by Mark Shaw | Jul 2, 2012 | Church Life, Disciple-Making
I was reflecting the other day about why is there a stigma for those who get counseling in the church (we’ll call them “counselees”) and it hit me! It’s because there are 2 groups of people: Counselees and Those who think they do NOT need...
by Mark Shaw | Mar 26, 2012 | Disciple-Making, Heartbeat of TIL, Life Lessons
To be a follower of Christ, you need to be taught since the word “disciple” comes from the same Latin root as the word “discipline” and indicates a student learning in a structured setting. So who is discipling you? When I ask that question to...
by Mark Shaw | Jul 30, 2011 | Church Life
I picked on youth pastors and seminaries – now, I’m picking on my own field: biblical counseling. Is biblical counseling hurting or helping the church? Well, that depends. In terms of informal biblical counseling of one Christian loving another Christian,...
by Mark Shaw | Apr 23, 2011 | Answers, Uncategorized
I love the ministry of the Word, especially in the biblical counseling room. Is preaching as effective as biblical counseling? Richard Baxter, a Puritan, stated that thirty minutes of private, pastoral conversation may accomplish more than 10 years of public...
by Mark Shaw | Oct 19, 2010 | Biblical Counseling, Church Life, Posts by Mark
I know of SEVERAL churches in Alabama that take pride that their staff is not seminary-trained. They love the idea that no one on staff has a seminary education but is simply led by the Holy Spirit. I can partially understand what they mean; however, what I find...
