Episode 75: Informal Counseling in the Local Church (with Kari Gross, Kent Kloter, and Christi Thach)

About this episode

The episode discusses the importance of informal counseling in the local church and its impact on believers' growth after formal counseling.

Share your thoughts What does it look like after someone has gone through formal counseling? We talk a lot about formal counseling at BCM, but informal counseling is an indispensable element of the local church's design that offers a huge impact on a believer’s life and growth. In this episode, Kari fills in for Mike as the host and sits down with two friends and fellow BCM teammates, Christi Thach, our process manager, and Kent Kloter, our biblical SoulCare™ coach. They discuss informal coun...

People in this episode

Host: Kari Gross

Guests: Kent Kloter, Christi Thach

Topics covered

• informal counseling
• local church
• believer's growth
• biblical soul care
• counseling process

Keywords

• informal counseling
• local church
• believer growth
• biblical counseling
• soul care

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Biblical Counseling Ministries

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