Equipping Small Group Leaders With Biblical Counseling Skills at Community Life Church, Forney, Texas

Abstract

This project equips small group leaders with biblical counseling skills at Community Life Church, Forney, Texas. Chapter 1 describes the ministry context of Community Life Church. Chapter 2 examines the biblical and theological basis for this project. The paper emphasizes the ministries of the Word, prayer, and mutual concern as primary examples of biblical counseling. Chapter 3 compares the biblical counseling skills consistently emphasized throughout the Bible with the skills emphasized by integrative Christian ministers and psychologists. Chapter 4 explains the methodology undertaken in implementing the project. Chapter 5 evaluates and analyzes the results of the project.