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Back to EpisodesEpisode 79: [Replay] The Church's Call to Counsel (with Dale Johnson)
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When life falls apart, where do believers run? For many, the church is their last resort. The culture has offered rival explanations for our biggest problems, deepest needs, and the path forward to change. Overwhelmed pastors have accepted the counterfeits, hoping that licensed therapists will provide a balm for their hurting flock.
What if we were never meant to outsource soul care? What if biblical care and counsel was intended to be so much more than a counseling program at church?
As pastors and church leaders, we need to take responsibility for the ways we have given in to the cultural definitions and return to the unchanging Word of the Maker, Redeemer, and Wonderful Counselor. The Bible addresses all the issues we experience in life from the primary perspective of how we live in relation to God. The church is not only the best institution equipped to bear the burdens of soul care, but the only one to which God has given the responsibility to minister to the problems in a believer’s life.
This conversation with Dr. Dale Johnson is the first of a five-part replay series that will air over the next few months. Each of the replay episodes highlights one of BCM's trusted partners that we have had the pleasure of hosting as a guest on the podcast. Reflecting back on these episodes, we are thanking God for the blessing of being in ministry alongside these faithful believers.
In this episode, Dr. Dale Johnson unpacks the call of Biblical discipleship and what this looks like practically for both the shepherds and the flock of the local church.
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Resources:
(BOOK) Legal Issues in Biblical Counseling | Dr. Dale Johnson & Ed Wilde
(BOOK) The Professionalization of Pastoral Care | Dr. Dale Johnson
(BOOK) The Church as a Culture of Care, Finding Hope in Biblical Community | Dr. Dale Johnson
(BOOK) Christian Counselors Manual | Jay E. Adams
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