Faculty Webinar: Beyond Pews and Couches with Dr. Dwight Friesen, Dr. Paul Hoard, and Dr. Joel Kiekintveld
What if there is more beyond traditional church and talk therapy models? Join theologians, Dr. Dwight Friesen and Dr. Joel Kiekintveld, in conversation with psychologist, Dr. Paul Hoard, as they explore the question of therapeutic models beyond church pews and the therapy couch.
How do we use the transformative tools of psychology and theology, but also not get stuck in models that lack responsiveness to these times?
Drawing on insights from psychoanalyst, Jacques Lacan, and sociologist, Philip Rieff, we will explore alternative pathways to discourse that critique the assumption that knowledge is held through mastery, control, and order.
Dr. Friesen brings decades of missional pastoral experience to his role as Associate Professor of Practical Theology. He was the community-curate of an Eastside emerging simple church for more than 11 years. Formerly ordained by the Christian & Missionary Alliance, Dr. Friesen surrendered those credentials in solidarity with women seeking ordination. He is a liturgical Anabaptist with progressively Evangelical and emergent sensibilities actively seeking to root his faith practice within place while linking globally with others who are seeking to live into their contexts.
Dr. Paul Hoard is a licensed counselor who holds a doctoral degree in Counselor Education and Supervision from Regent University. He completed the Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Training Program at the Greater Kansas City Psychoanalytic Institute and he specializes in working with adolescents with sexual behavior problems. A “third culture kid,” he was raised in Ankara, Turkey, and has provided mental health counseling and clinical supervision in the United States, Ukraine, and Turkey. His research and scholarly work primarily focus on the intersection of perpetration trauma, sexuality, white-body supremacy, and adolescent mental health.
Dr. Joel Kiekintveld holds a PhD in Practical Theology from the University of Pretoria (South Africa), a Master of Arts in Global Urban Ministry degree from Bakke Graduate University, a Bachelor of Religious Education degree from Reformed Bible College (now Kuyper College), and a Certificate in Non-Profit Management from The Foraker Group/ University of Alaska Fairbanks. He was ordained as a Commissioned Pastor by the Christian Reformed Church in 2008.