There is danger in the calling of being a pastor. The demands and privileges of being a faithful shepherd to your flock will often weigh heavy on your soul. Praise God that His power is made perfect in our weakness. Praise God that He chooses to display His grace so gloriously through meager men like us. Praise God for His design: all the weight of care and counsel does not have to be on your shoulders but is beautifully shared by the body. At BCM, we partner with churches like yours to strengthen discipleship through building a culture of biblical care and counsel.
Today on the podcast I am joined by Ben Busanitz, Biblical Counseling Director at Liberty Bible Church in Eureka, IL. Ben is married to Jana and they have six kids.
In this conversation, Ben shares about his journey into biblical counseling and how he got connected with BCM. You will hear about some of the weight that a pastor bears and how to think about that burden biblically, what it looks like to join BCM’s Church Partnership Network and how that can serve your church.
We pray that through each conversation God will be glorified, the church of believers will be strengthened, and the pastor will be encouraged and a little more equipped to counsel their flock with conviction and hope.
Listen in!
“Whoever isolates himself seeks his own desire; he breaks out against all sound judgment.” Prov 18:1
RESOURCES:
- Episode 4: The Benefits of the Church Partner Network (with Chad Nightingale)
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- Learn more about our 5-Project Biblical Counseling Blueprint Model™
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Meet Ben
Pastor Ben serves as the director of Biblical Counseling. Ben grew up on a family farm near Whitewater, KS. Ben and his wife, Jana, attended church together during high school. They began dating after finishing college and even though they already knew each other, they like to say they met while serving together on a mission trip in Guadalajara, Mexico. Ben and Jana have six children Josiah, Layla, Noah, Luke, Silas and Ella. Ben is a graduate of Calvary Bible College and Theological Seminary, now known as Calvary University. He is certified by Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (ACBC). Ben is passionate about see lives transformed through the saving grace of Jesus Christ. He and Jana have been personally blessed by biblical counseling and desire to extend this blessing to others.
