Author: Michael Gembola

Attendees may find session outlines for seminars by Michael Gembola at the ACGC Triennial Conference here: Session 1: Difficult Ministry Relationships Session 2: Care Structures in the Church

God’s Grace for Every Family: Biblical Encouragement for Single Parent Families and the Churches That Seek to Love Them Well, by Anna Meade Harris (Zondervan, 2024), 208 pages. This book brought me to the house of mourning, and I was better for it. Harris doesn’t minimize the pain and evil in this life under the…

Deja Scripa-Jones joined our team this Summer as a practicum student studying counseling at Liberty University. She works with a range of people and life troubles, and is especially interesting in caring for people in vocational Christian ministry. 1. Can you tell us about the counseling you do? I counsel individuals and couples who are…

Signups are open for our next term of continuing ed with Blue Ridge Christian Counseling, so we want to share two opportunities: 1) Consultation Groups (all times EST): -Laura Andrews: Thursdays 12pm -Kathie Donaldson: Wednesdays 11:00am -Michael Gembola: Tuesdays 9am -Eamon and Kathryn Wilson: Wednesdays 1pm *Sign up here* If you don’t see a time that works…

Can you tell us about the counseling you do? I do individual counseling with adolescents and adults. My heart is to walk alongside others as they navigate the complexities of life. Whether it is working through unresolved pain, adjusting to life transitions, or struggling with anxiety and depression, my desire is to provide a space…

We happy to welcome Ariana Vinson (MSW, Resident) to our Roanoke and Christiansburg staff. Her bio is available here, below is Q/A to get to know here and her work. I have worked with people of all ages, including adults, adolescents, children, and families. My background includes caring for those impacted by trauma, domestic violence,…

Click here to view the Neurodiversity and Suffering Outline.

I enjoyed sharing with the team at 9Marks Ministries’ Counseling Talk and want to share the interview with you all: “On Adultery“ For more on this topic, here are a few other of my other resources: “A Pastoral Framework for Infidelity Counseling,” Unio cum Cristo 9:1 (2023) After an Affair: Pursuing Restoration (P&R, 2018). For…

Click here to view file outline: Failure to Launch? Spiriutal Maturity for Every Age

We are congratulating David Peck on being called as the next senior pastor of the historic Waverly Place Baptist Church, and thanking him for years of faithful service with us. David was one of our first interns, and he also served as our office administrator. He has consistently done strong work for us as a…