More than two decades ago, Gary Sweeten joined the staff at College Hill Presbyterian Church in Cincinnati, Ohio, with a vision for a Christian interpersonal skills program. He enlisted Margaret Rinck to help develop a program that integrated biblical teaching on relationships with listening skills and self-discovery.
The result was the church's Teleios Ministry, which equips believers to offer help ...
Counseling can be an excellent addition to the care strategies of a church. It cannot, however, make up for inadequacies in other areas. Below we will explore four levels of caregiving ministry. It is within this context that a counseling ministry fits best.
Friendship
No congregation can thrive without a friendship-care strategy. Friendships offer care that is genuine and natural, and therefore above ...
Some churches may resist a rigorous and time-consuming selection process; but it is wise to choose counselors carefully.
Selection
Careful selection is key to lay counseling effectiveness. Many people want to participate when a lay counselor program is first announced. But it is important to keep classes small and selective. To do this, some churches give training by invitation only. While this creates ...
DEVOTIONS Problems and Solutions Anticipate the challenges of lay counseling and learn how you can overcome them. Gary R. Collins
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Lay counseling is a current trend. It is also more than that—it is a biblical requirement commanded by the Lord and taught by Spirit-inspired biblical writers. They instructed us to reach out in love to help the needy and to bear one another's burdens. Lay counseling in the local church is an important move in this direction.
But counseling is draining work. It is time-consuming and schedule-disrupting, ...
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