Have you ever wondered, “what did hurting souls do before the invention of psychology in 1879?” Hurting souls who were Christians went to their pastors and trusted leaders of their church who were actually fluent in biblical theology and knew how to practically apply the Scriptures to people’s problems. Unfortunately, some seminaries & churches today do…
The Holy Spirit. Any biblical counselor who is worth his/her salt knows that only God can change the heart of mankind. Biblical counselors are merely “water fountains” and the “Water” that springs forth through the biblical counselor is the Holy Spirit Who works in conjunction with the truths of God’s Word. The Holy Spirit provides…
In May, you will likely have an opportunity to attend an academic graduation ceremony. Let it be a reminder to you that the only “graduation” that really matters is the one from this life into eternity. Graduation can be defined as “to advance to a new level of activity” according to the American Heritage Dictionary….
In Honor of Birmingham Theological Seminary’s FIRST GRADUATING CLASS in Doctor of Ministry in Biblical Counseling. Mark E. Shaw started his seminary training as a BTS extension student in 2001 while living in Mobile, Alabama, by traveling weekly to Montogomery for Tuesday evening classes. He then moved to Montgomery in order to be mentored…
For as long as I can remember my mother has signed every Christmas, Birthday and Special Occasion card with this verse from the book of Jeremiah. “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” …
Like many Christians, I am so thankful for the Bible. It is the Word of God. It is the Truth. If we really understood how “life-giving” this God-inspired Book is, we’d value it more by reading it, studying it, memorizing it, and sharing it with others. It would be more prominent in every area of our…
Please welcome aboard my dear brother and servant of the Most High – Jason Cooke! Jason is working on NANC certification for biblical counseling and will continue to develop into an extraordinary biblical counselor in coming years. Jason understands what biblical counseling is all about and has the right balance of “truth in love” when…
We are so grateful for the 10 volunteers who continue to work hard at moving this ministry forward. We have been able to serve 25 people in merely 8 days of providing biblical counseling at 2 church locations. We have 4 marriages that are healing/reconciling and have had the privilege to see 2 persons converted…
Today, a person we were privileged to counsel repented and trusted in Christ alone for eternal life!!!!!!!!!!!! We are not going to stop there as now we are going to pair this person with a more mature believer for discipleship in continued counseling meetings! This is what our ministry is all about and I hope you will…
I urge you to go to our “Statement of Faith” page to read the TIL Core Values. We try to keep things simple at TIL (which is very difficult to do these days); however, I think these core values are quite simple yet powerful nonetheless. We cannot take credit for any of it as we…
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