Biblical Counseling
“believers in Christ (John 3:3-8) who are indwelled, empowered and led by the Holy Spirit” (John 14:26) “minister the living and active Word of God” (Hebrew 4:12) “to others with the goals of evangelizing the lost and teaching the saved”(Matthew 28:18-20).
Biblical Counseling is the process by which the Bible and God’s Word, is related to an individual or an individual’s specific circumstances. Providing face-to-face ministry, specific struggles, personal suffering and individual sins are addressed from a Biblical perspective. The aim of Biblical Counseling is to help an individual make a sincere inner change to live a life more aligned with God’s plan.
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Premarital Counseling
“Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock.” - Matthew 7: 24-25 (NIV)
Premarital counseling helps to prepare couples for a marital foundation built on Biblical wisdom. Premarital counseling can help ensure that couples have a strong, healthy relationship thus resulting in a better chance for a long-standing and fulfilling marriage. Premarital counseling may also help couples identify when outside help is needed and may aid in establishing a positive attitude about seeking such help throughout the marriage. Though not limited to this list, some things discussed in premarital counseling may include:
⦁ Identifying strengths to build on
⦁ Identifying challenges to improve
⦁ Finances
⦁ Communication
⦁ Setting realistic expectations
⦁ Beliefs and values
⦁ Marital roles
⦁ Conflict resolution skills
⦁ Affection and sex
⦁ Desire to have children
⦁ Family relationships
⦁ Decision-making and goal setting
⦁ Dealing with anger
⦁ Time spent together
⦁ Slow change/a martial plateau
⦁ The past, present and desires for the future
⦁ Mistakes and forgiveness
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Marriage Counseling
“Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior. Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything. Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless.” -Ephesians 5:22-27 (NIV)
For those wrestling with relationship issues, who are searching for help and wanting that help within the context of Biblical values and teachings, marriage counseling may be beneficial. Marital counseling at Burnside Community Baptist Church often provides the guidance to lead couples to appropriate healthy healing. Though not limited to this list, some issues covered in marriage counseling may include:
⦁ Loss of Godly values and/or God in the marriage
⦁ Financial stress and disagreements
⦁ Conflicts with in-laws
⦁ Boredom in the relationship
⦁ Stress from busy schedules
⦁ Parenting challenges and differences
⦁ Difficulty resolving conflicts
⦁ Balance and equality in the relationship
⦁ Getting needs met
⦁ Inability to compromise
⦁ Breakdown in communication
⦁ Role confusion
⦁ Pornography
⦁ Infidelity
⦁ Addictions
⦁ Deceit
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