Episode 76: Informal Counseling in the Local Church Part 2 (with Kari Gross, Kent Kloter, and Christi Thach)

Episode 78: God's Mercy in Ministry Mistakes (with Kent Kloter)

Share your thoughts [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2213076/fan_mail/new] Have you ever made a decision that at the time seemed so right, only to look back with immense regret? Perhaps you have spent sleepless nights replaying a conversation you had with a counselee or member of your flock.  In this conversation, Mike sits down with Kent Kloter, a well-known guest on this podcast and a cherished member of the BCM team, to discuss mistakes they’ve made along the journey of discipleship ministry, and the mercy and grace God has abundantly worked through their shortcomings.  We pray this conversation will be an encouragement to you and that you will taste the sweetness of the gospel again today as the only balm for past mistakes. Listen in! Read our Articles [https://bcmnational.org/articles/] Follow us on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/bcmnational/] Donate to support BCM [https://bcmnational.org/donate/] Learn more about our 5-Project Biblical Counseling Blueprint Model™ [https://bcmnational.org/process]:  Explore the rest of our website – bcmnational.org [https://bcmnational.org/] Fill out a short listener survey. [https://forms.gle/VWxiXgJcPZJLXry36] We are eager to hear from you!

Episode 77: The Sanctifying Work of Ministry (with Janet Aucoin)

Share your thoughts [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2213076/fan_mail/new] It is easy to fill our days with good things in ministry. There are always more people to serve and needs to meet. Faithful ministry doesn't demand doing everything, but involves determining and stewarding the responsibilities, relationships, and gifts God has entrusted to us according to His wisdom. Kari Gross is joined by Janet Aucoin, director of Women's Ministry at Faith Church in Lafayette, IN., and host of the Joyful Journey Podcast.  Janet shares how her and her husband Brent got started in Biblical Counseling and the sanctification that God has worked in them throughout the years through this ministry. She discusses organizing priorities and making wise decisions, loving your husband as his helper, using your gifts and areas of authority to help others flourish in righteousness, and much more! Listen in! RESOURCES: Episode 30: Tending to the Soul of Pastors (with Dr. Garrett Higbee) [https://bcmnational.org/garrett-higbee-30/] Episode 62: How to Thrive in the Midst of Ministry (with Dr. Garret Higbee) [https://bcmnational.org/garrett-higbee-62/] [PODCAST] Joyful Journey [https://www.faithlafayette.org/resources/series/joyful-journey-podcast] [BOOK] Authority | Jonathan Leema [https://www.amazon.com/Authority-Vulnerable-Strengthens-Communities-Flourishing/dp/B0DWNFCFFS/ref=sr_1_1?tag=strings03-20]n [BOOK] Lead | Paul David Tripp [https://www.amazon.com/Lead-Gospel-Principles-Leadership-Questions/dp/1433599317/ref=sr_1_1?crid=ZFRW6A434QCY&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.U1QO-rDQLoAXeaR9iHtiqA.-WwdFdUPEe-9BDTaZkn7Gxl2C0Aw2phk60AVyVG9caQ&dib_tag=se&keywords=lead+paul+david+trip&qid=1783423153&s=books&sprefix=lead+paul+david%2Cstripbooks%2C1356&sr=1-1] Read our Articles [https://bcmnational.org/articles/] Follow us on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/bcmnational/] Donate to support BCM [https://bcmnational.org/donate/] Learn more about our 5-Project Biblical Counseling Blueprint Model™ [https://bcmnational.org/process]:  Explore the rest of our website – bcmnational.org [https://bcmnational.org/] Fill out a short listener survey. [https://forms.gle/VWxiXgJcPZJLXry36] We are eager to hear from you!

Episode 76: Informal Counseling in the Local Church Part 2 (with Kari Gross, Kent Kloter, and Christi Thach)

Share your thoughts [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2213076/fan_mail/new] How do you counsel a fellow believer with Biblical clarity and Christ-like compassion when you aren't sitting in the counseling room? 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 sits down with two friends and fellow BCM teammates, Christi Thach and Kent Kloter, to continue a conversation from our last episode [https://bcmnational.org/episode-75-informal-counseling-in-the-local-church-with-kari-gross-kent-kloter-and-christi-thach/]. They discuss informal counseling and offer a biblical perspective on care and friendship in the church body. Kent and Christi speak from years of personal sanctification and counseling experience and offer practical wisdom for the pastor and church member alike. In this episode, they discuss: -handling fear that arises as a counselor caught off guard in informal settings, -directing casual conversations to Biblical truth and gospel hope, -loving and guiding the counselee through questions, -responding with humility, -and much more! The team at BCM prays that through each conversation God will be glorified, the church of believers will be strengthened, and the pastor will be encouraged and a little more equipped to counsel their flock with conviction and hope.  Listen in! Resources: Episode 75: Informal Counseling in the Local Church (with Kari Gross, Kent Kloter, and Christi Thach) | Biblical Counseling Ministries [https://bcmnational.org/episode-75-informal-counseling-in-the-local-church-with-kari-gross-kent-kloter-and-christi-thach/] Episode 52: What’s It Like In The Counseling Room? (with Christi Thach & Kent Kloter) | Biblical Counseling Ministries [https://bcmnational.org/thach-kloter-52/] Read our Articles [https://bcmnational.org/articles/] Follow us on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/bcmnational/] Donate to support BCM [https://bcmnational.org/donate/] Learn more about our 5-Project Biblical Counseling Blueprint Model™ [https://bcmnational.org/process]:  Explore the rest of our website – bcmnational.org [https://bcmnational.org/] Fill out a short listener survey. [https://forms.gle/VWxiXgJcPZJLXry36] We are eager to hear from you!

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

Share your thoughts [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2213076/fan_mail/new] 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 counseling and offer a biblical perspective on care and friendship in the church body. In this conversation, Kent and Christi speak from years of personal sanctification and counseling experience and address both the pastor and the lay church member. They clarify the concept of counseling, encourage gospel-centered conversations in Biblical friendships, offer practical examples of counsel through friendship, and emphasize the impact this informal counseling has on the local church as part of God’s good design. The team at BCM prays that through each conversation God will be glorified, the church of believers will be strengthened, and the pastor will be encouraged and a little more equipped to counsel their flock with conviction and hope. Listen in! Resources: Episode 52: What’s It Like In The Counseling Room? (with Christi Thach & Kent Kloter) | Biblical Counseling Ministries [https://bcmnational.org/thach-kloter-52/] Read our Articles [https://bcmnational.org/articles/] Follow us on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/bcmnational/] Donate to support BCM [https://bcmnational.org/donate/] Learn more about our 5-Project Biblical Counseling Blueprint Model™ [https://bcmnational.org/process]:  Explore the rest of our website – bcmnational.org [https://bcmnational.org/] Fill out a short listener survey. [https://forms.gle/VWxiXgJcPZJLXry36] We are eager to hear from you!

Episode 74: Reflecting on BCM's 2026 Foundations Conference (with Kari Gross and conference guests)

Share your thoughts [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2213076/fan_mail/new] Many pastors and elders experience discouragement in counseling and even doubt they have the time, training, and resources to do it well. People should be able to go to their church for help when they are faced with life problems. Responding to the need for encouragement and training, BCM sponsored a spring conference for the Central IL Church Partner Network to equip church leaders, biblical counselors, and other believers in their application of the living Word in the regular and intensive discipleship of fellow Christians. Springfield Center of Biblical Counseling came to Eureka, IL to teach the foundations training for ACBC certification over the course of three weekends this spring. Attendees learned the basics of biblical counseling, the purpose of biblical counseling, and practical application of God’s word for personal growth as well as for counseling and discipling others. In this conversation, Kari Gross sits down with a panel of attendees to reflect on BCM's 2026 Foundations Conference. You will hear from guests Rosie Pierson, Michael Blake, Abby Schmidgall, Sailor Schmidgall, Nicole Martinez, Ian Briggs, Janelle Bender, Dan Bender, Alex Beale, Dave Webster, Joshua Sanford, and Jeffrey Clarkson. You will hear what brought each attendee to the conference, how God has used Biblical Counseling in his or her life and ministry, key takeaways from the conference, and much more! The team at BCM prays that through each conversation God will be glorified, the church of believers will be strengthened, and the pastor will be encouraged and a little more equipped to counsel their flock with conviction and hope.  Listen in!   Read our Articles [https://bcmnational.org/articles/] Follow us on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/bcmnational/] Donate to support BCM [https://bcmnational.org/donate/] Learn more about our 5-Project Biblical Counseling Blueprint Model™ [https://bcmnational.org/process]:  Explore the rest of our website – bcmnational.org [https://bcmnational.org/] Fill out a short listener survey. [https://forms.gle/VWxiXgJcPZJLXry36] We are eager to hear from you!