15:14 - Biblical Counseling Coalition

Pat Quinn (Rebroadcast)

Pat Quinn serves as Director of Counseling at University Reformed Church near Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan. In this episode of 15:14, he shares about his transition from being a longtime church member to starting and leading the counseling ministry. He also explains how biblical counseling can be incorporated into Christian schools and university ministry.

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Getting to Know Garret Higbee

Garrett Higbee is a member of the Biblical Counseling Coalition Board of Directors. He is Pastor of Biblical Soul Care at Harvest Church in Indianapolis and the leader care specialist at the Great Commission Collective, a church planting movement with over 100 churches worldwide. He is President and founder of Twelve Stones Ministries in Brown County, Indiana. Garrett is a seasoned counselor, teacher, and trainer with over 30 years of experience. He was trained as a clinical psychologist specializing in marriage and family counseling but had a radical conversion in 1992, which led him to trust in Christ and His Word for all things related to life and counseling. In the last decade, Garrett has developed a highly effective church-based model of discipleship and soul care, engaging every believer based on Ephesians 4. He is dedicated to helping churches thrive both in healthy leadership and in developing an authentic culture of deep discipleship and soul care. Garrett is a founding board member of the Biblical Counseling Coalition. He is blessed to be married to Tammy, and they have three children, Rachel, Zach, and Sarah. They live in Indianapolis, Indiana. His resources for the equipping of every level of discipleship and care can be found at soulcareconsulting.com. Garrett joins us today to share a bit of his life story, how he became a believer, how he got into biblical counseling, and some lessons learned to encourage and spur you on.

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Lucas Leite

Lucas Leite is a PhD student in biblical counseling at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He and his wife Bella are preparing to head back to their home country of Brazil to work in spreading the gospel through theological education in biblical counseling. They will work at the Seminário Biblico Palavra da Vida in São Paulo, the most populous state of Brazil with over 45 million inhabitants. Their focus is on training pastors, missionaries, and counselors to do the work of biblical soul care, equipping them to bring the reality of the good news of Christ to the whole of life. You can find out more about them and support their ministry here.

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Getting to Know Sacha Mendes

Alexandre “Sacha” Mendes serves on the Board of Directors for the BCC. Sacha graduated from the University of Sao Paulo with a degree in Economics. He has received training in theology from Word of Life Bible Seminary (Brazil), a Master’s degree in Biblical Counseling from The Master’s University, a Master of Divinity from Faith Bible Seminary, and a Doctor of Ministry in Expository Preaching from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Sacha currently serves as a senior pastor at Maranatha Baptist Church in Sao Jose dos Campos and is a leader of the Brazilian Association of Biblical Counselors. He and his wife, Ana, have three children, Pedro, Tito, and Marina. Sacha joins us to share about his life, testimony of faith, calling to ministry and biblical counseling, as well as lessons learned along the way.

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Getting to Know Steve Viars

Dr. Steve Viars has served as a pastor and biblical counselor for over 30 years at Faith Church and Faith Biblical Counseling Ministries in Lafayette, IN. Steve serves as the Vice President of the Board of Directors for the Biblical Counseling Coalition. He also serves on the boards of Vision of Hope, a faith-based residential treatment center for at-risk girls, and the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors. Steve is a frequent speaker at conferences, colleges, and seminaries in the United States and abroad. He and his wife, Kris, have three children: Bethany, married to Rob, Karis, married to Austin, Andrew, and three grandchildren. Steve joins us for this episode of 15:14 to share about his upbringing, testimony of faith, journey to biblical counseling, and valuable lessons he’s learned from ministry.

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Twelve Stones

Scott O’Malley is Executive Director of Twelve Stones. Twelve Stones is a biblical counseling ministry focused on counseling retreats for individuals or couples. They have ministered to more than 2,300 individuals from around the world. Scott joins us for this episode of 15:14 to discuss the history and philosophy of Twelve Stones and to walk us through their unique counseling format.

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Dr. Rob Green (Rebroadcast)

Meet Dr. Rob Green. Rob is a BCC Council Member who serves as Pastor of Counseling and Seminary Ministries at Faith Church in Lafayette, IN. On today’s episode of 15:14, listen and learn how Rob went from athlete to engineering student to biblical counselor. He also shares some highs and lows of biblical counseling ministry and how the Lord preserves him in ministry.

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Lauren Whitman

Lauren Whitman joins the 15:14 podcast today to discuss her book, A Biblical Counseling Process: Guidance for the Beginning Middle, and End from New Growth Press. Lauren holds a Master of Arts in Counseling from Westminster Theological Seminary. She serves as a Staff Counselor at Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation (CCEF). In addition to serving as a counselor, Lauren also works as the developmental editor for the Journal of Biblical Counseling and has authored numerous JBC articles.

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Deepak Reju

Deepak Reju is a member of the Board of Directors for the Biblical Counseling Coalition. He serves as the Pastor of Biblical Counseling and Families at Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, DC. Deepak does individual and couples counseling, leads groups, develops the vision for the counseling ministry, and supervises the counseling team. He did his theological training at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (MDiv, PhD). Deepak and his wife, Sarah, have been married since 2001 and have five children. He is the author of On Guard: Preventing and Responding to Child Abuse at Church, The Pastor and Counseling: The Basics of Shepherding Members in Need, She’s Got the Wrong Guy: Why Smart Women Settle, and Pornography: Fighting for Purity. Deepak joins us for this episode of 15:14 to share about his upbringing, journey to faith, and lessons learned in biblical counseling.

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Margy Tripp (Rebroadcast)

Check out our most downloaded episode of 2021! Margy Tripp is an author, biblical counselor, teacher, and speaker. She and her husband, Tedd Tripp, minister alongside one another through Shepherding the Heart Ministries. Margy joins us for this episode of 15:14 to discuss her most recent book It’s Not Too Late: Restoring Broken Relationships with Teenage and Adult Children.

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