About Grasping The Nettles: Practical Advice For Pastors
Welcome to Grasping The Nettles, a podcast that equips pastors and church leaders with the tools they need to deal with the most challenging issues of our time.
Willie Patterson is a former Pastor/Social Worker with 30+ years of experience.
He’s also the founder of Family Spectrum, an organization that takes a biblical approach to complex family-related difficulties.
For more resources, please visit https://www.familyspectrum.org.uk/
Why Absent Fathers Are Destroying The Church As We Know It
Welcome to Grasping The Nettles, a podcast that equips pastors and church leaders with the tools they need to deal with the most challenging issues of our time.
In this episode, social worker and former pastor Willie Patterson from Family Spectrum shares his experience across five decades of fatherhood, including:
- The role a man plays in a child’s life
- How fatherlessness takes us away from God
- Selfish vs selfless fatherhood
- Why pastors need to deal with their father wounds
- And how to be reparented by God.
Check it out.
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Willie Patterson is a former Pastor/Social Worker with 30+ years of experience.
He’s also the founder of Family Spectrum, an organization that takes a biblical approach to complex family-related difficulties.
For more resources, including Willie’s book, please visit https://www.familyspectrum.org.uk/
13 Sept 2024
52 Years of Godly Marriage Advice in 42 Minutes
Welcome to Grasping The Nettles, a podcast that equips pastors and church leaders with the tools they need to deal with the most challenging issues of our time.
In this episode, social worker and former pastor Willie Patterson from Family Spectrum shares his experience across five decades of marriage, including:
- Why God created marriage in the first place
- How to properly leave and cleave (and why you should care)
- Dealing with unfaithfulness/hurt
- Establishing healthy boundaries with in-laws
- Why a half-confession is the greatest deception
- And advice to build a strong and robust marriage that lasts
Check it out.
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Willie Patterson is a former Pastor/Social Worker with 30+ years of experience.
He’s also the founder of Family Spectrum, an organization that takes a biblical approach to complex family-related difficulties.
For more resources, including Willie’s book, please visit https://www.familyspectrum.org.uk/
12 Sept 2024
There’s a sex offender in my church. What do I do?
Welcome to Grasping The Nettles, a podcast that equips pastors and church leaders with the tools they need to deal with the most challenging issues of our time.
In this episode, social worker and former pastor Willie Patterson from Family Spectrum shares his experience across five decades of working with sex offenders, including:
- What the sexual abuse triangle is and why it matters
- The different types of offences (and how to deal with them)
- Why instantly kicking offenders out is irresponsible
- The differences between male and female offenders
- Biblical examples of restoration
- And how a scandal in your local church can lead to the restoration of the entire congregation
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Willie Patterson is a former Pastor/Social Worker with 30+ years of experience.
He’s also the founder of Family Spectrum, an organization that takes a biblical approach to complex family-related difficulties.
For more resources, including Willie’s book, please visit https://www.familyspectrum.org.uk/
11 Sept 2024
How do I deal with child sexual abuse as a pastor?
Welcome to Grasping The Nettles, a podcast that equips pastors and church leaders with the tools they need to deal with the most challenging issues of our time.
In this episode, social worker and former pastor Willie Patterson from Family Spectrum shares his experience across five decades of working against Child Sexual Abuse, including:
- Why church leaders are ill-equipped to deal with these issues
- What the bible has to say about child sexual abuse
- How Jesus can relate to sexual abuse victims
- Dealing with feelings of being "devalued” via sexual abuse
- Real-world examples of scripture applying to people's stories
- The impact CSA can have on marriages
- Yielding all of our body to God
- And practical advice pastors can apply in the moment while someone is sharing their story
Check it out.
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Willie Patterson is a former Pastor/Social Worker with 30+ years of experience.
He’s also the founder of Family Spectrum, an organization that takes a biblical approach to complex family-related difficulties.
For more resources, including Willie’s book, please visit https://www.familyspectrum.org.uk/
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