24 Best Practice Disciple-Making Champions

We learn to move from good to great by observing and following the best practices of those who are already great at what they do. That’s why I saturated Equipping Counselors for Your Church with best practice examples and insights from two dozen disciple-making champions.

Throughout Equipping Counselors for Your Church, these two dozen men and women show how to equip one-another ministers. They don’t talk theoretically; they talk from actual, successful equipping experience. That’s why I call them Disciple-Making Champions.

A Who’s Who Of Equipping Counselors for Your Church

I greatly appreciate the following two dozen best practice churches and para-church ministries. Each thoughtfully completed a thorough nine-page, seventy-three question 4E Ministry Training Strategy Questionnaire. I publicly thank them in the book. Now, through my blog, I want to publicly thank them and make you aware of their ministry. 

• Dr. Ernie Baker: Professor of Biblical Counseling, The Master’s College and Seminary, Santa Clarita, California; Director of Men’s Ministry, Crown Valley Community Church, Acton, California.

• Pastor Brad Bigney (Sr. Pastor) and Pastor Ken Long (Pastor of Small Groups/Counseling): Grace Fellowship Church, Florence, Kentucky.

• Pastor Dwayne Bond: Lead Pastor, Wellspring Church, Matthews, NC.

• Dr. Kevin Carson: Pastor, Sonrise Baptist Church, Ozark, MO.

• Dr. Robert K. Cheong: Pastor of Care and Counseling, Sojourn Community Church, Louisville, Kentucky.

• Pastor Greg Cook (Soul Care Pastor) and Leigh Ann Stull (Soul Care Minister): Christ Chapel Bible Church, Fort Worth, Texas.

• Dr. Howard Eyrich: Pastor of Counseling Ministries, Briarwood Presbyterian Church, Birmingham, Alabama.

• Julie Ganschow: Biblical Counselor, Faith Community Church, Kansas City, Missouri.

• Brad Hambrick: Executive Director, Crossroads Counseling, Augusta, Georgia.

• Maurice Harton: Missionary, Grace Baptist Church, Bowie, Maryland.

• Pastor John Henderson: Counseling Pastor, Denton Bible Church, Denton, Texas.

• Dr. Garrett Higbee: Executive Director of Biblical Soul Care, Harvest Bible Chapel, Elgin, Illinois; Executive Director, Twelve Stones Ministries, Helmsburg, Indiana.

• Pastor Isaac Huang: Pastor of Chinese Ministries, Chantilly Bible Church, Chantilly, Virginia.

• Jan Kreh: Director of Care Ministries, Grace Fellowship Church, Timonium, Maryland.

• Jeremy Lelek: President, Association of Biblical Counselors, Bedford, Texas.

• Randy Patton: Executive Director, National Association of Nouthetic Counselors, Indianapolis, Indiana.

• Sister Olivia S. Pilson: Servant Leader of the Lay Encouragement and Discipleship Ministry, Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, Alexandria, Virginia.

• Pastor Deepak Reju: Pastor of Biblical Counseling and Families, Capitol Hills Baptist, Washington, DC.

• Mark Shaw, President, Truth in Love Ministries, Clay, Alabama.

• Pastor Derek R. Iannelli-Smith: Elder, Oasis Church, Goose Creek, South Carolina.

• Pastor Dan Taylor: Associate Pastor, Bridgeway Community Church, Columbia, Maryland.

• Dr. Wayne A. Vanderwier: Executive Director, Overseas Instruction in Counseling, Chesterton, Indiana.

• Pastor Steve Viars (Sr. Pastor) and Pastor Rob Green (Pastor of Counseling and Seminary Ministries): Faith Baptist Church/Faith Biblical Counseling Ministries, Lafayette, Indiana.

• Pastor Mike Wilkerson: Pastor of Biblical Living, Mars Hill Church, Seattle, Washington.

The Rest of the Story

Equipping Counselors for Your Church releases September 23, 2011. For a free sample chapter, visit my Equipping Counselors page. To order your autographed copy at 30% off, visit my RPM Ministries Store

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