Peter: Failure, Identity & the God Who Restores

A Curriculum for Failure, Identity & the God Who Restores

Explore failure, identity disruption, shame, and the God who restores through the story of Peter. Drawing from The Perseverance Model™ — the DTI-BB-MHE™ framework — this digital, trauma-informed, biblically-based, mental health education course equips you to walk with those whose sense of self has cracked under the weight of their own choices.

What You’ll Explore:

• Calling and identity formation
• The pattern of extremes in bold faith and impulsive action
• Overconfidence and the warnings we ignore
• Fear and violence at the first crack
• Denial under pressure
• The grief and shame of betraying someone you love
• Shame versus guilt
• Identity disruption when who you thought you were falls apart
• Fear-based decision-making
• The psychology of self-forgiveness
• How to minister to someone paralyzed by shame and failure
• Building restoration-centered faith communities

Course Mechanics:

15 lessons • Full lesson audio narration • 15 Student Reflection Journal PDFs

Who This Is For

Adult individuals wanting to learn how the Word of God connects to mental health, pastors, ministry leaders, churches, faith-based organizations, community colleges, universities, seminaries, and Christian counselors seeking biblical mental health education for their staff, clients, and/or students.

Organizations offering mental health education through a biblical lens for employee development will find this curriculum equally suited to their needs.