Equipping Counselors for Your Church Robert W. Kellemen, Ph.D. Want to Change Lives?

The Best Laid Plans…

Sometimes Working the Plan Doesn’t Work!

Not Legal Stuff!!!

Empowering Godly Ministers for Ministry Preparing for the Race  Organizing the Organism: What excites you? What scares you?

Where We’re Headed in Lap Four

 Orchestrate the Ongoing Organizing of the Organism…  Care Carefully through…

The Big Picture: Spontaneous Structure!  The Invisible Institution  “Arrangements are then made for conducting the exercises. They first ask each other how they feel, the state of their minds, etc. The male members then select a certain space, in separate groups, for their division of the meeting. Preaching in order by the brethren; then praying and singing all around…. The preacher usually commences by calling himself unworthy….”

The Big Picture: Organizing the Organism  The Early Church  “They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer…. Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people” (Acts 2:42, ).

Running the Race: For Discussion and Application  On the continuum of spontaneity and structure and of organizing and organism, where would you place yourself? Impact?

The Big Question: Keep Plates Spinning—Relationally?  LEAD: My Story  You Are Not Alone: Other Stories

Orchestrating/Overseeing Ministries for God’s Glory  God-Size Dreams: God’s Story and God’s Glory

Launching Ministries Built to Last: Ad-ministrating Ministries  Evaluate  Graduate/Congratulate  Designate  Create (Launch)

Launching Ministries Built to Last: Ad-ministrating Ministries  Automate  Formulate  Communicate

Running the Race: For Discussion and Application  Which of the seven principles…?  What one or two specific steps?

Leading Ministries From Good to Great: Mentoring and Supervising  Mentoring/CE  Supervision

Running the Race: For Discussion and Application  What CEUs best?  What supervision experience? Replicate? Change?

Leaving a Legacy of Loving Leaders: Passing the Baton of Ministry

Running the Race: For Discussion and Application  Which of the five most important?  What could you do right now to begin the process of passing the baton?

Orchestrating Ministries

Practicing Ethical and Legal Wisdom: Caring Carefully  Paranoia and Naiveté  The Law of God and the Law of the Land  Obey the law of God and the law of the land in the fear of God not the fear of man.

Running the Race: For Discussion and Application  Which extreme?  How could you apply the big picture?  How does it change your perspective?

Practicing Ethical and Legal Wisdom: Caring Carefully  Scope of Care

Running the Race: For Discussion and Application  What specific biblical counseling ministry application do you need to make to scope of care?

Practicing Ethical and Legal Wisdom: Caring Carefully  Propriety  Humility  Referral  Confidentiality  Church Discipline  Documentation  Supervision

Practicing Ethical and Legal Wisdom: Caring Carefully

Running the Race: For Discussion and Application  What specific quality of care applications do you need to make?  Big Picture: What do you need to do in your BC ministry to assure that you care carefully?

Conclusion: Want to Change Lives?  “These are your grandbabies!”

Running the Race: For Discussion and Application  What one or two specific action steps…?  Of everything we’ve reflected on today…?  Will you NIKE? How? When? With Whom?

Appendices: Practical Equipping Resources

Your Next Steps: Resources for Your Equipping Journey   Equipping Counselors for Your Church: The 4E Ministry Training Strategy:  Consulting:

Equipping Counselors for Your Church Want to Change Lives?