#38: Todd Biermann. Pastor. Author. Relational priorities - thumb's up, hand image. Triangle - three principles of healthy relationships. Family-centered, church-supported local church paradigm.

18/09/2023 1h 20min

Listen "#38: Todd Biermann. Pastor. Author. Relational priorities - thumb's up, hand image. Triangle - three principles of healthy relationships. Family-centered, church-supported local church paradigm."

Episode Synopsis


01:06 – Background.  Pastor.  Interest in marriage.  Speaking around the world on marriage.
05:07 – Book, Handing Out Life.  Three key principles of relationships:  self sacrifice, unconditional commitment, and physical care. 
 12:53 – Priority of relationships: God, spouse, family, church, and others.  Thumbs up.  Fingers and hand as image of relational priorities.   
 21:23 – Key daily practices for couples.  Confession and forgiveness.  Couple prayer time.  Meals.  Time with spouse.  Schedule time.   
 28:13 – Weekly date nights with spouse.  Quarterly time away. 
 30:07 – Confession and forgiveness.  Examine day.  Ask for and receive forgiveness when necessary.
 31:55 –  Prayer time with spouse - ACTS model.
 33:09 –  Reasons couples have problems. Wrong priorities and selfishness.
 35:21 – Marriage not a high priority in churches.  Busyness, Hardest relationship.  Challenges facing pastor marriages. 
 41:28 –  Shift paradigm of church and family.  Move from church centered, family supported to family centered, church supported model.  Family discipleship.
49:03 – Faith and Life Survey to evaluate where church is at.  Reprograming church around family discipleship.  Sunday school as equipping time. Fellowship around food.  Address thumbs up and triangle in different setting.
52:11 – Reach out to the world.  Make time for other people.  Build bridges. 
56:48 – Apply triangle in workplace.
1:02:43 – Apply triangle in families and teaching children.   
1:05:31 – Apply triangle in church.  Confession and forgiveness.
 1:07:32 – Power of strong, healthy marriages in world.  Hand out love to world.  Reflect Christ's love to others. 
 1:13:22 – Have too small a vision for marriage.   
 1:17:27 – Contact information.  Email.  Website.  Concordia Center for the Family.





















































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