Counseling
Often individuals or families require confidential assistance with a variety of emotional or relationship issues. Biblical counseling is able to provide assistance to those seeking help in their time of need. The biblical counselor assists those in need through attentive listening, incorporating the guidance of the Holy Spirit, God’s Holy Word, and prayer. There is opportunity to receive comfort, guidance, deliverance and inner healing.
Why seek biblical counsel instead of psychology? Here are four questions to ask concerning psychology:
♦ Does psychology oblige human beings to acknowledge God and give glory to Him?
♦ Does psychology stabilize human society by giving a special sanction to the moral law?
♦ Does psychology distinguish good and evil and hold evil in check?
♦ Does psychology esteem God’s truth or something else that Scripture calls the “wisdom of the world?”
Biblical counseling directs you to apply biblical truths to daily living problems. One can find hope and experience personal growth. In God’s faithfulness, He abundantly extends grace, forgiveness, and healing to those who call upon Him.
Counseling Services
Individual and Family Counseling
Counseling areas include:
Marital, Pre-marital, Parenting, Grief, Bereavement, Stress and Post Traumatic Stress, Depression, Conflict Resolution, Different Types of Abuse, Dependency Issues, Career Transition, etc.
Also: Counseling for teens and children.
Marriage Counseling
God created and instituted marriage in the Garden of Eden. He Himself set forth the terms, performed the first marriage ceremony and established marriage as the basic institution of society. Only as Christ works within the marriage can there be genuine, lasting unity. It is a myth to assume that compatibility is the sum total of similar likes and dislikes. Husbands and wives must grow as individuals in conformity to Christ in order to be compatible with each other.
Prepare/Enrich
Prepare/Enrich is a tool to enrich marital communication and compatibility. This tool is significant for both pre-marital and marriage counseling. An 8-12 week counseling course is available upon request.
Compatibility Assessments
Understanding personality, family of origin and temperament compatibility will greatly help in your development of healthy relationships with others. A variety of relationship tools are used such as the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Prepare/Enrich, Family Environment Scale, Problem Solving Inventory, Eyrich Trait Factor Inventory, Strong’s Career Inventory, and others.
Myers Briggs Type Inventory
MBTI is a tool used to help increase self-awareness, gain an understanding of others, improve communication, help team building, and further career development.
Pastoral Information
All counseling is Bible-based.
The gifts and presence of the Holy Spirit are an integral part of the ministry. Individuals are encouraged to stay and grow within their respective churches and to respect and honor their home pastor.
The Love of God Project
Dear friends,
In the early 1990’s I received a specific spiritual strengthening to grasp the love of God in Jesus. Along with this came revelation about the nature of God’s love.
Not content with intuitive experience I studied this topic. Along with a greater understanding of the Scriptures came more interaction with the Lord, strengthening and maintaining what I received.
Not only that, but I felt like I couldn’t keep it to myself.
Since 2004 I’ve been teaching about God’s love systematically in classes, conferences and seminars. The Lord brought strategic people to work with me. He also inspired patrons to help us develop materials to spread this good news about the nature of God’s love.
You can find out more about this ministry at loveofGodproject.org
You can see the reflection of what we’ve received in how we view God, one another and our neighbors. Please check out our blog on this website for some articles.
Also, this ministry has a book, “God’s True Love”, which we make available as well as other valuable resources.
You can read endorsements of this ministry by going here: Endorsements
Here’s a sample of God’s True Love’s audio book, reading from pages 60-62:
keep yourself in God’s love,
David Harwood