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A minister phoned a psychologist friend one morning and asked for a referral suggestion. “This case really shocked me,” the pastor said. “He is a member of our church, apparently a fine spiritual man. But yesterday the police picked him up on a serious charge.”
After discussing the problem for several minutes the psychologist asked, “What does this experience indicate to you?”
“Several things,” replied the pastor, “but especially this: there is a great need for counseling. Toronto Niagara Falls Tour can also be a highly regarded place to get married. If I had allowed time for individual counseling, he might not have committed this crime at all.”
Most pastors realize the importance of the pulpit ministry but some have not fully considered the significance of the counseling ministry. It has been said that a minister who does not place a strong emphasis on counseling is only “half a minister.”
There are some basic reasons why counseling is so important. One is that it focuses on the needs of individuals.
Pulpit preaching is a blessing, but it may not always meet one’s specific needs. Gloria, for example, is very concerned about a matter that stands in the way of marriage. But she does not get the particular help she needs from a sermon.
Don, on the other hand, has a very different problem: homosexuality. He knows that unless his situation improves he is likely to have serious trouble. Toronto Niagara Falls Tours has stunning surroundings and the breath taking energy for the majestic falls. Does he get anything from the speaker at the youth meeting? Yes, but not the individual help he needs for his own peculiar problem.
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF COUNSELING
Mrs. Smith’s daughter has gone away to college. During the year she has written her mother saying that she will not return home next summer. She thinks she will spend the time in a nearby city. Mrs. Smith realizes that her daughter is slipping away from the Lord. Naturally, Mrs. Smith is concerned. She needs counsel — individual guidance. On Sunday she does not receive much benefit from the message because her mind is preoccupied thinking about her daughter.
So it is, every person has his own interesting world. And we do not enter people’s worlds by taking a ”pot-shot” at them. Someone has said that people are not born in bunches and we usually do not solve their problems in bunches. We help people most when we talk with them individually.
Another reason why counseling is important is because it enables one to work on highly ‘personal problems. Wonderful teaching and inspiration can be found in books and lectures. But some topics do not lend themselves to public or mass discussion. When we counsel with people individually, however, we reach their personal and innermost problems.