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Depression

Forceful Termination of Pastors

March 27, 2023

The number of ministers across denominational lines that either have or will experience forced termination is 1/3. 

Categories Blog Tags Church, Counseling, Depression, Jesus, Leadership, Ministry, Pastoring

Episode 33: Pride vs. Humility in Leadership

March 6, 2023

What do you do when you find “pride” in your pastor? How would you feel when you find out your “lead pastor” is maybe a control freak?

Tags Church, Depression, Discipleship, Jesus, Leadership, Ministry, Pastoring

Pharisaical Heart of an Abusive Leader

February 17, 2023February 13, 2023

The sad reality is that these sorts of conversations I have as a pastor and as a biblical counselor are quite common.

Categories Blog Tags Conflict, Counseling, Depression, Family, Relationships, Suffering

Episode 31: Church Hurt

November 7, 2022

Don’t want to be stuck in past circumstances, that influences the present moments, which unbales you to move towards the future opportunities.

Tags Church, Church Health, Counseling, Depression, Relationships, Suffering

Oxymoron of a Bitter Unforgiving Christian

February 14, 2022

One of the greatest sins in the church may be a lack of forgiveness, which stems from pride, and it stems from not preaching the gospel to ourselves.

Categories Blog Tags Bible, Christianity, Conflict, Counseling, Depression, Faith, Gospel, Jesus, Relationships

The Reality of Loneliness in Ministry

December 27, 2021

Nobody ever told me how painful it is where people whom you trust turn around and betray your friendship. 

Categories Blog Tags Church, Church Health, Depression, Leadership, Pastoring

Christ, the Anthem! Our Mighty Fortress

April 27, 2020

Luther’s most famous hymn is “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God” written in 1529. Based on Psalm 46, it reflects Luther’s awareness of our intense struggle with spiritual warfare.

Categories Blog Tags Biography, Christianity, Church, Depression, History

10 Quotes on Spurgeon’s Sorrows

April 20, 2020

There is much we can learn from Spurgeon’s life and how he faced depression yet had unshakable hope that is found in Christ alone.

Categories Blog Tags Anxiety, Christ, Depression, Doctrine, History, Quotes, Sorrows, Suffering, Theology
The COVID-19 has indeed impacted not only China, Italy or USA but has impacted a large number of nations and society all around the world.

How Should Christians Respond to a Worldwide Crisis?

March 16, 2020

How should Christians respond to this worldwide crisis? How should we biblically think in this fallen world that strikes panic and fear of our life, family, and churches?

Categories Blog Tags Anxiety, Bible, Crisis, Culture, Depression, Faith, Jesus, Suffering, Theology

Episode 10: Is Anxiety Sin? How Should Christians Respond?

November 25, 2019

The longer I’m in ministry, it seems like anxiety seems to be more prevalent in ministry. How could we deal with our anxiety? Where does anxiety come from?

Tags Anxiety, Counseling, Depression, Discipleship, Jesus, Pastoring, Suffering, Truth

20 Quotes by David Powlison on Biblical Counseling

June 10, 2019

Powlison’s wisdom and his love for the Word transformed every way I approach pastoral care and counseling.

Categories Blog Tags Anxiety, Biblical Counseling, Church, Counseling, Depression, Ministry, Suffering

15 Words of Comfort for Those Walking Through Pain/Suffering

March 18, 2019March 18, 2019

Pain and suffering are inevitable in this broken sin-tainted world. The question is, “What could I or should I say in those situations?”

Categories Blog Tags Christianity, Counseling, Depression, Pastoring, Suffering

How the Church Should Respond to Parents with Rebellious Teens

February 25, 2019February 25, 2019

The threats upon the family are implausible. The question we as Christians must ask is this: “What should be the response of the church?”

Categories Blog Tags Anxiety, Church, Church Health, Counseling, Depression, Discipleship, Family, Pastoring, Suffering, Training

10 Best Counseling Quotes by Biblical Counselors

January 16, 2019January 14, 2019

The heart of the matter is to whom/what is worship given and how does one’s life exert what one truly value?

Categories Blog Tags Anxiety, Counseling, Depression, Faith, Gospel, Pastoring, Suffering

Letter to the Anxious Christian

December 11, 2018June 4, 2018

How can we continue on with faith in the life of anxiety when things seem uncertain? What are some ways to trust in our God in the midst of the storm?

Categories Blog Tags Anxiety, Depression, Faith, Fear, Jesus, Loneliness, Prayer, Suffering, Worry
Me Too Movement

Spiritual Abuse in the Church

December 11, 2018February 12, 2018

Dietrich Bonhoeffer even said it well, “Silence in the face of evil is itself evil: God will not hold us guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act.”

Categories Blog Tags Abuse, Church, Church Health, Depression, Leadership, Loneliness, Ministry, Pastoring, Suffering
Abusive Leadership

Toxic Leader: The Bully Shepherd and Wounded Sheep

December 11, 2018November 6, 2017

The word “toxic” comes from the German “toxikon” which means “arrow poison”. In a literal sense, the term in its original form thus means to kill (poison) in a targeted way (arrow).

Categories Blog Tags Abuse, Church, Church Health, Depression, Leadership, Ministry, Pastoring, Suffering
Reaching Out to One Another

The Loneliness of Suffering

December 11, 2018September 11, 2017

What if the church was a city of refuge and beacon of hope that people run to rather than run from for fear of criticism?

Categories Blog Tags Anxiety, Compassion, Depression, Loneliness, Struggle, Suffering

Depression & Breakdown: Spurgeon’s Comforting words to Wounded Souls

December 11, 2018June 29, 2017

“Men will never be great in theology until they are great in suffering.” – Charles H. Spurgeon

Categories Blog Tags Biography, Burnout, Depression, Pastoring, Testimony

Get To Know Jonathan

Evangelica Sola is a Christian blog that incorporates a comprehensive look at doctrinal theology, christian living and the church’s disciple making mandate. Jonathan Hayashi (D.Ed.Min., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is the Senior Pastor of Northern Hills Baptist Church in the Greater KC area. Prior to that, he served at an inner-city church in Chicago, IL and the Greater St. Louis area for total 12 years in pastoral ministries. He is married to Kennedi and a father to three beautiful children.

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Learn More About Jonathan’s New Book, Ordinary Radicals

“Ordinary Radicals: A Return to Christ-Centered Discipleship” unfolds, with honest open-heart questions, how we think about the gospel in our lives. The gospel you believe, determines the disciple you make. Radical discipleship is about nothing more and nothing less than laying bare the roots of the gospel.

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