What does it take to create not just an individual change, but a shift in the entire culture of a church? When we talk about culture, we are referring to the shared norms and default reactions, expectations, and approaches for a group of people.
While the culture of your church developed naturally over time, we are going to discuss the benefits and challenges of intentionally creating a culture around biblical SoulCare™ in your church. This is a topic that is near and dear to our hearts as the mission at BCM is to help churches build a culture of biblical SoulCare for God’s glory.
My co-host, Kent Kloter, is helping guide us through this discussion today. Kent serves as one of our Biblical SoulCare coaches. Our guest is William P. Smith. Bill is not only a pastor, author, and speaker, but he also has an MDiv and PhD and was a faculty member and counselor at the Christian Counseling and Education Foundation (CCEF).
In this episode, you’ll learn how to create a culture of biblical SoulCare, ways to weave counseling into the church’s DNA and daily life, why we should be wary of trusting experts over Scripture, and much more.
Resources:
- Follow William on his Facebook or check out his numerous books on Amazon
- Learn more about our 5-Project Biblical Counseling Blueprint Model™
- Explore the rest of our website – bcmnational.org
Key Takeaways
- Consider the ways our minds have been “distorted.” We’ve seen it time and time again where Christians would rather turn to Google than turn to Scripture for answers. We should be wary of the opinions of experts who disagree with God’s Word and take time to consider how our minds have been distorted by sin.
- The Church should be a place of encouragement and mentorship. We should not be too quick to say a situation is beyond our abilities or send the “hard” cases away. In the same way that God has given responsibility to parents to disciple their children, He has also called the Church as a place where we can support one another through mentorship and encouragement.
- Scripture is sufficient to handle any situation. This is one of the core beliefs we stand on. No matter if your child has issues with anger, authority, drugs, pornography, violence, or anything else, God’s Word is sufficient to address those problems.
Meet William
William Smith is a pastor, author, and speaker. Bill has an MDiv and PhD and was a faculty member and counselor at the Christian Counseling and Education Foundation (CCEF), He has authored several books including Loving Well (Even When You Haven’t Been) and Caught Off Guard: Encounters with the Unexpected God. Bill and his wife, Sally, have been married for over 30 years and are the parents of three adult children. He enjoys being with his family, rehabbing his home, gardening, cooking, and reading.