Many churches would like to start a counseling ministry but do not know where to begin. Mobilizing Church-Based Counseling offers direction for creating a ministry built around lay-led counseling groups and mentoring. Drawing on proven models used in his own congregation, Brad Hambrick lays out a clear plan to launch a sustainable soul-care ministry that can be replicated in churches of any size.
Hambrick brings clarity to common points of confusion about church-based counseling and provides guidance on how to provide oversight for lay-led counseling groups and mentoring relationships. The book explains how churches can minister the hope of the gospel to struggles of life, both sin and suffering, while avoiding unwise liability and keeping ministry responsibilities within the capacity of volunteers and leaders.
Mobilizing Church-Based Counseling presents two flexible models for church-based care, including the G4 group-based model for common life struggles and a model focused on premarital and marital enrichment. It is designed to fit within the structure of a local church and to be implemented by trained volunteers, with attention to ethics, supervision, and the well-being of mentors and leaders.
Product Details
- Author: Brad Hambrick
- Publisher: New Growth Press
- Format: Paperback, 176 pages
- Dimensions: 5.5 x 8.5 inches