“What Do You Think of All of That…?”

Increasingly in counseling, I find myself saying some form of this question…

“What do you think of all of that…?”

Let me explain…

The Personal Ministry of the Word 

If you’ve read anything I’ve ever written on biblical counseling, then you know I often compare/contrasts:

The personal ministry of the Word—biblical counseling. The pulpit ministry of the Word—biblical preaching/teaching.

You also know that I seek to encourage counselors to take advantage of the blessings of the personal ministry of the Word—factors like:

The opportunity for give-and-take interaction between counselor and counselee. The ability to talk with a counselee about a pertinent passage rather than simply talking at or just teaching to The power of trialogue: In a monologue I talk to or at you. In a dialogue we engage in gospel conversations together. In a trialogue there are always three persons present—the counselee, the counselor, and the Divine Counselor through the Word of God and the Spirit of God at work in the people of God. The opportunity to engage in spiritual conversations and scriptural explorations where the counselor does not simply teach the passage. Instead, the counselor

To continue...read the full-length post originally published on this site.