A Word from Bob: You’re reading Part 8 of a 10-part blog series on 10 Common Mistakes Biblical Counselors Sometimes Make.
Mistake #1: We Elevate Data Collection Above Soul Connection. Mistake #2: We Share God’s Eternal Story Before We Listen Well and Wisely to Our Friend’s Earthly Story. Mistake #3: We Talk at Counselees Rather Than Exploring Scriptures with Counselees. Mistake #4: We Practice Half-Biblical Counseling If We Address Sin but Neglect Suffering. Mistake #5: We Fail to Follow the Trinity’s Model of Comforting Care. Mistake #6: We Tend to View People One-Dimensionally. Mistake #7: We Devalue Emotions Rather Than Seeing Emotions as God’s Idea. Mistake #8: We Minimize the Complexity of the Soul-Body Interconnection
Because we are soul physicians and soul care-givers, our tendency is to focus on matters of the soul. Most biblical counselors are not trained in the medical field, so we wisely avoid offering medical guidance.
Yet, that appropriate emphasis on the soul can morph into a sole focus on the soul. I’ve seen this show itself in several ways while supervising counselors:
We ignore the exploration of physical symptoms. We minimize the need for a complete physical workup. We fail to
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