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Author Archives: Adam Embry

Adam Embry (M.Div., Th.M.) serves as an Assistant Pastor at Auburndale Baptist Church and is a D.Min. in Biblical Counseling student at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

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Why We Need to Equip and Be Equipped

Equipping believers and being equipped is an important aspect of biblical counseling. Primarily from the Ephesians 4, there are several corresponding ways equipping and being equipped correspond and show us the necessity of equipping ministries in the local church. Continue reading

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Old School Counseling, Part 2

The pastoral practice of the Puritans can help biblical counselors understand the importance of biblical meditation for the believers we counsel. Continue reading

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Old School Counseling, Part 1

Pastoral counselors can have their theology and practice informed by reliable pastoral practices from church history. I believe that the theology and practice of the English Puritans can help biblical counselors avoid these stumbling blocks and be more faithful to God’s Word. Continue reading

Topics: Discipleship, Gospel-Centered Ministry, Pastoral Resources, People in Need of Care, People Who Offer Care, People Who Train Caregivers, Sufficiency of Scripture | Tags: , , , , ,

Counseling the Un-submissive Husband

There are three questions that need to be asked to this husband when you meet with the couple: How are you loving your wife? How are you leading her? How do you show long-suffering? Continue reading

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“Where’s God?” Counsel for the Sick and Dying

You step off the elevator as nurses pushing beds and doctors reading clipboards whiz by. Then you find the room around the corner, quietly greet the nurse as she exits, and find your church member in her hospital bed staring … Continue reading

Topics: Biblical Counseling, Faith, Grief/Loss, Hope, People in Need of Care, People Who Offer Care, People Who Train Caregivers, Suffering | Tags: , , , , , , , , ,

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