When those around you are suffering, it’s not up to them to find comfort on their own.
– Scott Mehl
About the Episode In this episode of the Hope + Help Podcast, host Christine Chappell interviews Scott Mehl about his new book, Loving Messy People: The Messy Art of Helping One Another Become More Like Jesus. During the conversation, Scott shares why interpersonal ministry in the local church isn’t restricted to paid professionals and trained experts. He helps listeners to better understand God’s good design for one-another care and offers some reasons why Christians often balk at the call to enter into the messy lives of other people. Scott outlines a basic structure of gospel care and explains why its necessary for helpers, strugglers, and sufferers to have God-oriented goals when thinking about how to navigate their problems. He also addresses practical ways pastors and church leaders can take first steps in preparing their church to become a community which cares for one-another well through the practice of intentional discipleship relationships.
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