by Scott Mehl
Last month I made the case for why biblical counseling should often take place in our homes. Of course, you’ll notice that in my entire post I never quoted a single Bible verse that required personal ministry to take place in the home. That’s because there isn’t one. Counseling in your home is a common implication of the biblical principles of hospitality, but it’s nowhere near a biblical command in and of itself.
Where you counsel someone is an issue of wisdom, and as such, it has a number of different good answers. Where you counsel someone is, most fundamentally, an issue of love. The question isn’t “Where do I want to counsel this person?” or even “What’s the most convenient place to counsel this person?” The question ought to be: “Given what I know about them, and their situation, where would be the most loving place to counsel this person?”
Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, (Philippians 2:4–5)
While the answer to that question may sometimes be “our homes,” there will inevitably be
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