Author: Robert Jones

Handling Counseling-Related Phone Calls

Handling Counseling-Related Phone Calls

Posted by | Jun 16, 2021 | |

Part of the ministry we do as church-based counselors—whether as pastors or lay counselors—may involve calling people. We might call simply to check up on the person (a ministry “touch”), to offer a brief word of encouragement or prayer, or to schedule a face-to-face meeting. But some phone contacts are different. The person you call for one of the brief reasons above proceeds to open up a more serious problem and might want to talk right then about more lengthy matters we should normally reserve for a face-to-face counseling session. Or he might initiate the call to speak with you about such a pressing problem. How should we handle those kinds of calls? Continue Reading →

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Seven Recommendations for Parents of Prodigal Children

Seven Recommendations for Parents of Prodigal Children

Posted by | Jan 21, 2021 | |

“Horrified. Betrayed. Ashamed. Angry. Dishonored. Worthless. Sad. Hopeless.” Those were the words my friend Jill used when she learned her dear twenty-year-old daughter was in a committed lesbian relationship. Those descriptors capture the experience of many dads and moms whose children have walked away from their Christian upbringing. Perhaps your son has pursued a reckless path of autonomy that has resulted in addictions, debt, or joblessness. Maybe your daughter’s outward lifestyle appears stable—healthy friendships and a productive career—but she is still lost, “separate from Christ, . . . without hope and without God in the world” (Eph. 2:12). Continue Reading →

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Three Hope-Giving Guarantees When You Face Illness, Injury, or Disability

Three Hope-Giving Guarantees When You Face Illness, Injury, or Disability

Posted by | Aug 21, 2020 | |

When disease wracks your body or pain doesn’t relent, what hope do you have? Must you settle for wishful thinking, paltry platitudes, or mere survival? Caring physicians offer medical help, but is that enough? Where can you, as a Christian, find real hope? Thankfully, God’s Word delivers a deeper hope—a Christ-centered hope not dependent on improved health or physical relief. Let’s first hear Paul’s testimony and then unpack three hope-giving guarantees. Continue Reading →

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Rebuilding a Marriage After Betrayal

Rebuilding a Marriage After Betrayal

Posted by | Aug 19, 2020 | |

Notes Our session is on rebuilding a marriage after betrayal. Our focus in terms of a case topic will be adultery, but I want to be able to say that the principles we’re going to talk about apply to all sorts of betrayal. We’ll try to give a couple of…
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