Author: Howard Eyrich

Book Review of Gospel-Centered Marriage Counseling: An Equipping Guide for Pastors and Counselors by Bob Kellemen

Book Review of Gospel-Centered Marriage Counseling: An Equipping Guide for Pastors and Counselors by Bob Kellemen

Posted by | May 11, 2021 | |

How many pastors over forty (those who graduated seminary before the time when biblical marriage counseling was a curriculum offering) have found themselves muddling through the glorious task of marriage counseling? Well, I won’t ask for a show of hands—too embarrassing! Dr. Bob Kellemen has provided a tool that will help these men (and many others) fill in this training gap. Continue Reading →

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Helping Ministry Families in Transition

Helping Ministry Families in Transition

Posted by | Feb 26, 2021 | |

For a variety of reasons, ministry families make frequent moves. The only other profession so prone is the military. Sadly, ministry families often do not have the same support as those in the military. The military offers a camaraderie that is often missing in the ministry. The moving pastor usually has the support and attention of his official board and other church leadership. The wife has less support, and the children even less. Continue Reading →

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Book Review of “A Small Book about a Big Problem: Meditations on Anger, Patience, and Peace” by Edward T. Welch

Book Review of “A Small Book about a Big Problem: Meditations on Anger, Patience, and Peace” by Edward T. Welch

Posted by | Dec 22, 2020 | |

I must first confess that I am not an impartial judge in my review of “A Small Book about a Big Problem.” I have an emotional connection to Ed. You see, when he was a boy, he was in my youth group while I was a seminary student and youth pastor. My wife still uses his mother’s chicken a la king recipe she picked up from occasional meals in their family’s home. While a professor at CCEF, I taught the “Introduction to Biblical Counseling” class for Biblical Theological Seminary at which Ed was a student. Yet, with all those connections, I decided not to recuse myself from taking the role of a judge—is that not what we do when writing a review? Continue Reading →

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Passing the Torch to Millennials

Passing the Torch to Millennials

Posted by | Jul 29, 2020 | |

The recognition of generational distinctives and the need to co-op them to successfully past the torch of Christian ministry, with special emphasis on biblical counseling, to the next generation is the subject of concern in this blog. The Apostle Paul’s model of achieving this task with Timothy is examined. With the lens of contemporary culture as cited in the analysis of millennial and Z generations, it becomes evident that Paul, by functioning in accordance with his multiple principles of one anothering articulated in his various epistles, bridges the generational gap. This blog demonstrates that the charge to Timothy, from his Creator and Judge, is our charge; do likewise! Continue Reading →

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Parenting: A Biblical Strategy and Tactics

Posted by | Jan 24, 2020 | |

Parenting! Hmm, “Lord, much good material has been written since biblical counseling began to flourish in the last half of the 20th century. How can I approach this in a way that may help some folks to more effectively utilize existing materials?” This essay is the product of this prayer. I have learned much about parenting from counseling adults who have not been biblically parented or perhaps were repulsed by godly parenting. Let me focus on just five lessons. Continue Reading →

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