family is often our first experience of community so it would hold true that this is a place where we can and will experience disappointment. So what do we do next? Today we're joined by our dear friend Tara to discuss this and more. Tara Havely is a Pastor Associate in Biblical Life Counseling at Fellowship Church in Knoxville, TN.Check out our first episode in our disappointment episode here.Our second episode in the series was about disappointment in marriage with our good friend Jarrod Justice. Listen here. Matt references our batch on grief: Episode 1 - An Introduction to GriefEpisode 2 - A Conversation with R.D. McClenagan Episode 3 - A Conversation with Lauren MorganTara has joined us before on our Thanksgiving Table and Conflict episode, our grief and Christmas episode and our comparison and the holidays episode. Interested in the Biblical Life Counseling Center? Visit our website or contact us. Find more about Matt Scheuneman here or find him on social media. Find more about Katie Neely here or find her on social media.

What happens when the person closest to us fails us? What happens when they do something that hurts, bothers, annoys or crushes us? How do we move towards each other and to God in those moments? Today we're joined again by Jarrod Justice to discuss these questions and more. Jarrod Justice is a licensed marital and family therapist with Haven Counseling Center in Knoxville, TN. He's been on the show for episodes on Maleness (part 1 and part 2). Check out our first episode in our disappointment episode here. Jarrod references John Gottman’s work. Jarrod references Toxic Relationship & How to Change Them by Dr. Clinton W. McLemore.Katie references a helpful book on destructive marriages by Leslie VernickFind more about Jarrod Justice here. You can also contact him here. Interested in the Biblical Life Counseling Center? Visit our website or contact us. Find more about Matt Scheuneman here or find him on social media. Find more about Katie Neely here or find her on social media.

It shouldn't be this way; in all stages of life we are met with experiences of disappointment and more often than not, it's from our closest relationships. Today Matt and Katie want to help us see while disappointment is inevitable, in Christ it becomes a gift which, handled well, can lead us deeper into the heart of the Savior. Matt references Romans 7-8.Matt references the show Dopesick.Matt references Hebrews 4.Matt references Jesus in the Garden which can be found in: Matthew 14:36-56 Mark 14:32-50 Luke 22:39-53John 18:1-12Interested in the Biblical Life Counseling Center? Visit our website or contact us. Find more about Matt Scheuneman here or find him on social media. Find more about Katie Neely here or find her on social media.

Today we're joined by Lauren Morgan who shares her journey with grief in losing a baby and how she has learned to share that journey with others going through similar circumstances. This is the third episode in our series on Grief: Episode 1 - An Introduction to GriefEpisode 2 - A Conversation with R.D. McClenagan Today our guest is Lauren Morgan. Lauren among many things, hosts our sister podcast, Life Reframed and runs a non-profit, Project Gabriel which supports families who have endured the loss of a child through miscarriage, stillbirth or infant death. Email Lauren at [email protected] or find her on Instagram. Find more about Matt Scheuneman here or find him on social media. Find more about Katie Neely here or find her on social media.

What do we do with the rawness from grief? What if we're angry at God? And what are we to say to people who are in the midst of grief? These are three topics that came up in this deeply resonant conversation we had about grief with R.D.R.D. McClenagan is the Pastor of Adult Ministries and Teaching at Fellowship Church in Knoxville, TN. You can follow him on twitter. R.D. also writes on his blog.Here’s the first episode from our Grief series. RD references Prayer in the Night by Tish Harrison Warren RD references A Grief Observed by C.S. Lewis Matt references The Screwtape Letter by C.S. Lewis Find more about Matt Scheuneman here or find him on social media. Find more about Katie Neely here or find her on social media.

Grief. We all know it. But knowing that doesn't make it any easier. Today, Matt and Katie discuss what grief is and the good role that God has given it in our lives. Matt and Katie reference Psalm 62:8Matt and Katie reference Hannah’s story in 1 Samuel. Matt references A Grief Observed by C.S. Lewis Katie references Prayer in the Night by Tish Harrison Warren. Matt references an article on lament by NT Wright. Matt references our first batch on anxiety and depression: Episode 1 - Understanding Anxiety Episode 2 - Walking Through Anxiety Epsiode 3 - What is Depression? Episode 4 - Walking Through Depression Find more about Matt Scheuneman here or find him on social media. Find more about Katie Neely here or find her on social media.

Shame is a much-discussed in our culture but what is it actually? Where might it be short-circuiting our lives? And how can shame even be seen as a gift? All of those questions and more as Matt Scheuneman and Katie Neely welcome Kevin Huggins and Brent Crenshaw on the Open Door. Here’s the first two episodes from this batch Intro to Hot Emotions Hot Emotions: Anger Kevin Huggins and Brent Crenshaw are both part of the Biblical Life Counseling Center at Fellowship Church in Knoxville, TN.Find more about Matt Scheuneman here or find him on social media. Find more about Katie Neely here or find her on social media.

Today, Matt and Katie are joined by Kevin Huggins and Rebekah Wilson from the Biblical Life Counseling Center at Fellowship Church as they discuss the "white, hot emotion" anger. Matt references our first batch on anxiety and depression: Episode 1 - Understanding Anxiety Episode 2 - Walking Through Anxiety Epsiode 3 - What is Depression? Episode 4 - Walking Through Depression Find more about Matt Scheuneman here or find him on social media. Find more about Katie Neely here or find her on social media.

Some emotions have the ability to take over; we can't think straight when we're feeling them so intensely. We call these "hot emotions" and we are joined by Kevin Huggins in this introductory episode to our new series all about two hot emotions: anger and shame. Kevin Huggins served as Pastor of Soul Care and Spiritual Direction at Fellowship ChurchMatt references our first batch on anxiety and depression: Episode 1 - Understanding Anxiety Episode 2 - Walking Through Anxiety Epsiode 3 - What is Depression? Episode 4 - Walking Through Depression Kevin references the book Switch: how to Change Things When Change is Hard Find more about Matt Scheuneman here or find him on social media. Find more about Katie Neely here or find her on social media.

Jarrod references Philippians 1:6 Jarrod references Proverbs 27:17 For men struggling with pornography looking for group therapy, Jarrod leads a men’s group called Real Connections.Find more about JC Neely here and find him on social media. Find more about Jarrod Justice here. You can also contact him here. Find more about Matt Scheuneman here or find him on social media. Find more about Katie Neely here or find her on social media.

Katie and Matt are discussing the gifts embodied in maleness with JC Neely (Katie’s husband) and Jarrod Justice. JC is an associate lead pastor at Fellowship Church and Jarrod Justice is a licensed marital and family therapist with Haven Counseling Center in Knoxville, TN.Jarrod references the works of John Eldredge.Matt references the trailer for the film Dune. Jarrod references this Volkswagen ad. The films The Bourne Identity and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring are referenced. Find more about JC Neely here and find him on social media. Find more about Jarrod Justice here. You can also contact him here. Find more about Matt Scheuneman here or find him on social media. Find more about Katie Neely here or find her on social media.

Katie and Matt are joined by Sarah Pattison and Makayla McCartney to continue their discussion on what it means to be made in the image of God as a female and being open, inviting and nourishing. Katie references Fully Alive by Larry Crabb as being a big influence on her for this conversation. Sarah references Isaiah 48:12The group references John 15:5Makayla references You Are What You Love by James K.A. Smith Makayla references Hebrews 4:12Makayla references a liturgy from Every Moment Holy Vol. 1. You can find it at The Happy Envelope!Find more about Makayla McCartney here and find her on social media. Find more about Sarah Pattison here as well as her stationary store The Happy Envelope and find her on social media Find more about Matt Scheuneman here or find him on social media. Find more about Katie Neely here or find her on social media.

Katie and Matt are joined by Sarah Pattison and Makayla McCartney to discuss what it means to be made in the image of God as a female and being open, inviting and nourishing. Katie references Fully Alive by Larry Crabb as being a big influence on her for this conversation. Find more about Makayla McCartney here and find her on social media. Find more about Sarah Pattison here as well as her stationary store The Happy Envelope and find her on social media Find more about Matt Scheuneman here or find him on social media. Find more about Katie Neely here or find her on social media.