We’re serious about producing In This Together! Want proof? Last week we captured our first In This Together interview. The interviewee? Pastor Jonathan Holmes, a counseling pastor at Parkside Church in Chagrin Falls, OH. As I’ve mentioned, Jonathan is the author of the book The Company We Keep: In Search of Biblical Friendship. Jonathan is good friends with our … [Read more...]
Keeping gossip out of prayer requests
Naturally, part of caring for others is praying for them. But sometimes in sharing prayer requests, we can hurt the very people we want to bless. Matt Mitchell offers a helpful article you should consider sharing with your deacons and small-group leaders. Oh, those infamous prayer requests! “We need to pray for Olivia and Liam. I heard that they might be getting a … [Read more...]
Are you giving people what they really need to win the war waged against their souls?
What tends to consume your thinking when you start counseling people? Are you aware that when you sit with others to discuss the issues of their hearts, you actually enter a war zone? Would you say this is a prominent aspect of your counseling mind-set? Consider the Apostle Peter’s words for a moment, ”Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the … [Read more...]
Post-abortion counseling
It is estimated that 43 percent of women under the age of forty-five have had an abortion. One in six women in the evangelical Christian church is post-abortive.1 We live in a culture that idolizes personal choice and convenience, and as a result, more women than we are aware of are dealing with the aftereffects of abortion. Because of this, we have to know how to minister to … [Read more...]
When hurting people reveal unhelpful assumptions, what should you say?
"God doesn’t care about me.” “There’s no hope.” “If she would just stop nagging me, I’d be happy.” As pastors, we regularly hear those kinds of statements from people. And they reveal that people may not be factoring God and/or spiritual truths into their interpretation of their situations. But responding to those kinds of statements can be tricky. If you share … [Read more...]
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