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,...
by Bob | Jun 13, 2012 | Biblical Counseling, Discipleship, Equipping, Equipping Counselors for Your Church
Biblical Counseling Is Really About Discipleship Aaron Armstrong, at his blog site, Blogging Theologically, just posted this review of Equipping Counselors for Your Church. From Blogging Theologically by Aaron Armstrong If someone came to you and said they wanted to...
by Bob | Jun 11, 2012 | Equipping, Equipping Counselors for Your Church, Pastoral Leadership, Pastoral Ministry, Pastors, Vision, Vision Statement
Should the Pastor Dictate the Church Vision? Note: You’re reading Part 5 in an RPM Ministries’ blog mini-series on local church mission/vision. Read Part 1: Not Your Father’s Vision Process. Read Part 2: Capturing Your Biblical Calling. Read Part 3: Discover Your...