Reverend Fares Kawar and his wife, Dr. Itbissam Kawar, serve together in their local church and operate Ajyal Biblical Counseling Center. The name “Ajyal” means “generations” in Arabic. Ajyal ministry started in 2000 as a small family ministry aiming to restore relationships to God’s purposes and plan. Rev. & Dr. Kawar join us for this episode of 1…

Helen is the Director of Training and Resources at BCUK (Biblical Counseling United Kingdom). She is an experienced speaker, counselor, and author whose recent books include Hope in an Anxious World, Walking with Domestic Abuse Sufferers, Purity is Possible, Real Change, and Real Change for Students. She has completed CCEF’s certificate courses and…

Betty-Anne Van Rees is a member of the BCC Board of Directors. She serves the local church in discipleship roles that include speaking, teaching, mentoring, counseling, and training biblical counselors. Fueled by her passion to see the Canadian church convinced and equipped to care for souls through the living Word (both incarnate and inspired), Be…

Michael Leister is a member of the BCC Council and serves as pastor-elder at NordRhön Bible Church in Hünfeld/Germany and as professor for Biblical Counseling at EBTC European Bible Training Center in Berlin, Rheinland, and Zürich. He is a board member of NBS Network for Biblical Soul care and of KfG Konferenz für Gemeindegründung in Germany, a net…

Tim St. John is a Member of the BCC Council and serves as the counseling pastor at Lighthouse Community Church in Torrance, CA. He’s a graduate of The Master’s Seminary (MDiv, ThM) and completed counseling certificate training through ACBC and CCEF. Tim’s passion is to see the grace of gospel-centered counseling grow and thrive in local churches. I…

2024 Apr 21 SUN: FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER Acts 4: 8-12/ Ps 118: 1. 8-9. 21-23. 26. 28. 29 (22)/ 1 Jn 3: 1-2/ Jn 10: 11-18

2024 Apr 14 SUN: THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER Acts 3: 13-15. 17-19/ Ps 4: 2. 4. 7-8. 9 (7a)/ 1 Jn 2: 1-5a/ Lk 24: 35-48

2024 Apr 7 SUN: SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER Acts 4: 32-35/ Ps 118: 2-4. 13-15. 22-24/ 1 Jn 5: 1-6/ Jn 20: 19-31

2024 Mar 31 SUN: EASTER SUNDAY. TheResurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Acts 10: 34a. 37-43/ Ps 118: 1-2. 16-17. 22-23/ Col 3: 1-4 or 1 Cor 5: 6b-8/ Jn 20: 1-18

2024 Mar 28 Thu: Holy Thursday. At evening, begin Easter Triduum of the Lord's Passion, Death and Resurrection. Evening Mass of the Lord's Supper: Ex 12: 1-8. 11-14/ Ps 116: 12-13. 15-16bc. 17-18/Jn 13: 1-15

2024 Mar 24 SUN: PALM SUNDAY OF THELORD'S PASSION Procession: Mk 11: 1-10 or Jn 12: 12-16. Mass: Is 50: 4-7/ Ps 22: 8-9. 17-18. 19-20.23-24/ Phil 2: 6-11/ Mk 14: 1 15: 47

2024 Mar 17 SUN: FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT. Jer 31: 31-34/ Ps 51: 3-4. 12-13. 14-15 (12a)/ Heb 5: 7-9/ Jn 12: 20-33

Kike Torres is a member of the BCC Council and has served as lead pastor of Horizonte Querétaro since 2011. He is the founder of the Calvary Chapel School of Ministry in México and the Biblical Counseling Center at Querétaro. Kike also writes for The Gospel Coalition and is the founder and president of the Biblical Counseling Coalition in Mexico, w…

2024 Mar 10 SUN: FOURTH SUNDAY OFLENT. 2 Chr 36: 14-16. 19-23/ Ps 137: 1-2. 3. 4-5. 6 (6ab)/ Eph 2: 4-10/ Jn 3:14-21

2024 Mar 3 SUN: THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT. First Scrutiny of the Elect. Scrutiny: Ex 17: 3-7/ Ps 95: 1-2. 6-7. 8-9/ Rom 5: 1-2. 5-8/ Jn 4: 5-42. Otherwise: Ex20: 1-17/ Ps 19: 8. 9. 10. 11/ 1 Cor 1: 22-25/ Jn 2: 13-25

2024 Feb 25 SUN: SECOND SUNDAY OFLENT Gn 22: 1-2. 9a. 10-13. 15-18/ Ps 116: 10. 15. 16-17. 18-19/ Rom 8: 31b-34/ Mk 9:2-10

2024 Feb 18 SUN: FIRST SUNDAY OFLENT Gn 9: 8-15/ Ps 25: 4-5. 6-7. 8-9/ 1 Pt 3: 18-22/ Mk 1: 12-15

2024 Feb 11 SUN: SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Lv 13: 1-2. 44-46/ Ps 32: 1-2. 5. 11 (7)/ 1 Cor 10: 31 11: 1/ Mk 1: 40-45

Jeremy Oliver is a member of the BCC Council. He serves as an Assistant Professor of Applied Theology at Cedarville University and as a consultant with Soul Care Consulting. Prior to this, Jeremy served as an elder and pastor of Soul Care Ministries at Harvest Bible Church in Phoenix, AZ. He is a certified biblical counselor with the Association of…

Scott Mehl (MDiv, The Master’s Seminary; DMin, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is a pastor at Cornerstone Church of West Los Angeles, the managing director of the Institute for Biblical Counseling and Discipleship, a fellow of the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors, and an author. He and his wife, Lara, have four children. In t…

Shepherd Press & the Wilds have partnered to create the LifeLine Mini Books for Teens series. Our guests, Dr. Jim Newcomer and Kelly Collier, helped bring this series to life. Listen and hear their heart for creating resources that speak directly to teens, and find out about some of the unique elements of this series. Episode Links: The Wilds Sheph…

Paul Bradley serves with Cadence International as Vice President for Affiliate and Foreign Military Ministries. Paul came to Christ as a young Seabee in the Navy and was discipled at a Cadence hospitality house. He and his wife, Sandra, have ministered with Cadence for over 30 years with student ministry and foreign military ministry. Paul has a BA…

This episode of 15:14 is a rebroadcast of an interview with Matt Dodson regarding the Houston Area Biblical Counseling Network. As a continuation of our Build 133 series, we are highlighting different 133 Networks that gather regionally for equipping, encouragement, and engagement. Matt Dodson is the founder of the Houston Area Biblical Counseling …

Today’s 15:14 episode continues our Build 133 series, where we highlight different 133 Networks that gather regionally for equipping, encouragement, and engagement. This episode highlights the Bluegrass Biblical Counseling Coalition, which started in Lexington, KY in 2018 and just had its first meeting of a group in Louisville, KY, in the spring of…

This episode is another in our Build 133 series where we encourage listeners to create networks of biblical counselors in their communities for encouragement, equipping, and engagement. Our guest for this episode is Dan Carmody, who founded the Wisconsin Coalition of Biblical Counselors. You’ll hear Dan’s passion for helping churches establish bibl…

This episode of 15:14 is a rebroadcast of the interview we did with Pastor Dave Kirk regarding the Eastern Iowa Biblical Counseling Coalition. As part of the Build 133 series, we wanted you to hear about the great work they are doing again! Dave Kirk is the Pastor of Spiritual Formation at Grace Community Church in North Liberty, Iowa, where he has…

Kelly Tarr is our guest on today's episode of 15:14. Kelly is an ACBC counselor who leads the Smoky Mountain Biblical Counselor Network. For the last three years, she served as the women’s ministry director in her local church and co-led a mother and tween-daughter discipleship ministry. Kelly is married to Blane and is a mom to five kids, and hosp…

The Biblical Counseling Coalition is committed to building unity by fostering relationships in the biblical counseling movement. To that end, the BCC is focusing on the creation and growth of 133 Networks. 133 Networks are groups of biblical counselors who meet for encouragement, equipping, and engagement. The 133 Networks get their name from Psalm…

Peter Sondergeld, pastor of Restoration Church in Australia, joins us for another episode of 15:14 to discuss Restore Groups. Peter joined us for a previous episode to discuss his book Becoming You. Restore Groups are an opportunity to walk with Jesus through all of the details of your life: the good, the painful, the fragile, the hard, and the hur…

2024 Feb 4 SUN: FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Jb 7: 1-4. 6-7/ Ps 147: 1-2. 3-4. 5-6/ 1 Cor 9: 16-19. 22-23/ Mk 1: 29-39

Liz Beck is our guest for this episode of 15:14. She serves as Director of Hope for Addiction, which equips the local church to provide biblical care for addictions and helps struggling addicts understand and apply biblical truth for true, lasting change and be fully integrated into a local church body for ongoing growth in Christ. From Our Sponsor…

“Pastors can’t have real friends in the church where they pastor.” This is a common sentiment among many in ministry, but is it true? Dr. Solomon considers this question and offers a biblical exhortation for pastors to pursue genuine gospel community and friendship in their local churches. Recommended Resources: Dangerous Calling Lead From Our Spon…

Today’s episode is a rebroadcast from January 2, 2021. Dr. Paul David Tripp is our guest on this episode of 15:14, during which we discuss his latest book, Lead: 12 Gospel Principles for Leadership in the Church. He is a pastor, event speaker, and a best-selling and award-winning author. With more than 30 books and video series on Christian living,…

2024 Jan 28 SUN: FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Dt 18: 15-20/ Ps 95: 1-2. 6-7. 7-9 (8)/ 1 Cor 7: 32-35/ Mk 1: 21-28

2024 Jan 21 SUN: THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Jon 3: 1-5. 10/ Ps 25: 4-5. 6-7. 8-9 (4a)/ 1 Cor 7: 29-31/ Mk 1: 14-20

2024 Jan 14 SUN: SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 1 Sm 3: 3b-10. 19/ Ps 40: 2. 4. 7-8. 8-9. 10 (8a. 9a)/ 1 Cor 6: 13c-15a. 17-20/ Jn1: 35-42

2024 Jan 7 SUN: EPIPHANY OF THE LORD S Is 60: 1-6/ Ps 72: 1-2. 7-8. 10-11. 12-13/ Eph 3: 2-3a. 5-6/ Mt 2: 1-12

2023 Dec 31 SUN: HOLY FAMILY Gn 15: 1-6; 21: 1-3 or Sir 3: 2-6. 12-14/ Ps 105: 1-2. 3-4. 5-6. 8-9 (7a. 8a)/ Heb 11: 8. 11-12. 17-19 or Col 3: 12-21/ Lk 2: 22-40

2023 Dec 24 Mon: THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD Midnight: Is 9: 1-6/ Ps 96: 1-2. 2-3. 11-12. 13/ Ti 2: 11-14/ Lk 2: 1-14. Dawn: Is 62: 11-12/ Ps97: 1. 6. 11-12/ Ti 3: 4-7/ Lk 2: 15-20.

2023 Dec 24 SUN: FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT 2 Sm 7: 1-5. 8b-12. 14a. 16/ Ps 89: 2-3. 4-5. 27. 29 (2a)/ Rom 16: 25-27/ Lk 1: 26-38

2023 Dec 17 SUN: THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT Is 61: 1-2a. 10-11/ Lk 1: 46-48. 49-50. 53-54/ 1 Thes 5: 16-24/ Jn 1: 6-8. 19-28

Jason Woodruff is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of The Pour Over, a politically neutral, Christ-first news source. Jason shares what led him to create The Pour Over and the vision and mission of the ministry. Their commitment to Scripture and Christ mixed with a heart for helping people consume news in a sanctifying manner parallels well the comm…

Dave Deuel is a member of the BCC Council. He is Academic Dean Emeritus of the Master’s Academy International and Senior Research Fellow and Policy Advisor for the Christian Institute on Disability at Joni and Friends. In addition to teaching seminary classes and conducting interim pastoral roles, Dave serves on boards and committees that focus on …

In this episode of 15:14, Lakin interviews Curtis Solomon about his latest book, I Have PTSD in front of a live audience at the Bookstore at Southern. Anyone who experiences a traumatic event feels confused, lost, out of control, unsure, and unsteady—disoriented. This kind of suffering leaves marks, sometimes on the body, always on the soul, and so…

Jim Berg is a member of the BCC Council and serves as a Professor of Biblical Counseling at Bob Jones University Seminary after having served as Dean of Students of BJU for 29 years. He has a DMin in Biblical Counseling from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, is ACBC certified, and holds advanced certification (ABC3) with the Association of…

Dr. Jim Newheiser is a member of the BCC Council. He serves as the Director of the Christian Counseling program and Professor of Pastoral Theology at Reformed Theological Seminary in Charlotte, NC. Jim served in pastoral ministry for over thirty years in Southern California and Saudi Arabia and has been the director of The Institute for Biblical Co…

Dr. Stuart Scott teaches in the area of biblical counseling at Bob Jones University and Seminary in Greenville, South Carolina. He also teaches adjunctly at The Master’s University graduate and post-graduate programs in Santa Clarita, California. He serves as Executive Director of One-Eighty Ministries. Dr. Scott brings over 35 years of experience …

In this episode of 15:14, Lakin interviews Curtis Solomon about his latest book, I Have PTSD, in front of a live audience at the Bookstore at Southern. Anyone who experiences a traumatic event feels confused, lost, out of control, unsure, and unsteady—disoriented. This kind of suffering leaves marks, sometimes on the body, always on the soul, and s…

Darby Strickland counsels and teaches at CCEF. She is a contributor to Becoming a Church That Cares Well for the Abused and author of two booklets, Domestic Abuse: Recognize, Respond, Rescue and Domestic Abuse: Help for the Sufferer. Darby joins us for this episode to discuss her new mini-book, Trauma: Caring For Survivors. Support the work of the …

Andy has served as a pastor and elder at Covenant Fellowship Church in Glen Mills, PA, for over thirty years. He also serves on the Executive Committee of Sovereign Grace Churches. Andy’s areas of focus include church planting, counseling, and small group care. He received a BA in Political Science from St. Andrews Presbyterian College and an MA in…