Bob Kellemen-- Gospel-Centered Counseling: How Christ Changes Lives

#32: Dr. Bob Kellemen– Gospel-Centered Counseling: How Christ Changes Lives[Podcast]

Welcome to the thirty-second episode of Equipping You in Grace. Twice a week, I have conversations with Christian authors and thought leaders for the purpose of helping Christians develop a biblical worldview in a conversational tone about issues inside and outside the Church. Today, I’m joined by Dr. Bob Kellemen, author of Gospel-Centered Counseling: How Christ Changes Lives.

What you’ll hear in this episode:

Dr. Kellemen’s life, ministry, marriage, and his current ministry projects.
How we apply the Gospel to suffering.
A Gospel-centered approach to growing in God’s grace.
Current trends he sees in church based counseling ministry.
Areas of opportunity in the biblical counseling movement.

About the Author:

Dr. Bob Kellemen, Th.M., Ph.D., is the Vice President of Institutional Development and Chair of the Biblical Counseling and Discipleship Department at Crossroads Bible College in Indianapolis, IN and the Founder and CEO of RPM Ministries. For seventeen years he served as the founding Chairman of and Professor in the MA in Christian Counseling and Discipleship department at Capital Bible Seminary in Lanham, MD. Bob has pastored three churches and equipped biblical counselors in each church. Bob and his wife, Shirley, have been married for thirty-four years; they have two adult children, Josh and Marie, one daughter-in-law, Andi, and two granddaughters, Naomi and Penelope. Dr. Kellemen is the author of thirteen books including Gospel-Centered Counseling.

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Dave Jenkins( Executive Director )

Dave Jenkins is happily married to his wife, Sarah. He is a writer, editor, and speaker living in beautiful Southern Oregon. Dave is a lover of Christ, His people, the Church, and sound theology. He serves as the Executive Director of Servants of Grace Ministries, the Executive Editor of Theology for Life Magazine, the Host and Producer of Equipping You in Grace Podcast, and is a contributor to and producer of Contending for the Word. He is the author of The Word Explored: The Problem of Biblical Illiteracy and What To Do About It (House to House, 2021), The Word Matters: Defending Biblical Authority Against the Spirit of the Age (G3 Press, 2022), and Contentment: The Journey of a Lifetime (Theology for Life, 2024). You can find him on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, or read his newsletter. Dave loves to spend time with his wife, going to movies, eating at a nice restaurant, or going out for a round of golf with a good friend. He is also a voracious reader, in particular of Reformed theology, and the Puritans. You will often find him when he’s not busy with ministry reading a pile of the latest books from a wide variety of Christian publishers. Dave received his M.A.R. and M.Div through Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary.