Facilitating Counseling Groups: A Leader's Guide for Group-Based Counseling Ministry

by Brad Hambrick

Facilitating Counseling Groups , the second book in the Church-Based Counseling series, provides training for lay leaders to guide a group-based church counseling ministry (G4 model) that addresses common life struggles. Leading a counseling group is different from leading a general discipleship group, even if both exist at the same church. A counseling group focuses on a specific need, garners heightened levels of vulnerability about matters of greater sensitivity, and requires more skill and intentionality from its leader. When a layperson is well-equipped, this kind of ministry is tremendously rewarding, as they see God multiply the work he did in their life with people walking a similar journey. Brad Hambrick and John Chapman equip lay leaders to be effective in a group-based counseling ministry within the church. By learning how to use their life experiences and a group curriculum to help others overcome a life-dominating struggle of sin or suffering, leaders will learn to share the comfort and hope for change that can only come from God.

176 pages, Paperback

Published October 16, 2023

Reviews

[Kristen Hatton · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book and it’s partner book, Mobilizing Church-Based Counseling, are easy to read, prescriptive guides to help start and continue church counseling groups. I will use these to start conversations with church leaders and also as ongoing references. I’m thankful for books as practical as these for thinking through best practices.

[Mark Santana · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is geared towards people who have a desire to begin a group counseling ministry in their local church context. It is based on the G4 model, which he explains in the book.