Counselling
Biblical counselling, at its heart, is a conversation where one person helps another grow toward maturity in Christ with words of wisdom, rooted in the knowledge of Scripture, applied skillfully toward another person, who is becoming intimately and lovingly known by the other person, seeking God together for help in a time of need. (Ephesians 4:1-16)
Canadian Biblical Counselling Coalition Definition
“The goal of biblical counselling is spiritual, relational, and personal maturity as evidenced in desires, thoughts, motives, actions, and emotions that increasingly reflect Jesus (Ephesians 4:17-5:2). We believe that such personal change must be centred on the person of Christ. We are convinced that personal ministry centred on Christ and anchored in Scripture offers the only lasting hope and loving help to a fallen and broken world.”
David Powlison & Heath Lambert’s Thoughts
“Don’t let our culture’s office-bound, fee-for-service, professional depiction of ‘counselling’ control how you think about counselling. And don’t let the fact that churches often do everything except have honest, constructive conversations control how you think about counselling. Regardless of what we call it, God wants his people to have personal, prayerful, encouraging, life-renewing interactions with one another. God wants this because he is an intrinsic part of such conversations.”
Sitting under good preaching and developing a good devotional life do not eliminate the need for counselling — instead, these practices should create a community of wise counsellors who have awakened awareness of our mutual need for the input and prayers of others.
If you are seeking pastoral counselling or have any questions, please start by connecting with Pastor Kevin.