EP. 30 From The Made To Minister Regional Conference: Biblical Counseling In A Secular Culture
In this episode, the hosts, Michael & Shauna take Speak The Truth on the road to Salem, OR at Salem Heights Church, and sit with special guests, Justin Greene, Lead Pastor, and Carl Chica, Pastor of Pastoral Care & Counseling for their 1st Regional Made To Minister Conference on “An Introduction To Biblical Counseling”. Biblical Counseling in a heavily secular culture; launching, cultivating, and sustaining biblical counseling in a secularly dominated culture - how the gospel is advancing. Want us to discuss a particular topic or issue, please email us at, topics@speakthetruth.net
Episode Notes:
– Salem Heights, Lead Pastor, Justin Greene,
– Carl Chica, Pastor of pastoral care & counseling
– Bringing biblical counseling in their local church context, origin, and development of biblical counseling in their church; the impact in the local church and in the community at large.
– The ministry started to happen naturally; given the need and just starting counseling as the need came.
– It began small but had a quick and immediate impact within the body, so they started equipping the lay leaders in their church.
– Being a light in a dark place like Oregon where the need is so great.
– Be Bold - Street Ministry going back into the streets that they were delivered from.
– Identifying leaders; observing those who were responding richly to the Word of God, who do people go to when they're having problems, etc.
– Having a person aside from you so we don’t isolate - having a person walking alongside the struggling.
– They hired a pastor to build the counseling ministry.
– What’s the need? Determining the need determines the process and decision of the counseling ministry.
– We’re working together, it's an “in tandem” approach.
– Pursue discipleship, be available to others; leaders don’t have to wait, serve now.
– Pastor’s don’t have to be territorial, they just need to be available.
– Paul needed a Barnabas, so find them, and cultivate them, and launch them out in your church.
Episode Resources:
Made To Minister Website & Resources
Salem Heights Church
Email Questions To: topics@speakthetruth.net