First Sessions and Asking Questions
Only when we know our counselees well will we be able to guide them well from the Scriptures.
To the “Young and Inexperienced” Counselor
The lack of shared experience only further magnifies the power and sufficiency of God’s Word to change hearts and lives.
Same Old Truths from the Same Old Places
Experience in counseling is a great thing, but it can lead to complacency in handling the Word of God.
How Thick Is Your Bible?
The counselor must be able to offer answers from God’s Word, which means that he or she must know the Scriptures very well.
Back to Basics: Giving Homework
Homework assignments are spiritual growth exercises to be performed by the counselee between counseling sessions.
Anxious to Counsel?
While the word for concern or anxiety is used in a positive sense in the Bible, it is most often used in describing a sinful failure to fully trust in God and love Him.
Faithfulness in Counseling
We are faithful in counseling when we proclaim Christ, and we do so utterly dependent upon His work within and through us.
Counseling and First Impressions
While Job’s friends made a positive initial impression their foolish counsel left them rebuked by God —something we want to avoid.
How to Better Demonstrate Care for Others
When the person walks away from your conversation, that individual should feel heard, listened to, and cared for.
Stand for Biblical Counseling
Dear Friend of Biblical Counseling, Greetings! We want to inform you of an ongoing development that could have significant ramifications for biblical counselors. In West […]
Loving Counselees with Low Reading Comprehension
How can you teach and love counselees who struggle with reading comprehension?
