Author: Tim St. John

Anxiety in a War Zone: Counseling a Pastor in the Face of Persecution

Anxiety in a War Zone: Counseling a Pastor in the Face of Persecution

Posted by | Feb 21, 2025 | |

A church-planting pastor in Myanmar faces anxiety not from ordinary stressors but from the daily threats of persecution. Living under an oppressive military regime, he navigates bombings, surveillance, and the burden of shepherding his church. Through biblical counseling, he learns to be still before God and meditate on Christ’s care, anchoring his heart in the gospel amid suffering. His story is a powerful reminder of the need for global gospel care in the face of persecution. Continue Reading →

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Preaching that Promotes a Counseling Culture

Preaching that Promotes a Counseling Culture

Posted by | Nov 21, 2024 | |

Just as counseling can be used by God to shape an individual’s life, preaching can shape church culture by directing hearts to Christ and encouraging dependence on His grace. As we model vulnerability, preach to the heart, make doctrine personal, highlight God’s grace at work, and emphasize relational application, we can help each of our churches become communities where the worship of Christ can grow and where everyone longs to more personally display the riches of His love to one another.
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Questions to Help Develop a Counseling Culture

Questions to Help Develop a Counseling Culture

Posted by | Aug 30, 2024 | |

While it has often been said that every Christian is a biblical counselor, we must clarify for our churches what this calling on their lives truly means and how it’s a calling we fulfill as we all work together. By giving us the mind of Christ and the gospel of Christ, God has provided His church with a relationship vocabulary that allows us to care for one another in any season with the hope of Christ. Continue Reading →

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The Counselor’s Toolbox: Creating Gospel-Centered Homework

The Counselor’s Toolbox: Creating Gospel-Centered Homework

Posted by | Jul 15, 2024 | |

Our July 2024 mini-series on the BCC Grace and Truth blog offers biblical counselors a few more tools for your counseling toolbox. In this first article, Tim St. John shares three categories to guide counselors in choosing homework that best suits the current stage of counseling. In other contributions to the series, Joe Hussung explains how confrontation can move the counseling conversation forward, and Keith Evans discusses using versatility and variety of prayer in the counseling room. Continue Reading →

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Church-Based Counselor Supervision

Church-Based Counselor Supervision

Posted by | Sep 18, 2023 | |

This week’s mini-series on the Grace and Truth blog addresses counseling supervision. In this first article, Tim St. John provides an example of counselor supervision within the local church. In other contributions to the series, Caroline Newheiser offers five pieces of advice for counseling supervisors, and Gary Hallquist encourages supervisors to be gentle toward the counselors they oversee. Continue Reading →

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