Here are some key points and resources that were shared at our Workshop this morning!
Our Goals in Counseling
- To help our sister come to a closer relationship with Christ through this struggle or sin
- To encourage restoration in relationships
- To plead for repentance from sin
- To model and urge obedience to Christ
- To teach that her joy can be firmly rooted in Christ, not circumstances
- NOT to fix or force... let the Holy Spirit do His work and you do yours
5 Practical Tips for Wise Counsel
- Ask good questions
- Look for key Gospel words
- Identify her identity
- Renew stinkin' thinkin' - Philippians 4
- Let God fix things: point her to Him
Books
Gospel Treason: Betraying the Gospel with Hidden Idols by Brad Bigney
Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands by Paul David Tripp
Women Counseling Women: Biblical Answers to Life's Difficult Problems by Elyse Fitzpatrick
Quick Scripture Reference for Counseling Women by Patricia Miller
Websites
Christian Counseling and Education Foundation
Biblical Counseling Coalition
Revive Our Hearts
The Gospel Coalition