Truth in Love

1. How do we approach complex cases regarding methodology? 2. Why is it important to have clarity and simplicity in counseling? 3. How do we get from something complex to something specific to address? 4. What are some particular things you do to break down a complex case to more managable pieces?  Click here to learn more about us at ACBC!

1. What are some pros and cons for using the term discipleship rather than counseling? Click here to register for our annual conference "Rooted in Truth! Click here to find out more about what we do at ACBC!

1. What is the notion of sensuaility? 2. What makes the body soul reality difficult to understand? 3. How does thinking about Jesus help us with this concept of sensuality? 4. How does temptation work with this concept of sensuality? 5. How do we navigate temptation in realition to the concept of our senses and biblical change? 6. Why is sexuality such a unique area of our sensuality? 7. How can we as Christians overcome sexual temptation? Click here to register for our annual 2026 conference "Rooted in Truth"

1. How do we think about God's gift of sexuality? 2. What are some of the paths or temptations of sexual sin? 3. How are we helped by the puritans to get to the heart of sexual sin? 4. What hope do you give to those struggling with sexual sin? Resources Mentoned: John Bunyan: The Pilgram's Progress. The Holy War John Flavel: The Fountain of Life Milton Vincent: A Gospel Primer for Christians Brian Hedges: Christ Formed in You Chris Mueller: Let the Men be Men Click here to see our free resources on sexuality and sexual sin. Click here to see all of our podcast episodes and their transcripts on our website!

1. What did the Puritans mean when they approached the concept of spiritual depression? 2. How did the Puritans view this and how God might use it in the lives of His people? 3. How did the Puritans utilize the means of grace for spiritual depression? 4. Why did the Puritans say meditating on Christ is central to working through spiritual depression? 5. How did the Puritans think about the communion of the saints in relation to the problems we face? Please leave a rating or review of our podcast! Click here to sign up for our newsletter!

We are excited to announce our top listened to podcast of the year.  Click here to read the latest edition of our Journal of Biblical Soul Care (JBSC).  Find the podcast transcript here.

1. What are some of your favorite Christmas traditions? 2. What are some of the special ways that you guys celebrate Christmas? 3. What do Christmas eve and day look like with your family? 4. What are some of the key things that are comforting for you about the Incarnation? 5. What are some of the special meals that you have with one another? Merry Christmas to all of you from us at ACBC!! Please click here if you want to learn more about what we do at ACBC?

1. Describe the concept of catechism and its history and importance. 2. What are some ways our culture has detracted from chatechizing as we see in church history? 3. What is the value in catechizing? 4. What is the value of teaching this way in the church? 5. What are some of the palces you would encourage people to start with catechisms? Click here to register for our annual conference Rooted in Truth!

1. What is the goal of biblical counseling and the concept of homework? 2. How do you help people learn the basics of applying Scripture? 3. What are some categories of homework we can give? 4. What do we do to motivate counselee's to do the homework? 5. How can the local church be involved in the counseling process? Don't forget to vote for the biblical counseling book of the year by Dec. 19th! Click here to learn more about ACBC!

1. How should we think of in-law relationships and what does the Bible have to say? 2. What are some examples of in-law relationships in the Bible? 3. What conflict can arise from in-law relationships? 4. How do we rightly order God's design and mitigate in-law conflict? 5. How do we see the importance of leaving and cleaving in the Bible? 6. What would you say to a young couple struggling to navigate in-law relationships? Click here to partner with us at ACBC!

1. How do we approach someone who is involved in secular therapy? 2. Questions to ask in an initial conversation. 3. How to approach the conversation in a winsome and intentional way. 4. How to refraim the conversation towards hope in Jesus and His Word. Click here to see more about what we do at ACBC!

1. Why do you think Scripture seems to make fasting more important than we do today? 2. How do we define fasting? 3. What are some of the purposes of fasting? 4. What is the role of fasting in discipleship? 5. How can fasting be helpful in the counseling context? Click here to learn more about ACBC

1. What are some of the practice promoted in Gentle Parenting. 2. How are thoughts of depravity being modified into thoughts of sensitivity? 3. How does Gentle Parenting address the lack of self control in children? 4. How do we discern between Gentle Parenting's view of discipline and a biblical view of discipline? Click here to find out more about becoming a training center! Click here to find out more resources to start a biblical counseling ministry!

1. What is Gentle Parenting 2. What are the foundational teachings/beliefs of Gentle Parenting? 3. What are some of the ideas behind the teaching or beliefs of Gentle Parenting? 4. What makes Gentle Parenting appealing? 5. How does Gentle Parenting wrongly focus on parents? 6. How do we respond when we fail? 7. How does Gentle Parenting use the fear of messing up your kids as motivation? Click here to learn more about CEU's!

1. Can you explain the difference between shame and guilt? Please click here to find out more about us at ACBC!

1. Who was Van Til? 2. What was Van Til's presuppositional approach to apologetics? 3. How would Van Til lay out the distingush between what human beings can observe and know? 4. How does a fallen human being use their mind? 5. What is the connection from Van Til to David Powlison? 6. What are ways Van Til influenced the biblical counseling movement through David Powlison? Please click here to find out more about our certification process at ACBC!

1. Who was Thomas Watson? 2. What stands out about Thomas Watson? 3. What is a Puritan? 4. Why is Watson such an important read for a biblical counselor? 5. What does Watson/Puritans have to lend help to a biblical counselor? 6. Where do we begin reading Watson? Click here to see the booklets we have available?

1. Who are the Puritans? 2. What is unique about this particular set of books? 3. Why should biblical counselors think of this series as an essential read and resource? 4. How should we approach the series? What should we read first? Please click here to register for our conference virtually!

1. Why did the Puritans focus on this so much? 2. How do the Puritans distinguish between categories of temptation? 3. What role does self-knowledge play in resisting temptation? 4. How did the Puritans help give us a sense of moving toward the remedy of temptation? 5. What are some examples of remedies the Puritans gave us for temptation? Click here to register for our Annual Conference: Ancient Paths: Soul Care in Past Places

1. Who was John Newton and why should we look to him for counseling? 2. How is John Newton helpful as we think about biblical counseling? 3. What are the factors that informed John Newton's pastoral ministry? Click here to register for our annual conference: Ancient Paths: Soul Care in Past Places