Every generation of biblical counselors faces the recurring question of what constitutes integrating secular theories or secular practices into our system of counseling. Every few decades or thereabouts, the perennial question of “what can we integrate” or “what constitutes integration” faces the movement afresh.[1] Seemingly, there are one of two major polarizing responses to these wrestlings… Source ..read more

This episode is another in our Build 133 series where we encourage listeners to create networks of biblical counselors in their communities for encouragement, equipping, and engagement. Our guest for this episode is Dan Carmody, who founded the Wisconsin Coalition of Biblical Counselors. You’ll hear Dan’s passion for helping churches establish biblical counselors, as well as his passion for… Source ..read more

Editor’s Note: Our April 2024 mini-series on the BCC Grace and Truth blog addresses the topic of panic attacks. In this final article, Joy Forrest explains how biblical meditation can help trauma survivors overcome panic. In other contributions to the series, Charlie Hodges suggests five things to know about panic attacks, and Lucy Ann Moll shares a biblical strategy for breaking the anxiety cycle… Source ..read more

Editor’s Note: Our April 2024 mini-series on the BCC Grace and Truth blog addresses the topic of panic attacks. In this second article, Lucy Ann Moll shares a biblical strategy for breaking the anxiety cycle in panic attacks. In other contributions to the series, Charlie Hodges shares five things to know about panic attacks, and Joy Forrest explains how biblical meditation can help trauma… Source ..read more

Editor’s Note: Our April 2024 mini-series on the BCC Grace and Truth blog addresses the topic of panic attacks. In this first article, Charlie Hodges shares five things to know about panic attacks. In other contributions to the series, Lucy Ann Moll shares a biblical strategy for breaking the anxiety cycle in panic attacks, and Joy Forrest explains how biblical meditation can help trauma survivors… Source ..read more

This episode of 15:14 is a rebroadcast of the interview we did with Pastor Dave Kirk regarding the Eastern Iowa Biblical Counseling Coalition. As part of the Build 133 series, we wanted you to hear about the great work they are doing again! Dave Kirk is the Pastor of Spiritual Formation at Grace Community Church in North Liberty, Iowa, where he has served since 2009. Before that, he was a pastor… Source ..read more

What should biblical counselors make of current trends in the larger counseling world? Should we ignore recent research because we have the truth about the world, or can we benefit from keeping up with the trends? Some historical context can help us as we think this through. Over the past ten years, we have been in dozens of churches offering our lay counseling training courses or events. Source ..read more

I don’t watch zombie movies, but there is something terrifying about the dead coming to life. What should be scarier, however, is the idea that we would give life to our idols. Why would we ever do that? While not intentional, we tend to do it through our misdirected meditation. Earlier, I wrote about how meditation isn’t missing but misdirected. Since meditation most simply means to think… Source ..read more

This summer, I was able to purchase a new vehicle for myself. The Toyota Camry I drove had been a very reliable friend for over the past ten years, but it was time for a change. As I researched the various options for the replacement, I found myself in the normal process of weighing the pros and cons. As I settled on a Honda, there wasn’t one particular reason for the decision. In fact… Source ..read more

Kelly Tarr is our guest on today’s episode of 15:14. Kelly is an ACBC counselor who leads the Smoky Mountain Biblical Counselor Network. For the last three years, she served as the women’s ministry director in her local church and co-led a mother and tween-daughter discipleship ministry. Kelly is married to Blane and is a mom to five kids, and hospitality is central to the Tarr family’s weekly… Source ..read more