Dear pastor, if you’ve been listening to our podcast for a while, you’ve heard us refer to our Customized Blueprint Solution to assist churches in creating a culture of SoulCare. However, you may be wondering what exactly that means or how it looks practically.
To help give you a snapshot of how it works, I’ve asked my teammates, Chad Nightingale and Kent Kloter, to join me for a conversation about a church where we implemented our framework for creating a culture of SoulCare.
In this episode, we take a look at how Lexington Community Church implemented our framework, the importance of hands-on experience, ways that this framework may benefit your church, and much more.
Listen in!
Resources:
- Episode 59: A Biblical Response to Dark Events (with Andrew Gerber)
- (BOOK) Instruments in the Redeemer’s Hands
- Learn more about our 5-Project Biblical Counseling Blueprint Model™
- Explore the rest of our website – bcmnational.org
Key Takeaways
- We stand shoulder to shoulder with churches. When we come into a church, we aren’t just giving them materials and saying, “go do this.” Rather, we come into your church to understand and help implement the creation of a culture of SoulCare.
- It’s important to have the spirit of a learner. We can all learn from those who have more experience than us. When it comes to biblical counseling and SoulCare, it’s critical to have an attitude that is willing to learn from those who can offer wisdom and guidance.
- Ultimately, it’s all about love and care for people. It’s easy to get wrapped up in the pride of having a robust biblical counseling ministry. But at the heart of all that we do is to offer the hope and care of Jesus to hurting and lost people. If that is not at the center of your ministry, then nothing else matters.
Meet Kent
Kent Kloter is a church care partner for Biblical Counseling Ministries. Kent began in the ministry of biblical counseling full-time in 1999 and received his ACBC certification in 2009. He has been a part of the Bethany Fellowship of Churches since 2006 and retired in April from his role as Pastor of Biblical Counseling at Bethany Community Church. He has been married to his wife, Janell, since 1977 and they have three children and twelve grandchildren.
Meet Chad
Chad Nightingale has been a Church Care Partner with BCM since November 2021. His previous training includes a Bible Certificate from the Word of Life Bible Institute, a B.S. in Bible from Lancaster Bible College, an M.A. in Counseling Practical Theology from Calvary Seminary, and an IABC certification. Chad currently serves as the Senior Pastor of Pekin Bible Church. Chad and his wife, Tracy, have three children.
