Overwhelmed, Discouraged and Feeling Alone? A Fictional Tale

by | Jul 21, 2023

Dear Friends,

Have you ever imagined what it might be like to pastor a church?

The desire to shepherd others in discipling one another, to see them growing and transforming, to see them reflecting the love and mercy of our Great Shepherd filled your very being. As the months and years go by, you may find yourself discouraged, stretched thin and wondering, “What happened? Do I have what it takes?” The parents of a troubled teen are desperate for guidance, a global pandemic upsets regular church life like nothing you’ve experienced before, an unsettled dispute between church members is brought to your attention for conciliation, a couple is enduring significant marital issues and is asking for counseling, a young man is struggling with life-dominating sin patterns, Sunday’s sermon still needs preparation, your wife and kids are missing you, and the list goes on…

Perhaps you are a pastor and have your own story to tell. Or maybe you know a pastor with a similar story. The story doesn’t have to end there! BCM desires to come alongside discouraged and struggling pastors in trusted partnership to help them build a vibrant culture of biblical soul care and equip competent laypersons through the sufficient and superior Word of God. We invite you to join us! Contact [email protected] for a 30-minute consultation on how you can partner with us in rewriting this story.

 

Kari Gross

Related Blog Posts

Biblical Counseling Ministries’ Church Partner Network

One of the “gold nuggets” of Biblical Counseling Ministries is our Church Partner Network which includes local churches in Central IL who have chosen to partner with us. This collaboration of area churches is unique to BCM. We share certified counselors, locations and...

read more

Addictions: An Unreached Mission Field

Post by: Josh Gerber Associate Pastor of Care & Discipleship New Castle Bible Church, a BCM Network Partner Church Have you ever considered "addiction" a mission field? Many people do not think of addictions in this way. They often assume that it’s the job of...

read more

BCM Newsletter April 2023

Vol.6 No. 1           BCM Friends at the Faith Biblical Counseling Training Conference   Dear Friends, When you think of people working together to accomplish great things, what comes to mind? Perhaps, the specially trained team of doctors at the Mayo...

read more

BCM Newsletter October 2022

ACBC Conference: In His Image Dear Friends, “Did God really say...?” our culture screams at us and disputes with God about what is good. There is an intentional suppressing of God’s truth. We see it in the decay of human dignity. The Church is engaged in a spiritual...

read more

BCM Newsletter April 2022

Evangelism Biblical Counseling  Dear Friends,  When Monica told her husband, Steve, that she was going to their pastor for help, he decided to go with her. Monica felt crippled in her role as a wife. She wanted to obey God and be a godly wife but didn’t know how. She...

read more

BCM Newsletter January 2022

My minor child is struggling, and I don't know what to do! Dear Friends, In the Churches that BCM serves there have been many parents recently coming for help. They are at the end of their rope, confused, scared, hurting, and not knowing what to do. They desire to...

read more

BCM Newsletter August 2021

Dear Friends, Pastors at small and medium sized Churches live under unreasonable expectations. The burden of preparing and bringing expositional preaching alone can be consuming, but often many other to-dos are added on to the job description. Even if there are...

read more