Equipping Lay Leaders in the Basics of Biblical Counseling at Christ Fellowship in Everson, Washington

Abstract

The purpose of this project was to train group leaders in the basics of biblical counseling so that they may effectively address the spiritual needs of small groups at Christ Fellowship in Everson, Washington.

Chapter 1 describes the history of Christ Fellowship, its present ministries, and a demographic analysis of the surrounding cities.

Chapter 2 examines the biblical and theological basis for this project.

Chapter 3 examines the history of counseling. How did counseling shift from the domain of the church to the mental health establishment? What has caused the emergence of the biblical counseling movement?

Chapter 4 presents an outline of this project. The purpose of this chapter is to supply detailed information anticipating that other churches may want to use this material in their own ministry setting.

Chapter 5 evaluates the effectiveness of this project. The information gathered by the research instruments determined the project's level of success.