Author: Dave Deuel

The Biblical Roots of Our Counseling: God’s Plan for Listening and Growing

The Biblical Roots of Our Counseling: God’s Plan for Listening and Growing

Posted by | Oct 13, 2023 | |

Embedded in the Lord’s story is a plan for listening through eight actions guiding our spiritual growth.[3] God wrote Scripture intending to mature us through this sacred process and no other. It is discipleship and soul care woven into a clearly articulated plan. Let’s look at each of these activities for a brief introduction to the roots of God’s spiritual growth process for our counseling. The activities are sequential; each one is necessary before the next one can be followed. Continue Reading →

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The Biblical Roots of Our Counseling: The Lord of the Story

The Biblical Roots of Our Counseling: The Lord of the Story

Posted by | Oct 11, 2023 | |

What’s your story? Each of our stories is an account of our life experience during our earthly sojourn. But Scripture focuses on the Lord of the story, who offers redemption and healing from the effects of sin. Soul care is our intervention into another’s experience in the Lord’s story. It is our response to His mercy by first listening, then ministering. Continue Reading →

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Shouldn’t Disability Care Givers Do Soul Care? Part 2: The Soul Care Mission

Shouldn’t Disability Care Givers Do Soul Care? Part 2: The Soul Care Mission

Posted by | May 19, 2023 | |

Part 1 of this series, “An Unmet Global Need,” revealed that an increasing number of people with disabilities are unable to go to church. One in six people is in danger of being cut off from Christian fellowship or never experiencing it. This group is the size of the continent of Africa! How can the church build a bridge from its front doors to unchurched people with disabilities? Continue Reading →

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Shouldn’t Disability Care Givers Do Soul Care? Part 1: An Unmet Global Need

Shouldn’t Disability Care Givers Do Soul Care? Part 1: An Unmet Global Need

Posted by | May 18, 2023 | |

Many disability care professionals view their work as a personal mission, their life’s vocation. They enter disability care-related fields to help people as their service for Christ. Serving others is an expression of their worship. What is more, their labor is deeply personal. Disability caregivers are called to one person at a time. Continue Reading →

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