Biblical Counseling in Action

Dr. Craig Svensson joins the podcast again this week to share about his roles at Purdue University (both past and present) and how he holds to the doctrine of Scripture in a secular university.

Joe Blake, the chairman of the deacons at Faith Church, joins Pastor Viars to discuss the importance of using biblical counseling in his role as a deacon.

Pastor Viars is joined by Dr. Craig Svensson who has authored two books - When There Is No Cure and The Painful Path of a Prodigal. Dr. Svensson shares his personal life experiences and how biblical principles have directly impacted his life and how he has dealt personally with both of these issues.

Heather Starkweather, the Clinical Director at Vision of Hope (VOH), joins Pastor Steve Viars to discuss her ministry at VOH and how God works in the hurt & pain and even eventually brings you to a place of thankfulness. Vision of Hope is our Faith-based residential ministry for women whose lives have become characterized by negative, life-dominating habits.

Pastor Steve Viars is joined by Dr. Mark Buono, one of our counseling ministry counselors. Mark is the Senior Cardiothoracic Anesthesiologist for the West Central Region at IU Health. In this episode, Mark shares a bit of his life story - how he came to Christ at age 49, how God has completely transformed his life, and how the sufficiency of Scripture, biblical progressive sanctification, and biblical principles impact him and how he interacts with those around him.

Pastor Steve Viars talks with Jocelyn Wallace. Jocelyn is one of our conference speakers and biblical counselors. She unpacks her story and shares how evident God's work has been in her life and how biblical counseling has personally impacted her.

Scott Grass, the superintendent of Faith Christian School, joins the podcast today to discuss how biblical counseling intersects with our Christian school. Scott and Steve will look at how biblical counseling both impacts the students, teachers, parents, and staff and helps the school function in a unique way.

Pastor Steve Viars talks with Adam Murphy, who serves as Homeless and Community Outreach for the city of Lafayette. This episode looks at the relationship between biblical counseling principles and the church being involved in community outreach ministry.

Lori Walters, the director of Faith Community Development Corporation (CDC), talks with Pastor Steve Viars about what a Community Development Corporation is. They look at how this collaboration with the city of Lafayette strengthens the local community and seek to connect the dots between a church having a CDC and the church having a biblical counseling center - what is the relationship between those two things?

Pastor Steve Viars is joined by Janet Aucoin and Jen Clarke as they discuss how biblical counseling impacts their roles in women’s ministry at Faith Church. Janet Aucoin oversees women’s ministries and Jen Clarke leads the women’s mentor ministry at Faith Church.