Why I Wrote Consider Your Counsel

Biblical counselors are well known for emphasizing progressive sanctification. We can be equally well-known for the iron-sharpening-iron process of progressively growing together as biblical counselors:

The progressive sanctification of the modern biblical counseling movement.

Endorsements for Consider Your Counsel

Many biblical counseling leaders concur with the ongoing need for the progressive sanctification of the modern biblical counseling movement. Here are their thoughts on Consider Your Counsel.

“Bob has hit the nail on the head! Every biblical counselor should review this book annually. Every counselor in supervision should be required to read it. It is not a critique—it is a self-evaluation tool that will aid the counselor in maintaining biblical excellence while providing competent, consistent under-shepherding. This book is rather like the pastoral epistles focused on one aspect of ministering. This is one of those books I wish I had written. Having supervised about 300 counselors towards certification, I’ve touched on all of these issues more than once.”
Howard Eyrich, Director of Doctor of Ministry Program, Birmingham Theological Seminary; ACBC Fellow

“The pace at which a counselee changes is often a reflection of how skillfully the counselor models the compassion of Christ and ministers the Word of


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