Soul Care Culture: Developing a Church-Wide Culture of Biblical Soul Care
Welcome to Soul Care Culture, a podcast by Biblical Counseling Ministries. Join our founder, Mike Hanson, as he engages in meaningful conversations to glorify God and empower church leaders like you to cultivate a church-wide culture of biblical SoulCare. Gain valuable insights, strategies, and resources to create a community of care and transformation in your church.
Episodes
66 episodes
Episode 66: The Joy of Repentance: A Testimony of Reconciliation (with Jarrod Bartholomew and Renee Legey)
Why is it so difficult to go to your church with the struggles of your soul? What does it look like practically for a believer to seek help from their church? How does a pastor respond? Tragically, we have seen a trend that many Christians aren...
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Episode 65: Psychology and the Chief End of Man (with William Smith)
How has our culture been influenced by psychology? How has that affected the church? You cannot go very many places in our world and not encounter the definitions and categories that have been handed to us by the psychology establishment. Many ...
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Episode 64: Returning to the Basics (with Dr. Jim Berg)
If you look out at your church, how many of your flock still have a regular therapist outside of your biblical counseling? Are there those who are addressing their problems through medication? Or do they attribute their issues to a diagnosis of...
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Episode 63: A SoulCare Framework (with Chad Nightingale & Kent Kloter)
Dear pastor, if you’ve been listening to our podcast for a while, you’ve heard us refer to our Customized Blueprint Solution to assist churches in creating a culture of SoulCare. However, you may be wondering what exactly that means or how it l...
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Episode 62: How to Thrive in the Midst of Ministry (with Dr. Garrett Higbee)
When I think of leaders, especially leaders in ministry, not only do they have all the pressures and stressors of directing a team, but they also have to grapple with spiritual warfare, the responsibility of guiding their flock, nourishing marr...
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Episode 61: SoulCare™ Through the Ministry of Small Groups (with Scott Mehl)
We are talking to small group leaders for today’s conversation. Have you ever wondered what your role is as a small group leader? Is it to lead discussions about the latest sermons or to be hospitable and make sure there are good snacks? And ju...
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Episode 60: Why Pastors Resist Attending a Counseling Conference (with Jonathan Chadbourn)
We are bringing you this conversation live from the ACBC Conference in Fort Worth, Texas. Each conference has been so encouraging and insightful; however, there is one thing I’ve noticed – not as many pastors are involved enough in their counse...
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Episode 59: A Biblical Response to Dark Events (with Andrew Gerber)
What do we do when dark events sweep across our nation and affect us close to home? How do we respond as pastors and leaders when current events affect our congregation so deeply? Often, when events like the assassination of Charli...
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Episode 58: Can Anyone Be a “Biblical Counselor?” (with Joshua Greiner)
The biblical counseling movement is ever-growing, and yet, not everyone who goes by the title of “biblical counselor” adheres to the same ideals and beliefs. There are those who claim to be biblical counselors but still turn to outside sources,...
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Episode 57: Addressing Areas of Addiction (with Mark Shaw & Andrew Held)
In the counseling room, you will come across a wide range of issues and problems that people are seeking counseling for. There are few that are more daunting than issues of addiction, whether that be drugs, alcohol, pornography, or something el...
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Episode 56: An Experience of Deconstruction (with Henry Nightingale & Christian Martin)
It’s Kari Gross again, and I’m back with Henry Nightingale and Christian Martin, the co-hosts of a Christian gaming podcast called Courage Wisdom Power. If you missed our first episode with them, you’ll want to be sure to
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Episode 55: Equipping Teens to Have a Biblical Worldview (with Henry Nightingale & Christian Martin)
Many pastors and elders experience discouragement in counseling and even doubt they have the time, training, and resources to do it well. We firmly believe that people should be able to go to their church for help when they are faced with life ...
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Episode 54: What Occurs in Intensive Counseling? (with Mark Schuitema)
Where do you send your sheep to get outside help? Who can be trusted? It’s normal to feel nervous and wonder if the advice they receive will be biblically sound. In a past episode, we shared some behind-the-scenes of what intensive...
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Episode 53: Championing a Biblical Counseling Ministry (with Brad Bigney)
Does a thriving biblical counseling ministry really need to be championed by the lead pastor? What if they are too busy or have too much on their plate already? These are just some of the questions we are going to be tackling in this conversati...
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Episode 52: What’s It Like In The Counseling Room? (with Christi Thach & Kent Kloter)
Kari Gross is filling in as the host for this episode, where we are giving you a peek inside the counseling room. A few of our teammates have joined us for this conversation and have graciously agreed to give a glimpse into their counseling rel...
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Episode 51: Common Mistakes in Biblical Counseling (with Tim Pasma)
The burden to counsel well can lie heavy on our minds and hearts. No one knows that better than Pastor Tim Pasma. He understands your world as Tim is the Senior Pastor of about 130 people at LaRue Baptist Church in LaRue, OH. Tim i...
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Episode 50: Partnerships that Strengthen (with Counsel Advocate Couple)
Have you ever wondered what happens when you send your people to a three-day intensive? What did they learn? Was it true to Scripture? How can you build on what they achieved there?This is the topic we are covering today, along with Ben...
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Episode 49: The Preacher As Counselor (with Scott Gnuse)
As pastors, we recognize our sacred calling to teach and preach God’s Word to our flock. But one of the questions we’ve been pondering is that of our call to counsel and care for them as well.How does or should the care of souls within ...
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Episode 48: Biblical Counseling Around the World (with Andrew Rogers)
There has been a biblical counseling movement going on for about 60 years now and it’s still moving! We are so excited to be able to share with you not only what is going on inside our country, but internationally as well.Joining for th...
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Episode 47: A Call to Clarity (with Heath Lambert)
Recently, we’ve seen more terms like “clinically-informed” and “trauma-informed” emerge in the counseling world. How are we to tell what is in line with biblical counseling and what isn’t? Many of these movements are more syncretistic in nature...
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Episode 46: A Biblical Response to Burnout (with Rob Green)
Have you ever felt burnt out? After a long day of vocational ministry, you return home but you can’t stop worrying and thinking about all the people under your care. Perhaps you are wondering how you will manage to keep pastoring in the midst o...
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Episode 45: SoulCare™ and Discipling at Home (with Noelle Baffa)
In our last episode, Kari Gross shared her personal testimony and the role SoulCare™ has played in her life. And now, we have the pleasure of welcoming her daughter, Noelle Baffa, for this follow-up conversation.Following Jesus and allow...
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Episode 44: Where Should We Turn For Help? (with Kari Gross)
What do we do at BCM, and why does it even matter? This is the question Kari Gross is going to help us answer in this conversation.At BCM, we firmly believe people should be able to go to their local church and receive help when they fac...
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Episode 43: The Biblical Counselors Society (with Nick Sevier)
What do you do, dear pastor, when you encounter a counseling situation that has you stumped or is difficult to navigate? Where do you turn to for practical, biblical advice?My guest today has encountered this question many times, which ...
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Episode 42: Returning SoulCare™ to the Local Church (with Chad Nightingale)
“It is very possible and very good for SoulCare to go back to the local church.”This is something we return to time and time again and it’s because there are so many churches that outsource SoulCare™ to voices outside the Church...
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