by Bob | Jul 10, 2012 | Anxiety, Biblical Counseling, Books, Church History, Equipping, Equipping Counselors for Your Church, Grief, One-Another Ministry
Which Book Should I Read First? From time to time (including this morning), I receive an email from someone who has purchased my Book Bundle 1—The Biblical Counselor’s Library (all 7 of my books at 45% off). Today’s email read like this: “I just purchased and...
by Bob | Jun 27, 2012 | Biblical Counseling, Equipping Counselors for Your Church, Free Resources
Free Equipping Teaching Resources In the past six months, I’ve had a number of educators, equippers, pastors, and biblical counselors ask me to send them Word document versions of some of my free teaching resources for Equipping Counselors for Your Church. So, in...
by Bob | Jun 26, 2012 | Biblical Counseling, Equipping Counselors for Your Church
Biblical Counseling Personal Information Form I’ve been sharing some free PDF resources for pastors and biblical counselors. Click here to find a Confidentiality Statement and a “Welcome Form” that informs new counselees about the focus of your biblical counseling. ...
by Bob | Jun 25, 2012 | Biblical Counseling, Equipping Counselors for Your Church, Pastoral Counseling
How to Authorize Release of Information What do you do if a church member is seeing a professional counselor, psychiatrist, or medical doctor, and also seeing you as a pastor or church-based counselor? How do you request information so that you can best help those...
by Bob | Jun 21, 2012 | Biblical Counseling, Equipping Counselors for Your Church
How to Describe Your Counseling Ministry to a New Counselee I’m often asked, “What forms do you use to orient a parishioner or new counselee to your counseling?” Or, “How do you explain your counseling to a first-time counselee?” Or, “What information do you...
by Bob | Jun 14, 2012 | Biblical Counseling, Biblical Counseling Coalition, Discipleship, Equipping, Equipping Counselors for Your Church, Pastoral Ministry, Pastors
Should Every Pastor Be a Counselor? Should every pastor be a counselor? No. Does that answer surprise you, especially coming from me? What should every pastor be? An equipper. Biblically, what is the primary calling of every pastor? According to Ephesians 4:11-16,...
