I just posted an 18-tweet thread on Twitter about being a “____-informed biblical counselor.”

If you don’t know what that means…or if you do…keep reading for some of my reflections and ponderings on this topic.

Keep in mind that Twitter limits how many characters/letters can be in each tweet.

A Twitter Tweet Thread 

Tweet 1: A long #BibleCn thread on being “an informed biblical counselor.” For a detailed discussion of this topic—related to counseling and sexual abuse—see https://rpmministries.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/A-Theologically-Informed-Approach-to-Sexual-Abuse-Counseling-PDF.pdfA Theologically-Informed Approach to Sexual Abuse Counseling: Implementing the Hermeneutical Spiral.” 1/

Tweet 2” In #BibleCn these days, there’s some level of controversy over the issue of being a “hyphenated-biblical counselor.” That is, being a: “____-informed-biblical counselor. Perhaps it’s a “trauma-informed BCer.” Or “a neuroscience-informed BCer.” Let’s ponder this together. 2/

Tweet 3: Defining what we mean is vital. It’s also vital to describe how we do what we mean. Let’s take the topic of a being a #BibleCn who is informed about sexual abuse. What information do we need? Where do we find it? How do we evaluate it? How do we implement it? 3/

Tweet 4: My Primary Premise (in 2 Tweets): Sexual abuse-informed #BibleCn must start with…the


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