Pastors

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

Why Must Shepherds Learn About Domestic Abuse?

Why Must Shepherds Learn About Domestic Abuse?

Book Notes: Volume 7

Book Notes: Volume 7

Michael Gembola

Becoming a Refuge: A New Teaching Series

February 23, 2026

Becoming a Refuge: A New Teaching Series

Darby Strickland

Pastoral Burnout and Psalm 3: God’s Faithfulness Through the Night

December 11, 2025

Pastoral Burnout and Psalm 3: God’s Faithfulness Through the Night

David Gunner Gundersen

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

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

As a pastor, how can I navigate my weakness when congregants expect strength?

As a pastor, how can I navigate my weakness when congregants expect strength?

When Church Members Are in Secular Therapy

When Church Members Are in Secular Therapy

When We Hurt Those Who Are Hurting

December 21, 2023

When We Hurt Those Who Are Hurting

Simplify in Order to Understand

November 9, 2023

Simplify in Order to Understand

Because He Cares—for Me?

October 19, 2023

Because He Cares—for Me?

Alasdair Groves

How can biblical counseling help my preaching?

How can biblical counseling help my preaching?

How do I persevere as a pastor when my ministry feels fruitless?

January 19, 2023

How do I persevere as a pastor when my ministry feels fruitless?

Richard Baxter: Puritan Ministry for Modern Churches

November 21, 2022

Richard Baxter: Puritan Ministry for Modern Churches

Is Your Assurance under Assault?

Is Your Assurance under Assault?

Alasdair Groves

How do I find a balance between pressing ministry needs and my personal and family life?

January 12, 2022

How do I find a balance between pressing ministry needs and my personal and family life?

For Pastors: A New Perspective on Referring Out

August 11, 2021

For Pastors: A New Perspective on Referring Out

Why Pastors Have a Unique Responsibility to Counsel

Why Pastors Have a Unique Responsibility to Counsel

The Pastor as Counselor: The Call for Soul Care

The Pastor as Counselor: The Call for Soul Care

How to Create Effective Care Teams at Your Church

How to Create Effective Care Teams at Your Church

Pastor: What Your Wife Wishes You Knew about Being a Pastor’s Wife

Pastor: What Your Wife Wishes You Knew about Being a Pastor’s Wife

What advice or encouragement do you have for pastors during this pandemic?

What advice or encouragement do you have for pastors during this pandemic?

Alasdair Groves

Pastor: Equip Your People to Counsel Each Other

November 12, 2018

Pastor: Equip Your People to Counsel Each Other

Five Counseling Myths in the Church

September 12, 2018

Five Counseling Myths in the Church

Pastor's Pearls with Marc Davis

Pastor's Pearls with Marc Davis

Alasdair Groves

Burnout and Stress

Burnout and Stress

The Gospel for Shame

The Gospel for Shame

So Much Fear and Anxiety

So Much Fear and Anxiety

Depression & Anxiety: How Can Churches Help?

February 27, 2018

Depression & Anxiety: How Can Churches Help?

Saying “Yes” to What Can Kill You

January 10, 2018

Saying “Yes” to What Can Kill You

Persevering in Ministry

December 31, 2017

Persevering in Ministry

A Familial Approach to Confidentiality in the Church

December 31, 2017

A Familial Approach to Confidentiality in the Church

CCEF for Pastors with Ed Welch

November 2, 2017

CCEF for Pastors with Ed Welch

Alasdair Groves, Ed Welch

Guilt and Its Associates

September 5, 2017

Guilt and Its Associates

Thoughts on Being a Pastor’s Wife

Thoughts on Being a Pastor’s Wife

Barbara Miller Juliani

Three Ideas for an Overburdened Ministry

Three Ideas for an Overburdened Ministry

One Thing Every Church Can Do about Suffering

One Thing Every Church Can Do about Suffering

Ministry to People Who Take Up a Lot of Time

Ministry to People Who Take Up a Lot of Time

Andrew Nicholls

Six Things to Know about Anger

Six Things to Know about Anger

Fear and counseling in the church

September 15, 2016

Fear and counseling in the church

Anger within church leadership

August 27, 2016

Anger within church leadership

For Pastors Who Counsel: Reasons to Lack Confidence

August 18, 2016

For Pastors Who Counsel: Reasons to Lack Confidence

What is the pastor's role as counselor?

What is the pastor's role as counselor?

Tim Lane, Winston Smith

How can I counsel someone who feels detached from God?

How can I counsel someone who feels detached from God?

Special guest Kevin DeYoung on How the Ministry of Counseling is Important to his Church

Special guest Kevin DeYoung on How the Ministry of Counseling is Important to his Church

How pastors counsel

How pastors counsel

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?

Pastoral Apologetics

Pastoral Apologetics

Difference between Counseling at CCEF and in a Church

Difference between Counseling at CCEF and in a Church

Mike Emlet, Tim Lane

What is the relationship between counseling and practical theology?

What is the relationship between counseling and practical theology?

When should a pastor recommend a psychiatrist?

When should a pastor recommend a psychiatrist?

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)

How Biblical Counseling Affects Preaching

How Biblical Counseling Affects Preaching

Pastoral ministry: A sure way to be dishonored

Pastoral ministry: A sure way to be dishonored

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

Superhuman ministry (Part 4)

Superhuman ministry (Part 4)

Superhuman ministry (Part 2)

Superhuman ministry (Part 2)

Superhuman ministry (Part 1)

Superhuman ministry (Part 1)

Superhuman ministry (Part 3)

Superhuman ministry (Part 3)

Pastoral Wisdom and the Mandate to Report Abuse

Pastoral Wisdom and the Mandate to Report Abuse

"Do people who commit suicide go to heaven?"

"Do people who commit suicide go to heaven?"

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

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

Ways I’ve grown in pastoral care by Steve Casey

Ways I’ve grown in pastoral care by Steve Casey

Ordinary People Do Heavy Lifting

Ordinary People Do Heavy Lifting

Becoming a Wilderness Companion

Becoming a Wilderness Companion

Preaching or counseling?

Preaching or counseling?

Hospital Visitation: Become a Companion in the Wilderness

December 31, 2015

Hospital Visitation: Become a Companion in the Wilderness

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

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

How to Set Up Church-Based Accountability Groups

December 31, 2014

How to Set Up Church-Based Accountability Groups

Alasdair Groves

Lessons from Proverbs: Not Just a Collection of One-Liners

December 31, 2013

Lessons from Proverbs: Not Just a Collection of One-Liners

Book Review

August 31, 2013

Book Review

A Most Welcome Visitor

A Most Welcome Visitor

The Pastor as Counselor

The Pastor as Counselor

Modeling grace through prayer requests

August 30, 2009

Modeling grace through prayer requests

SEMBEQ Seminary & CCEF: Training church planting leaders

SEMBEQ Seminary & CCEF: Training church planting leaders

When Independent Counselors Do Pastoral Care

When Independent Counselors Do Pastoral Care

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?

Large Church Pastoral Care: Personal Ministry that Transforms

Large Church Pastoral Care: Personal Ministry that Transforms

Andrea Mungo, Frances Bragdon Nelson

Planting a Church—On the Fly!

Planting a Church—On the Fly!

Everyday Life of a Pastor: Reasons to Persevere

Everyday Life of a Pastor: Reasons to Persevere

Leadership Training: Shepherding Leaders to Shepherd the Flock

Leadership Training: Shepherding Leaders to Shepherd the Flock

Transforming Your Church: Cultivating a Culture of Peace

September 30, 2003

Transforming Your Church: Cultivating a Culture of Peace

What Is “Ministry of the Word?”

January 31, 2003

What Is “Ministry of the Word?”

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