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
46 episodes
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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Episode 41: Reflecting on All the Lord Has Done (with the BCM Family)
Can you believe it? We just surpassed 3,000 downloads of this podcast! We are so amazed at all that God has done and how He has used the conversations we’ve had here to bless and encourage you.This episode is going to look a little diffe...
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Episode 40: Guiding the Culture of Your Church (with William Smith)
What does it take to create not just an individual change, but a shift in the entire culture of a church? When we talk about culture, we are referring to the shared norms and default reactions, expectations, and approaches for a group of people...
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Episode 39: Resources to Help a Defiant Teenager (with Andrew Held and Shane Knapp)
What advice do you give a family when they can’t find help for their teen? Many parents are at the end of their rope, they can’t resolve the bad behavior, the school system doesn’t want to deal with it, and they have nowhere else to turn.
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Episode 38: Treating the Brain Versus Counseling the Mind (with Greg Gifford)
How often has someone told you they have a chemical imbalance or that they have received a mental illness disorder diagnosis? As a pastor and a counselor have you felt equipped to advise that person?What many people don’t realize is tha...
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Episode 37: The Value of the Apprenticeship Program (with Chad Nightingale)
I’m sure you know, Pastor, the heavy responsibility of looking after your flock. There is an expectation that you will have the answers and all the time in the world to counsel each and every member. If you are blessed to have other counselors ...
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Episode 36: Live from the ACBC Conference
Have you ever wondered what an ACBC Conference is like? Well, you don’t have to wonder any longer! We are recording live from the ACBC Conference in Fort Worth, Texas to give you a glimpse into what this year’s conference has been like....
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Episode 35: Biblical Counseling and Mental Disorder Diagnosis (with Dr. Jenn Chenn)
This week, Ben Holman is stepping in as our host at the 2024 ACBC Conference on the campus of Southwestern Theological Seminary.Over the past couple of episodes, we have been discussing the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Di...
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Episode 34: The Unmaking of Psychiatry, Part 2 (with Kari Gross & Ben Holman)
We are back for part two continuing our discussion of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) and The Book of Woe: The DSM and the Unmaking of Psychiatry. The author, Gary Greenberg, gives an account of...
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Episode 33: The Unmaking of Psychiatry, Part 1 (with Kari Gross & Ben Holman)
Pastor, I’m so thankful you’re meeting with me today through this podcast. In this modern world, there are many new terms coined every day and as soon as the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) issues their latest versio...
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Episode 32: When to Use Emergency Discipleship (with Greg Wetterlin)
We often communicate the importance of creating a biblical culture of SoulCare, but what do you do when there’s an urgent need for help — like those 3:00 AM calls when someone is in a literal or figurative emergency room, facing addiction, subs...
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Episode 31: The Advantages of Training Your Lay Pastors (with Don & Rosie Pierson)
How often when someone comes to us for help do we direct them to the pastor or lead counselor? What happens when their schedule gets full or they get overwhelmed?Joining me for this conversation about the advantages of sending your lay ...
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Episode 30: Tending to the Soul of Pastors (with Dr. Garrett Higbee)
As we think about creating a culture of SoulCare in your church, we recognize that it's often church leaders whose souls need cared for. Our latest episode of the podcast is all about how to help you, the pastors and leaders of the church.<...
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Episode 29: How to Encourage Those with Wayward Children (with Dr. Stuart Scott)
Do you have a child who has broken off communication with you? Perhaps they are no longer living a life that aligns with Scripture or have turned their back on you and the Lord entirely.For this conversation, I have the pleasure of talk...
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Episode 28: A Question of Sufficiency (with Dr. Sam Stephens)
Can the Bible really be applied to every aspect of our life today? That is the question many are asking. To what extent can Scripture inform the aspects of our lives?Culture tells pastors that it is not our job and seminary often has do...
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Episode 27: What is an ACBC Fellow? (with John Lehman)
We are taking a closer look at something we talk about all the time on this podcast and that is the Association of Christian Biblical Counselors (ACBC), specifically their fellow portion of the
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Episode 26: Tools to Become the Biblical Counselor You Were Meant to Be (with Julie Wieland & Rosie Pierson)
Many pastors are burned out, have limited margins, and come from a seminary that doesn’t necessarily train you on how to talk about or coach SoulCare. The need for gifted people who are not only good counselors but also enjoy coaching and mento...
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Episode 25: Using the Biblical Discipleship Approach (with Mike Hanson)
We are switching things up this episode and I have the privilege of being in the hot seat to talk about another one of our biblical counseling tools. Kari Gross has graciously agreed to take on the role of interviewer as we discuss the tool of ...
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Episode 24: Finding Hope in Biblical Community (with Ben Holman)
T. Dale Johnson authored The Church as a Culture of Care and in this book, he explains that the Church is still the primary place where those who struggle can receive lasting hope and healing. This is the topic we are discussing this w...
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Episode 23: Bringing the Bible to Life (with Kent Kloter)
I have the privilege of welcoming back one of our first guests, Kent Kloter. Kent serves as a church care partner here at BCM, but he has been practicing the ministry of biblical counseling since 1999. He is helping me discuss the important top...
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Episode 22: Making Significant Life Change at a Counseling Retreat (with Scott O'Malley)
Have you felt discouraged by a lack of progress or traction in a particular counseling case? I think we can all say that our busy schedule doesn’t allow us to offer more intensive, frequent counseling to those who have stalled out or need more ...
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