Counseling
Heaven in Our Troubles
By Jeremy Pierre | 9Marks Journal: Heaven: Rejoicing in Future Glory | 12.22.2020Scripture doesn’t describe heaven generically, but specifically, with details meant to grip our hearts in times of trouble.
How Can I Counsel Those with Anxiety, Loneliness, or Depression?
By Gunner Gundersen | 05.15.2020During this pandemic, many people are struggling with anxiety, loneliness, or depression—sometimes a heavy mix of all three. How can we help?
How Can I Help Fearful Members and Dismissive Members Get Along?
By Allen Duty | 05.04.2020You can’t (and you won’t) please everyone. But if you listen, teach, and encourage prayerful conversation, you may find that God uses this opportunity for division to strengthen the unity of your church.
Why Penal Substitutionary Atonement Matters for Counseling
By Patti Withers | 9Marks Journal: The Heart of the Gospel: Penal Substitutionary Atonement | 08.20.2019As counselors, we must help our counselees see that because of Christ’s substitutionary atonement they can have relief from guilt and shame, a proper view of forgiveness, and access to the Father.
Calvinism & Counseling
By Patti Withers | 9Marks Journal: Ecclesiology for Calvinists | 02.05.2019I rely heavily on the truth of God’s sovereignty in counseling, particularly on those aspects of his sovereignty that intersect with the doctrine of sanctification.
Five Encouragements for Pastors Intimidated by Biblical Counseling
By Edward T. Welch | 12.17.2018While caring for those who are suffering, many pastors are tempted to feel overwhelmed and under-qualified. If that’s you, pastor, here are five things to remember.
The Sins Behind the Sin of Pornography
By John Henderson | 9Marks Journal: The Pastor and Pornography | 10.30.2018Pornography flourishes under the right conditions—within a broader ecosystem of sins, struggles, and situations. It never operates in isolation.
Discerning the Signs of Pastoral Burnout
By John Henderson | 9Marks Journal: Pastoral Burnout: Its Causes & Cures | 07.17.2018Pastoral burnout could be defined as the moment or season when a pastor loses the motivation, hope, energy, joy, and focus required to fulfill his work, and these losses center upon the work itself.
Book Review: How Does Sanctification Work? by David Powlison
Review by Mike Christ | 06.16.2017We search in vain for a tidy system of sanctification, yet on every page of this short book we witness the process unfold.
Single Pastors, Biblical Counseling, and the Local Church
By Bert Daniel | 9Marks Journal: Pastoring Singles | 03.20.2017How can a single pastor build a constructive counseling ministry in the context of the local church?
When Do You Stop Counseling?
By Deepak Reju | 08.20.2015When to end counseling is always a judgment call that requires a lot of wisdom. The decision to bring the counseling process to a close is sometimes clear, but often not.
The Pastor and Counseling—A Conversation with Deepak Reju & Jeremy Pierre
By D. Reju, J. Pierre, J. Leeman | 06.12.2015How do we apply the gospel to same-sex attraction? Why does a teenager struggling with self-cutting need to hear about justification by faith alone? How in the world can a biblical doctrine of God help a husband prone to anger?
April 2015—2 New Books Released
9Marks | 04.16.2015Check out our two latest book releases, for sale now!
