15:14 - Biblical Counseling Coalition

Ed Welch(Rebroadcast)

Ed Welch (Ph.D.) joins Curtis to discuss his book, A Small Book about a Big Problem. Dr. Welch brings years of wisdom gleaned from counseling many who struggle with sinful anger to this very accessible book. It is written for all people, whether they think they have a problem with anger or not, and it is written in short bites intended to be chewed on throughout the day for 50 days.

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Stand for Biblical Counseling

This episode of 15:14 is unique. Our guest, Steve Viars, joins us to inform you and ask for your help regarding a direct attack against biblical counseling in West Lafayette, Indiana. Faith Church in Lafayette is an historic church in the modern biblical counseling movement. One of their campuses is in West Lafayette and would come under the jurisdiction of Ordinance 31-21. This ordinance claims to ban “Conversion Therapy” but expands the definition of this therapy beyond its original meaning and includes any attempt at altering a person’s sexual expression/identity/preference/desires/practice in any way, even if the person is seeking help to change. In addition, this ordinance targets non-licenced counselors with fines of $1,000/day for violating this ordinance. 

LGBTQ advocates have been working to ban all attempts to help anyone turn away from the lifestyle they wish to promote and live in accordance with God’s design for human sexuality. This map shows the advancement of the LGBTQ movement to accomplish its goal on this particular issue. 

Individuals and churches in the area started a non-profit organization called Lafayette Citizens for Freedom. You can find out more about the organization and how you can support their efforts at the website freedomlafayette.org. 

In this episode, Dr. Viars shares how this legislation came to be, how Faith, and others have responded, and how you can learn from their example to address similar legislation in your community. 

Previous episodes with Steve Viars:

Loving Your Community

Steve Viars

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Dr. Nate Brooks

Nate Brooks (PhD) serves as the Assistant Professor of Christian Counseling at the Charlotte campus of Reformed Theological Seminary. Nate, his wife Kate, and their children live on their mini-farm in Rock Hill, South Carolina and attend Lake Wylie Baptist Church. Dr. Brooks joins us to discuss his upbringing, conversion, introduction to biblical counseling, and lessons learned from biblical counseling ministry.

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Two Minute Favorites Vol. 6

It has been a couple years, but it’s back! Two Minute Favorites Vol. 6. Thanks to our team for putting together this collection of “Two Minute Favorites” from 2021.

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Juan Moncayo

BCC Council Member Juan Moncayo joins us for this episode of 15:14 to share about his life and journey to faith and biblical counseling. Juan’s testimony is an incredible display of God’s providence in all aspects of life. Juan serves as the lead pastor of La Fuente Church in his hometown of Quito, Ecuador. He joined us once before, on our 100th episode, to share about what God is doing in Ecuador through biblical counseling. You can find that episode here.

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Table for Two

David and Krista Dunham join us for this episode of 15:14 to discuss their new book Table for Two: Biblical Counsel for Eating Disorders from New Growth Press. They share how their own journey influenced them to write this book and offer wonderful insights that will encourage you, inform you, and spur you to buy this great resource.

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Rescue Plan & Rescue Skills

BCC Council Members Deepak Reju and Jonathan D. Holmes join us for this episode to discuss their new books Rescue Plan: Charting a Course to Restore Prisoners of Pornography and Rescue Skills: Essential Skills for Restoring the Sexually Broken.

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Angela Shelton

Angela Shelton is the founder of Connection Point, a biblical counseling ministry in Covington, Georgia. She earned an MA in counseling from Westminster Theological Seminary and is finishing a PhD in biblical counseling from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. She holds an Advanced Certification with the Association of Biblical Counselors and offers training through them as well. Angela joins us today on 15:14 to share about Connection Point and the unique ways they are connecting with the community.

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When Words Matter Most

When Words Matter Most: Speaking Truth with Grace to Those You Love is a new book co-authored by Cheryl Marshall and Caroline Newheiser that helps people understand the what, why, and how-to of having important life-transforming conversations with our loved ones. Cheryl Marshall is a wife, mom, counselor, and Bible teacher. She has over twenty-five years of experience teaching and discipling women, and she currently serves as director of women’s ministries at Founders Baptist Church in Spring, Texas. Caroline Newheiser is an ACBC-certified counselor. She has been a pastor’s wife for over thirty years and is currently the assistant coordinator of women’s counseling at Reformed Theological Seminary, Charlotte. Caroline’s ministries include counseling, blogging, and speaking to women’s groups. You can connect with either of them at cherylmarshall.com or carolinenewheiser.com. Both authors join us for this episode to discuss this wonderful resource.

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Matthew Cover

Matthew Cover received a Master of Divinity in biblical counseling from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. In addition to pastoral ministry, Matthew has put his training to use working with Corporate Chaplains of America. He joins us today on 15:14 to share about his experience bringing the gospel and biblical care to the public marketplace.

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