Welcome to 15:14. In this episode Jonathan Holmes, Executive Director of Fieldstone Counseling, joins us to discuss his own call to biblical counseling, how he has grown through education and training in biblical counseling, and what ministry is like now. He joined Dr. Solomon to record live in front of undergraduate students in biblical counseling at Boyce College. 

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Welcome to 15:14. In this episode, BCC Council Member and author, Jonathan Holme joins us to discuss his new book with our guest host, Jenny Solomon. Children and teens face a tremendous amount of pressure from their peers and culture to find their identity in their activities, feelings, or performance. This modern way of looking at identity can be challenging to navigate for parents who grew up with a traditional view of identity rooted in predetermined roles. What if they could help their children and teenagers find their identity in something that never went away and never changed based on their ability or performance—an identity grounded in God’s grace? Grounded in Grace: Helping Kids Build Their Identity in Christ, answers these questions.

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In this episode of 15:14, Jeff Dalrymple, the Executive Director of ECAP, joins us to share about this important ministry. The Evangelical Council for Abuse Prevention (ECAP) is an association-based organization that provides child safety accreditation and resources to ministries that serve kids. ECAP exists to serve any Christian organization that works with kids: churches, schools, daycares, camps, etc. ECAP seeks to help ministry leaders know how to protect individuals in their care, and how to respond when an allegation of abuse is reported. 

Links from our Guest:

ECAP Checklists – Assess to see how your ministry measures up

Julie Lowe article “5 Ways you can protect your kids from abuse”

Mandatory reporter and clergy communication webinar

Please check out the other upcoming events for ECAP.

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Welcome back to 15:14! We are excited to launch the 2025 season with this episode. You will hear from Lakin and Curtis as they catch up on the goings on personally and with the BCC between last season and this one. Curtis will also offer reflection on the past year at the BCC and share about exciting things ahead. 

You can also register for the 2025 Global Summit: One Word, One World! 

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Get ready for the next season of 15:14! Curtis reflects on 2024 and shares a look forward to upcoming episodes in 2025.

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This episode of 15:14 is a rebroadcast of an interview with Steve Viars from 2017. Dr. Steve Viars, Pastor at Faith Ministries in Lafayette, Indiana, joins Curtis to discuss the importance and value of reaching out to our neighbors with the love of Christ, ministering to them both body and soul. Dr. Viars shares how biblical counseling is an effective outreach that opened doors to other avenues of outreach through community service.

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In this first Quick to Listen episode, we discuss how biblical counseling can take place in a variety of contexts but still remain rooted in the church. We are joined by Rebekah Hannah, President and CEO of Anchored Hope, Paul Tautges, Pastor of Cornerstone Church in Cleveland, OH, and Alasdair Groves, Executive Director of the Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation.

Quick to Listen episodes draw inspiration from James 1:19, in which we are encouraged to be quick to listen and slow to speak. Our hope is to demonstrate Christlike love and communication that honors God and blesses His people, even when we don’t see all things identically. 

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In this episode of 15:14, Curtis and Lakin interview Steve Cleary, the founder and CEO of RevelationMedia. Steve shares about his newest project, iBIBLE. iBIBLE is a visual and interactive presentation of God’s Word that will be offered in 300 7-minute episodes, 43 of which are available now. You will be encouraged to learn about this free resource designed to break distribution, literacy, and language barriers to provide the nations with God’s Word.

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The Reproductive Loss Network brings a biblical response to a grieving world through educating, equipping, and encouraging the helpers who support those touched by reproductive loss. Co-founders Tanya Flores and Tricia Lewis join us for this episode of 15:14 to share about this amazing ministry. There is a special aftershow episode for BCC Partners. To find out more about becoming a partner, check out this link. 

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The Life Counsel Bible provides biblical counsel and practical wisdom for pastors, ministry leaders, counselors, parents, couples, and any individual seeking practical wisdom through the application of God’s Word. This excellent resource brings together the Bible and wonderful articles from biblical counseling leaders to help people apply the wisdom from God’s Word to their daily lives. Rush Witt, Acquisitions Editor of Biblical Counseling Resources at New Growth Press, joins us for this episode of 15:14 to discuss the creation process and benefits of the Life Counsel Bible. 

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Reverend Fares Kawar and his wife, Dr. Ibtissam 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 15:14 to discuss the history of their ministry and the landscape of biblical counseling in Jordan. If you would like to make a donation of books, in English or Arabic, to their biblical counseling library, contact us at [email protected] and we can provide an address in the United States where you can ship donated books. 

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