A Word from Bob: A Two-Part Mini-Series
You’re reading Part 2 of a two-part blog mini-series on CIBC—Clinically-Informed Biblical Counseling. You can read Part 1 here: Clinically-Informed Biblical Counseling: Reflections and Recommendations. I’d encourage you to read Part 1 before finishing today’s post.
I focused Part 1 on encouraging clinically-informed biblical counselors to continue to build upon two foundational commitments:
Theologically-saturated biblical counseling must inform clinically-informed biblical counseling. God’s Word is the necessary, authoritative, and sufficient foundation for assessing the world’s information. My New Audience: NCIBCers
My audience in Part 2 is different. Today I’m writing to NCIBC—Non-Clinically-Informed Biblical Counselors.
This audience includes all persons who describe themselves as a biblical counselor, but eschew (I’ve always wanted to use the word “eschew”) the additional label of “clinically-informed.”
I’m focusing Part 2 on encouraging non-clinically-informed biblical counselors to:
Honestly recognize and admit that we all are informed by more than just the Bible. Honestly and accurately speak about our clinically-informed biblical counseling brothers and sisters. Humbly respond to, interact with, and learn from those who choose to call themselves clinically-informed biblical counselors. Humbly engage with extra-biblical literature—assessing its potential helpfulness
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