Counseling Addicts in Your Church: The Do’s and Don’ts of Effective Ministry

In this audio talk, Black discusses the essential elements of working with individuals struggling with substance, gambling, and sex addiction in your church, especially those with a history of relapse. He presents a plan for effective discipleship along with a discussion of the common pitfalls pastors and counselors encounter when working with individuals with addictions in the church. Black stresses the importance of community in healing from addiction and covers four important ingredients for developing a church-based addictions ministry.