EQUIPPED TO COUNSEL

RECONCILIATION

Reconciliation and the Gospel

This 24-hour course over four Saturdays covers various topics including a biblical view of confession, a biblical view of forgiveness, understanding conflict biblically, and conflict resolution strategies for families, churches, and the work place. As well, several sessions will focus on gospel truths that motivate and empower believers to be agents of reconciliation and forgiveness to the glory of God.

God’s sufficient word is the textbook from which we derive a Christ-centered, gospel-rich, biblically-accurate methodology for handling conflict. 

Why Should You Take This Course?

… God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and He has committed to us the word of reconciliation. Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making an appeal through us; we beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. (2 Cor 5:19-20)

A key to understanding conflict is to first see it as a manifestation of a deeper conflict between man and God. We often elevate our personal desires and expectations above God’s desires for us, and that results in conflict with others (James 4:1). In a sin-cursed world, and even among believers, conflict is inevitable. But God’s sufficient word provides us with wisdom, and God’s own work through Christ provides us with a model for how to respond to conflict.

Come learn how you can embrace a gospel-saturated view of conflict and reconciliation, and help others work through conflicts in the home, in the church, and in the world.

Our Goal

And concerning you, my brethren, I myself also am convinced that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge and able also to admonish [counsel] one another. (Romans 15:14)

Hope Biblical Counseling Center is  committed to strengthening local churches by equipping all believers, but especially pastors and leaders in using the Scripture to effectively minister to their church body as well as their community. Our church has experienced the blessing and benefit of a biblical counseling ministry, and found it to be an effective way to shine the light of Christ in our community. The needs in our community are far beyond what we could hope to meet, so we desire to equip other local churches to engage in this vital ministry to our lost and dying world.