One of the stereotypes about counselors is that we are obsessed with the past, or to put it positively, that we believe there’s something to be gained from retrospective, reflection, and storytelling. I think, in actuality, that many counselors are very much interested in the present, and sometimes the future, too. But I can’t deny…
Save the date for Called Together: Women United for the Gospel, Saturday November 4, 9am-3pm. From Tabernacle PCA in Waynesboro: “Please join us for a single day conference with PCA Women’s Ministry Team Trainer, Chandra Oliver, where we will learn how to think biblically and live covenantally, women united for the Gospel.” Please follow this…
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Follow this link to listen to my conversation with Eliza Huie and Beth Broom on the Counsel for Life Podcast. We’re talking about my recent book, Anxious about Decisions: Finding Freedom in the Peace of God.
All of the care providers at BRCC strive to live and serve in a biblical manner, but several are specifically titled “biblical counselors.” In one sense, this simply means that our services include providing what the broader society calls spiritual direction and pastoral counseling without all staff members serving in the specific role of local…
2023 has BRCC serving missionaries in new and creative ways. As we develop and provide these services, we’re regularly reminded that the need is great, and understanding and caring wisely for missionaries is worth all the investment we can give. This article by Bradley Bell highlights one of the common burdens these workers carry and…
New article posted on New Growth Press by Michael Gembola at this link.
Blue Ridge Christian Counseling exists to strengthen the care ministries of churches through collaborative counseling and training ministries. We serve in Roanoke and the New River Valley here in Southwest Virginia. Although our staff worships at churches representing several evangelical denominations, we are a ministry of the PCA’s Blue Ridge Presbytery, which means that we…
Gembola CCEF Outline 2021
Some years ago, working on church staff in a multiethnic church, I asked my pastor, “Can you help me get an idea of ways I can avoid putting my foot in my mouth?” He just smiled and said, “Oh, you will put your foot in your mouth.” Of course he was right. In a thousand…