Equipping Biblical Counselors: A Guide to Discipling Believers for One-Another Ministry

by Robert W. Kellemen

“Equipping the body of Christ for personal ministry has been Bob’s life work. This practical, step-by-step manual is the mature fruit of that lifelong commitment.”
—Paul David Tripp, author of Instruments in the Redeemer’s Hand
Behind every spiritually fit church are leaders in the constant process of preparing other members to become counselors who nurture “one-another ministry.” But the success of this mission requires a practical, results-driven process for training the next generation to serve.

In Equipping Biblical Counselors, pastor and counselor Bob Kellemen shares a proven strategy for envisioning, enlisting, equipping, and empowering new Christian counselors—a practical four-step process he has spent decades refining. With this book, Dr. Kellemen humbly comes alongside church leaders to help them assess their congregation’s strengths and weaknessesshepherd new leaders with confidence and wisdomencourage the consistent spiritual growth God longs to see in his followersInvest where it matters most! Equipping Biblical Counselors reveals the steps ministry leaders can take to fulfill the calling in Ephesians 4:11-16 to embolden the body of Christ to continue changing lives with his unchanging truth.

Genres: Counselling

337 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 14, 2022

About the author

My passion is to write, speak, and consult on Christ-centered comprehensive, compassioante, culturally-informed biblical counseling and spiritual formation that changes lives with Christ's changeless truth

My web site is: www.rpmministries.org

I have authored:

Beyond the Suffering: Embracing the Legacy of African American Soul Care and Spiritual Direciton

Soul Physicians: A Theology of Soul Care and Spiritual Direction

Spiritual Friends: A Methodology of Soul Care and Spiritual Direction

Sacred Friendships: Celebrating the Legacy of Women Heroes of the Faith

My wife, Shirley, and I have been married for 28 years. We have a married son, Josh (to Andi), and a young adult daughter, Marie, who is a college Senior.

Reviews

[Erica · Rating 2 out of 5]

Good book, thought it would be more about equipping overall biblical councillors and not on launching a specific ministry for your church.

[Eric Rhodes · Rating 2 out of 5]

To be honest, I have only read the first 4 chapters of this book. I had a hard time following the acronyms and language he used to describe the setup of a counseling ministry. I also found that the stories he used were more to support his ministry and his way of getting this started.

Secondly, I live and work in an “secular” workplace where the same language is used for team building and vision casting in both large scale and small scale projects and groups.

Lastly, I am more interested in how to cultivate the heart of people to care and support others.

[James Ellison · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think this book has some helpful content. My only complaint is that it took 325+ pages to communicate what could have been a 20-30 page outline with explanations.

Also, in my estimation, some of the really practical principles were explored in a way that was a little too general to be helpful.

I would likely recommend pastors read this book before trying to establish a Biblical counseling ministry in your own context.