Biblical Counselling and the Local Church
In this interview, I sit down with Dr Andrew Collins – NHS Consultant Psychiatrist and Biblical Counsellor – to discuss the connection between counselling and the church and how local churches can grow in their use and appreciation of biblical counselling.
- What is Biblical Counselling? – 00:48
- Is Biblical Counselling only for the most severe problems in the church? – 2:00
- Is Biblical Counselling for pastors only? – 3:00
- How do people with pastoral gifts fit in to local church ministry? – 4:32
- What about the pastor who doesn’t feel called or qualified to engage in counselling? – 5:49
- How do counselling and preaching complement one another? – 9:04
- Why should a pastor make time for counselling? – 12:23
- How should the church relate to other psychiatric healthcare providers? – 27:43
- Where can someone find further resources? – 32:13
We also discuss how a church could corporately minister to someone with a complex psycho-social problem by thinking through a hypothetical case of a person with bipolar disorder – 16:31
For more information, visit www.biblicalcounselling.org.uk