15:14 - Biblical Counseling Coalition

AM Brewster

AM Brewster hosts the Truth.Love.Parent podcast and serves as Director of Victory Academy for Boys. He joins Curtis on this episode to discuss both of these ministries and how they seek to help families glorify God and grow in love for one another.

Steve Midgley at BCC 2016 Global Summit

In 2016, the BCC hosted the first-ever Global Summit of biblical counseling leaders. This week's 15:14 episode is one of the talks given by Biblical Counseling UK Executive Director and BCC Council Member, Steve Midgley. Steve's address is titled "Heart-Focused Counsel Transforms Lives." If you would like to watch the rest of the 2016 Global Summit you can rent or purchase the videos here.

Demystifying PTSD Part 2

This week’s episode of 15:14 is content from an address Curtis gave at the Institute for Biblical Counseling and Discipleship (IBCD) 2018 Summer Institute Pre-Conference. The Pre-Conference was dedicated to equipping attendees to minister to those wrestling with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. This is part two of the talk, “Demystifying PTSD” which is one of four presentations during the pre-conference. To access the rest of the content you can visit the Ministering to PTSD page on IBCD's website. All content from the pre-conference and conference is available to those who subscribe to IBCD’s Observer Program. Details about the program can be found here.  

Demystifying PTSD Part 1

This week’s episode of 15:14 is content from an address Curtis gave at the Institute for Biblical Counseling and Discipleship (IBCD) 2018 Summer Institute Pre-Conference. The Pre-Conference was dedicated to equipping attendees to minister to those wrestling with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. This is part one of the talk, “Demystifying PTSD” which is one of four presentations during the pre-conference. To access the rest of the content you can visit the Ministering to PTSD page on IBCD's website. All content from the pre-conference and conference is available to those who subscribe to IBCD’s Observer Program. Details about the program can be found here.  

Andrew Rogers

Andrew Rogers joins Curtis for this episode of 15:14. Andrew serves as Assistant Professor of Biblical Counseling and Program Coordinator for Biblical Counseling at Boyce College. Curtis and Andrew discuss the biblical counseling program at Boyce and the benefits of pursuing an undergraduate degree in biblical counseling.

Matt Joiner

Matt Joiner is the Associate Pastor at Harvest Bible Chapel in Rockford, IL. He joins us today to discuss counseling children, youth, and families. One of the key topics in this interview is the incorporation of biblical counseling in the discipleship of each generation within the local church. Matt and Curtis also discuss the importance of preventative counsel with the goal of preparing our children for life by grounding them in the Word of God and teaching them to use the Bible as their primary resource to answer life's difficult questions. 

Winsomely Promoting Biblical Counseling

BCC Director, Curtis Solomon, shares ideas about how to winsomely advocate for biblical counseling and provides encouragement both for those who feel isolated in their biblical counseling ministry and for those who are surrounded by other biblical counselors. 

Sacha Mendes

Sacha Mendes joins Curtis on this week's episode of 15:14. Sacha is the first international member of the Board of Directors for the Biblical Counseling Coalition. He lives in San Jose Dos Compos, Brazil, where he serves as one of the pastors of Maranatha Baptist Church. Additionally, Sacha leads the Brazilian Association of Biblical Counselors. 

Anne Dryburgh

Anne Dryburgh, originally from Scotland, serves as a missionary in Belgium. Over the past few decades, Anne has been utilizing her training and gifts in biblical counseling to evangelize and disciple a part of the world where fewer than one tenth of one percent of people claim to be evangelical Christians. She has also written a book for the purpose of helping people counsel women in abusive marriages. In this episode, Anne shares insights from her cross-cultural experience as well as insights from her book.

Parenting and Disabilities

This is the fourth installment of interviews with Joni Eareckson Tada regarding the relationship between biblical counseling and disability ministry. Once again, Joni is joined by Dr. John Street, who is the Chair of the Biblical Counseling Department at The Master's University and Seminary. This week's episode is a brief discussion on parenting children with disabilities.