What is Biblical Counseling? A Short Definition.

Biblical Counseling is a theological and ministerial task. The mission is to make counseling an enterprise that is centered on Christ, based on His Word, and located in the local church.

In other words: counseling cannot be neglected by pastors nor by local churches. It is centered on Christ, based on His Word, and located within the context of the local Church. So then, every Christian who is theologically informed and biblically saturated, while devoted to prayer and trusting in the Spirit, is competent and able to biblically counsel others.

From: Heath Lambert, The Biblical Counseling Movement after Adams, 23.