Secrets of Your Family Tree : Healing for Adult Children of Dysfunctional Families

by Dave Carder, Earl Henslin, John Townsend, William Henry Cloud, Alice Brawand, and foreword by Chuck Swindoll

• ISBN13: 9780802477491
• ISBN10: 0802477496
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 1995-03-09
• Publisher: Moody Publishers

Summary

An honest, healing look at dysfunctional families. Uses clinical and biblical examples to help you uncover the secrets of your family tree and start untangling those ties that bind. (More than 100,000 in print)

Author Biography

<b>DAVE CARDER</b> currently serves as Pastor responsible for Counseling and Marriage Ministries at the First Evangelical Free Church of Fullerton. He holds graduate degrees in Biblical Literature and in Marital and Family Therapy as well as the Michigan Limited License in Psychology and the Marriage and Family Therapy license in California. Dave has published five books, one of which won The Gold Medallion Award in Personal Evangelism in 1993. Dave and his wife, Ronnie, have four adult children and five grandchildren. In their spare time they enjoy jogging.<br><br><b>EARL R. HENSLIN</b> (Psy.D., Biola University), is a licensed marriage and family therapist, former part-time faculty member at the Rosemead Graduate School of Psychology at Biola University, La Mirada, California, author of seven books, and co-author of three books and numerous professional articles. He is a member of several professional organizations and helped in the founding of Overcomers Outreach to aid churches in establishing support groups.For the past 14 years Dr. Henslin has been integrating brain imaging into the treatment of psychological, physical, and spiritual problems at his counseling practice, Henslin and Associates, a Christian counseling group in Brea, California. Dr. Henslin has four adult children and two lovely granddaughters.<br><br><b>DR. JOHN TOWNSEND</b> is a psychologist, relational expert, business consultant, and leadership coach. He has written or co-written over 20 books, selling 5 million copies, including the 2 million best-seller <i>Boundaries</i>; <i>Leadership Beyond Reason</i>; and <i>Handling Difficult People</i>.For more than twenty years Dr. Townsend has engaged with audiences, organizations and leaders around the world, providing practical solutions to their problems. He is a co-host of the nationally-syndicated talk show <i>New Life Live</i> John is a visiting professor at Dallas Theological Seminary, and is Clinical Director of the American Association of Christian Counselors. He is active on the Board of Directors of Mustard Seed Ranch <a href="http://www.mustardseedranchtn.org" target=_blank">www.mustardseedranchtn.org</a>, a residential program for abused children. He, his wife, and their children reside in Newport Beach, CA. John's passion is playing in a band which performs at southern California lounges and venues.<br><br><b>DR. HENRY CLOUD</b> (B.S., Southern Methodist University; Ph.D., Biola University) is a clinical psychologist, leadership consultant, best-selling author and communicator. He has written or co-authored more than 20 books, including the two million seller <i>Boundaries, Integrity, 9 Things You Simply Must Do To Succeed in Love and Life</i>, and, most recently, <i>Necessary Endings</i>. Dr. Cloud is the co-host of the nationally syndicated radio program <i>New Life Live</i>.

Table of Contents

Foreword	9	(2)
Chuck Swindoll
Acknowledgments	11	(2)
Introduction	13	(10)
Dave Carder
Part 1 Dysfunctional Families of the Bible
David and His Family Tree	23	(26)
Earl Henslin
Isaac and His Family Tree	49	(18)
Dave Carder
Part 2 Contributing Factors in Family Dysfunction
Passing the Torch: The Multigenerational Transmission Process	67	(26)
Dave Carder
Guilt-ridder Baggage: The Role of Religious Shame	93	(20)
Earl Henslin
Helping the Helpers: Dysfunctional Families in ``The Ministry''	113	(18)
Alice Brawand
Blest Be the Tie That Binds: Local Church ``Family'' Patterns	131	(16)
Dave Carder
Part 3 Family Health: How to Do It Right When You Learned It Wrong
Learning to Bond	147	(18)
John Townsend
Learning to Set Boundaries	165	(22)
John Townsend
Learning About Goodness/Badness	187	(20)
Henry Cloud
Learning to Achieve Adulthood	207	(20)
Henry Cloud
Jesus Models Healthy Relationships	227	(16)
Earl Henslin
Facing Life's ``Unfair Assignments''	243	(14)
Dave Carder
How the Local Church Can Help	257	(20)
Earl Henslin
Appendix A: Where ACDFs Can Find Help	277	(8)
Appendix B: Patterns Predicting Pastoral Infidelity	285	(12)
Appendix C: The Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous	297