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On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave talks with Ernie Baker about signs to look for in a counselee for biblical illiteracy and how to help them, how biblical counselors can continue to grow in their own biblical literacy, among other topics in this new Equipping You in Grace show.
What you’ll hear in this episode
- What is meant by the term biblical counseling and what makes it biblical.
- The signs a biblical counselor should look for to determine if their counselee is biblical illiterate.
- How biblical counselors can help address issues with biblical illiteracy in their counselees.
- How biblical counselors can grow in their own biblical literacy.
- How pastors can encourage biblical literacy in the biblical counselors in their local church.
- Concerns about biblical illiteracy in the biblical counseling world and what to do about them.
About Today’s Guest
Ernie is the Director of Training for Biblical Counseling Ministries Worldwide.. He is also the chair of the on-line degree in Biblical Counseling at The Master’s University. He has contributed to numerous books and is the author of Marry Wisely, Marry Well, a blueprint for personal preparation and Help! I’m in a Conflict (both by Shepherd Press). Ernie is a Fellow with The Association of Certified Biblical Counselors and a Conciliator with The Institute for Christian Conciliation.
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Thanks for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace!
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.
