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Equipping the Church to Counsel: God's Vision for Every Believer

Explore biblical perspectives on equipping pastors and Christians for counseling, transforming the church into a community of confident biblical counselors. Discover practical steps to empower and deploy believers in living out God's calling.

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Equipping the Church to Counsel: God's Vision for Every Believer

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  1. Gospel Conversations… Let’s Talk Equipping the Church to Counsel

  2. 4 Callings for the Church Today More Than Counseling: Catching God’s Vision for the Entire Church

  3. Sharing Together • What is God’s primary calling for pastors? What is the primary role that God calls pastors and church leaders to fulfill? Where would you look in Scripture for this? • What is God’s primary calling for God’s people? What is the primary role that God calls Christians to fulfill? Where would you look in Scripture for this?

  4. Are You Milton Berle or Ed Sullivan?

  5. Ephesians 4:11-12; 2 Timothy 2:2 • “Christ gave some to be pastors/teachers to prepare God’s people for works of service so that the body of Christ may be built up” (Ephesians 4:11-12) • “The things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses, entrust to reliable men who will be able to teach others also” (2 Timothy 2:2)

  6. Equipping Counselors for Your Church

  7. God’s Grand Vision for His Church • The Résumé of Jesus (Eph. 1:1-4:10): • Jesus Has Every Right and All Authority to Tell Us Our Purpose • The Résumé of God’s Leaders (Eph. 4:11-12): • To Equip God’s People for Works of Service • The Résumé of God’s People (Eph. 4:13-16): • To Speak/Live Gospel Truth in Love So We All Mature in Christ

  8. 4 Callings for the Church Today:Don’t Take a Back Seat to Anyone!

  9. 4 Callings for the Church Today • The Big Question: “In equipping counselors, what are we trying to accomplish and create?” • Our goal is not to equip professional counselors; our goal is to equip Romans 15:14 and Ephesians 4:15 Christians. • Our goal is not a church with biblical counseling (a program); our goal is a church of biblical counselors (transformed people). • Both/And: Formal Biblical Counseling and Informal One-Another Ministry

  10. 4 Callings for the Church Today • The Big Picture: Saturating the Congregation with Confidence in the Sufficiency of Scripture and the Competency of the Saints to Transform the Church (Progressive Sanctification) and Impact the Community (Evangelism and Discipleship)

  11. 4 Callings for the Church Today • Calling # 1: Grow in Confidence in the Sufficiency and the Relevancy of Scripture for Life in Our Broken World: Ephesians 4:15-16; Colossians 2:4-8; John 2-4 • Our Goal: The Wisdom of the Word Versus the Wisdom of the World • Jesus Knows People!

  12. 4 Callings for the Church Today • Calling # 2: Grow Up in Competence in Christ by Being a Church That Is a Training Hospital Equipping Soul Physicians: Ephesians 4:11-16; Romans 15:14 • Our Goal: “You/Few/Pew”

  13. 4 Callings for the Church Today • Calling # 3: Grasp the Gospel Together with All the Saints: Ephesians 3:17-19 • Calling # 4: Go into All the World and Make Disciples: Matthew 22:35-40; Matthew 28:16-20; Ephesians 6:19-20; Colossians 4:2-6

  14. 4 Realistic Steps to Get Started The 4E Ministry Training Philosophy

  15. Envisioning: Unify a Core Team Around a Biblical Vision • Word Picture: Biblical Vision • Wisdom Process: Jointly study the Bible’s teaching on biblical counseling!

  16. Enlisting: Saturate the Congregation & Select a Team • Word Picture: Mr. Potato HeadThe Right Fit: Birthing a Family; Building a Team • Wisdom Process #1: Saturate the Church: BC Everywhere + “Launch Weekend” • Wisdom Process #2: “Beta Test”/“Best Practice Team”

  17. Equipping: Facilitate a “4C” Training Process • Word Picture: Not a Brain Dump • Wisdom Process #1: Interactive Lecture-Oriented… • Wisdom Process #2: Relational Lab-Oriented…

  18. Empowering/Employing/Deploying: Oversee Initial Ministry Experience and Ongoing Ministry Development • Word Picture: Spinning Plates • Wisdom Process #1: Oversee IME • Wisdom Process #2: Oversee OMD

  19. “Dr. Kellemen, These Are Your Grandbabies!”

  20. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Why or why not? “Christ’s grand plan for His church is for pastors/teachers to focus on equipping every member to do the work of the ministry.” • How would church ministry change if the following words were every church leader’s reason for existence? “To prepare God’s people for works of service.”

  21. How would church ministry change if the following mission guided our ministry? “Christ’s grand plan for His church is for every member to be a disciple-maker by speaking and living gospel truth to one another in love.” • In your church, how could you begin to help your entire congregation to catch God’s vision for the entire church to be a church of confident, competent biblical counselors speaking gospel truth in love to each other? What specific steps would you like to see take place so that your church increasingly becomes an Ephesians 4 church?

  22. Where is your church on the spectrum from envisioning, enlisting, equipping, and empowering? Wherever your church currently is on the spectrum, what next step(s) could you take toward moving further along the pathway?

  23. Gospel Conversations… Let’s Talk Equipping the Church to Counsel

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