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How Do I Get the Most from My Pastor’s Sermons?

How Do I Get the Most from My Pastor’s Sermons?

David Gunner Gundersen

A Prayer for Becoming a Refuge

A Prayer for Becoming a Refuge

Darby Strickland

Why We Must Identify Abuse in the Church

Why We Must Identify Abuse in the Church

How do I help my friend who has stopped going to church because it causes her anxiety?

How do I help my friend who has stopped going to church because it causes her anxiety?

Why Must Shepherds Learn About Domestic Abuse?

Why Must Shepherds Learn About Domestic Abuse?

Hospitality: Every Christian’s Calling

Hospitality: Every Christian’s Calling

Becoming a Refuge: A New Teaching Series

February 23, 2026

Becoming a Refuge: A New Teaching Series

Darby Strickland

Scripture Speaks to Trauma

February 17, 2026

Scripture Speaks to Trauma

Darby Strickland

Beyond the Church Meal Train: Caring for Women in Postpartum Distress

December 11, 2025

Beyond the Church Meal Train: Caring for Women in Postpartum Distress

Seeing the Work of the Spirit in Action

November 20, 2025

Seeing the Work of the Spirit in Action

Growing in Knowing People Through Pastoral Care

October 10, 2025

Growing in Knowing People Through Pastoral Care

12 Ways to Encourage an Open and Vulnerable Culture in Your Church

12 Ways to Encourage an Open and Vulnerable Culture in Your Church

A Master Class in One-Another Ministry

A Master Class in One-Another Ministry

God’s Work Around the World: One Counselor’s Story in the UK

God’s Work Around the World: One Counselor’s Story in the UK

To Live Is Christ: 2025 CCEF National Conference

To Live Is Christ: 2025 CCEF National Conference

The Riches of the Pauline Epistles: Knowing & Pursuing Christ

The Riches of the Pauline Epistles: Knowing & Pursuing Christ

Rediscovering Joy in the Midst of Heavy Ministry Experiences

Rediscovering Joy in the Midst of Heavy Ministry Experiences

David Gunner Gundersen

Navigating the Complexity of Church Relationships

Navigating the Complexity of Church Relationships

Alasdair Groves, Darby Strickland, David Gunner Gundersen, Esther Liu

Welcoming Families Impacted by Disability Back into the Church

Welcoming Families Impacted by Disability Back into the Church

Matthew McCraney

What encouragement would you give a ministry family during a stressful season?

January 13, 2025

What encouragement would you give a ministry family during a stressful season?

Alasdair Groves

Shaping Your Church's Culture

November 25, 2024

Shaping Your Church's Culture

Knowing Scripture & Knowing People

October 28, 2024

Knowing Scripture & Knowing People

Biblical Counseling for Pastors: Anxiety

October 23, 2024

Biblical Counseling for Pastors: Anxiety

Cultural Barriers to Confessing Sin in Asian American Churches

Cultural Barriers to Confessing Sin in Asian American Churches

The Church Is Doing Better than We Think

The Church Is Doing Better than We Think

Alasdair Groves

A Suicide Care Plan: One Church’s Model

November 21, 2022

A Suicide Care Plan: One Church’s Model

Richard Baxter: Puritan Ministry for Modern Churches

November 21, 2022

Richard Baxter: Puritan Ministry for Modern Churches

Counseling in a Season of Faith Deconstruction

November 21, 2022

Counseling in a Season of Faith Deconstruction

Michael Gembola

Three Recent Books on Narcissism and Spiritual Abuse in Church Leadership

November 23, 2021

Three Recent Books on Narcissism and Spiritual Abuse in Church Leadership

Michael Gembola

Benediction: Living under God’s Good Word

November 23, 2021

Benediction: Living under God’s Good Word

For Pastors: A New Perspective on Referring Out

August 11, 2021

For Pastors: A New Perspective on Referring Out

An Interview with Three Women in Counseling Ministry

An Interview with Three Women in Counseling Ministry

Michael Gembola

My social anxiety can feel debilitating. It's hard to attend church. What do I do?

My social anxiety can feel debilitating. It's hard to attend church. What do I do?

Sanctification: Balancing Grace and Obedience through the Ages

Sanctification: Balancing Grace and Obedience through the Ages

How to Create Effective Care Teams at Your Church

How to Create Effective Care Teams at Your Church

10 Ways to Educate Your Church on Domestic Abuse

January 4, 2021

10 Ways to Educate Your Church on Domestic Abuse

Darby Strickland

Expecting Less from Church

December 27, 2020

Expecting Less from Church

An Interview with the Founders of Two Church-Based Counseling Ministries

August 31, 2020

An Interview with the Founders of Two Church-Based Counseling Ministries

Michael Gembola

Biblical Counseling in Local Churches and Parachurch Ministries

August 31, 2019

Biblical Counseling in Local Churches and Parachurch Ministries

David Powlison, Heath Lambert

How do I help my church catch a vision for biblical counseling?

August 16, 2019

How do I help my church catch a vision for biblical counseling?

Alasdair Groves

#MeToo…(& #ChurchToo)

#MeToo…(& #ChurchToo)

How do you help the socially anxious connect at church?

February 28, 2019

How do you help the socially anxious connect at church?

Pastor: Equip Your People to Counsel Each Other

November 12, 2018

Pastor: Equip Your People to Counsel Each Other

Psychiatric Disorders & the Church

September 20, 2018

Psychiatric Disorders & the Church

Alasdair Groves, David Powlison

Five Counseling Myths in the Church

September 12, 2018

Five Counseling Myths in the Church

How do we pursue others like God pursues us?

How do we pursue others like God pursues us?

How do we engage with people this Sunday?

How do we engage with people this Sunday?

Caring for One Another: 8 Ways to Cultivate Meaningful Relationships

Caring for One Another: 8 Ways to Cultivate Meaningful Relationships

How is the church doing at caring for one another?

How is the church doing at caring for one another?

Depression & Anxiety: How Can Churches Help?

February 27, 2018

Depression & Anxiety: How Can Churches Help?

Serious Mental Health Problems: How Can Churches Help?

February 14, 2018

Serious Mental Health Problems: How Can Churches Help?

A Familial Approach to Confidentiality in the Church

December 31, 2017

A Familial Approach to Confidentiality in the Church

Digital JBC Must Reads: On Counseling in the Church

November 7, 2016

Digital JBC Must Reads: On Counseling in the Church

David Powlison, Steve Midgley, Tim Keller

Fear and counseling in the church

September 15, 2016

Fear and counseling in the church

I struggle with depression and avoid going to church. Can I be saved?

September 5, 2016

I struggle with depression and avoid going to church. Can I be saved?

Why We "Care" Instead of "Counsel" Each Other

August 31, 2016

Why We "Care" Instead of "Counsel" Each Other

Robert K. Cheong

What is the pastor's role as counselor?

What is the pastor's role as counselor?

Tim Lane, Winston Smith

How can the church minister to victims of sexual abuse?

How can the church minister to victims of sexual abuse?

Is it okay to go to a different church than my spouse?

Is it okay to go to a different church than my spouse?

How do I create a culture of grace and growth in my church?

How do I create a culture of grace and growth in my church?

Difference between Counseling at CCEF and in a Church

Difference between Counseling at CCEF and in a Church

Mike Emlet, Tim Lane

Marijuana

Marijuana

How do you hope CCEF courses will bless the church?

How do you hope CCEF courses will bless the church?

How do I cultivate meaningful relationships in my small group?

How do I cultivate meaningful relationships in my small group?

Getting Oriented

Getting Oriented

Do we need one another in the Christian life?

Do we need one another in the Christian life?

Some thoughts on how to provide long term pastoral care (Part 2)

Some thoughts on how to provide long term pastoral care (Part 2)

Some thoughts on how to provide long term pastoral care (Part 1)

Some thoughts on how to provide long term pastoral care (Part 1)

Helping “difficult” people in your church

Helping “difficult” people in your church

Black-or-white thinkers and their opposites

Black-or-white thinkers and their opposites

Pastoral ministry: A sure way to be dishonored

Pastoral ministry: A sure way to be dishonored

Three questions every Christian institution should ask itself

Three questions every Christian institution should ask itself

What the church really believes about sanctification

What the church really believes about sanctification

More than counseling: A vision for the entire church

More than counseling: A vision for the entire church

Incorporating counseling into the local church (Part 1)

Incorporating counseling into the local church (Part 1)

Incorporating counseling into the local church (Part 2)

Incorporating counseling into the local church (Part 2)

The pastor's counseling ministry

The pastor's counseling ministry

The Local Church Is THE Place for Biblical Counseling

The Local Church Is THE Place for Biblical Counseling

Pastoral Wisdom and the Mandate to Report Abuse

Pastoral Wisdom and the Mandate to Report Abuse

A pastor’s wife: The toughest job on the planet

A pastor’s wife: The toughest job on the planet

More evidence that scripture is of divine origin

More evidence that scripture is of divine origin

Ways I’ve grown in pastoral care by Steve Casey

Ways I’ve grown in pastoral care by Steve Casey

Questions to Ask before Starting a Counseling Ministry

Questions to Ask before Starting a Counseling Ministry

Keeping Gossip Out of Prayer Requests

Keeping Gossip Out of Prayer Requests

Matthew C. Mitchell

Going to War Is Easier than Coming Home: Ministry to Combat Veterans

August 31, 2015

Going to War Is Easier than Coming Home: Ministry to Combat Veterans

Book Review

August 31, 2015

Book Review

Michael Gembola

Ten Questions to Ask before Starting a Counseling Ministry in Your Church

Ten Questions to Ask before Starting a Counseling Ministry in Your Church

More Than a Proof Text: "Men—Treat Women Like Sisters"

More Than a Proof Text: "Men—Treat Women Like Sisters"

Michael Gembola

Something Worth Meeting For - A Biblical Vision for Small Groups

December 31, 2014

Something Worth Meeting For - A Biblical Vision for Small Groups

How to Set Up Church-Based Accountability Groups

December 31, 2014

How to Set Up Church-Based Accountability Groups

Alasdair Groves

Help for Busy Pastors

September 8, 2014

Help for Busy Pastors

Redirecting the Church's Drama

August 31, 2014

Redirecting the Church's Drama

William R. Edwards

Conflict in Corinth: A Surprising Way to Build a Community

August 31, 2014

Conflict in Corinth: A Surprising Way to Build a Community

Godly Intoxication: The Church Can Minister to Addicts

August 31, 2012

Godly Intoxication: The Church Can Minister to Addicts

The Pastor as Counselor

The Pastor as Counselor

Counseling in the local church part 2: Growth in grace

Counseling in the local church part 2: Growth in grace

iPods in the hospital

iPods in the hospital

More Than Counseling: A Vision for the Entire Church

More Than Counseling: A Vision for the Entire Church

One Church’s Story

One Church’s Story

Paul David Tripp, Tim Lane

Pastoral Care in a Growing Church: Bigger Boat or Better Boat?

Pastoral Care in a Growing Church: Bigger Boat or Better Boat?

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