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In this article, Gembola describes unassertiveness as more than a personality trait. It expresses anxiety that springs from a lack of Christian maturity. With help from some of the church’s earliest leaders, he charts a course to help these brothers and sisters find their voice and then use it for the good of the church.

Michael is an adjunct faculty member at CCEF and consulting editor for the Journal of Biblical Counseling. He is an ordained minister and a licensed professional counselor (LPC) and serves as Executive Director of Blue Ridge Christian Counseling in VA. He holds master’s degrees in biblical studies and in counseling from Westminster Theological Seminary and has done continuing education in trauma recovery. He teaches counseling courses at Westminster, the Blue Ridge Institute for Theological Education, and Santiago Seminary. He is the author of After an Affair: Pursuing Restoration (P&amp;R Publishing, 2018) and Anxious about Decisions: Finding Freedom in the Peace of God (New Growth Press, 2022).

Helping the Unassertive Find Their Voice

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