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Our
Founding
In 1996, God began Biblical Concepts in Counseling (BCC)
as a satellite office of the International Center for
Biblical Counseling. ICBC Colorado (later to become
BCC) traces its roots to God’s answer to the prayers
of four families. Those families met together out of
desire for healing in their own families and the restoration
of their wayward children. Drawing heavily on the works
of Neil Anderson, Mark Bubeck, Larry Crabb, and others,
BCC began seeking biblical answers to root problems
that keep people from enjoying the abundant life that
Jesus came to provide. As people were led to Jesus in
prayer to resolve their brokenness and rebelliousness,
they began to experience new freedom and abundant life.
In
2001, BCC formed its own nonprofit organization and
began counseling primarily couples. Jesus is giving
significant healing through the ministry of BCC. We
now work with couples and individuals regularly and
we are encouraging those who have found significant
healing to walk with another hurting person down the
same path.
BCC
currently has five associate offices located around
the U.S. and Canada. Over the past eleven years ten
different counselors have served at the Colorado Springs
office. At this time BCC has a staff of three counselors
serving the needs of those desiring help and training
those who want to help others. We continue to pray for
God’s glory to be evident in all we do and for
His Word to be central.
Philosophy
of Biblical Concepts In Counseling
Biblical Concepts in Counseling is committed to assist
individuals, couples and families find freedom from
three main problems: emotional problems, spiritual problems
and spiritual strongholds.
- Emotional
issues stem from emotional damage through emotional,
physical, sexual or spiritual abuse. (Luke 4:18).
- Spiritual
problems include unresolved bitterness, pride, rebellion,
temporal values, hypocrisy or moral failure.
- Problems
related to spiritual strongholds stem from giving
ground to the enemy through specific activities that
give the enemy access to influence an individual.
These may include, but are not limited to, involvement
in the occult, rebellion, drugs, etc. (Eph. 4:27,
I Sam. 15:23)
Our
approach to counseling involves a dependence upon the
Holy Spirit to lead us (counselor) to assist the counselee
to resolve each of their personal problems. We trust
the Holy Spirit to direct, convict and enable the counselee
in this process.
We
seek to apply Biblical principles in leading a person
to find freedom from each specific problem they struggle
with. We do not judge a person for where they are or
have been, but seek to follow the direction of the Lord
to resolve and lead individuals to freedom. (Gal. 5:1,
John 10:10)
Our
goal is to assist each individual to realize and understand
God's design and purpose in their lives and find fulfillment
in being the person God designed for them to be. We
want them to be spiritually free from anything that
would hinder them (sin, barriers, unresolved issues)
from experiencing the joy and peace God designed for
them to experience in relationship with Him.
We
seek to lead a person to respond to Biblical truth and
to identify the sin or spiritual issues that are keeping
them from responding the way God wants them to respond.
We seek to resolve issues in their mind (intellect)
and heart (Matt. 15: 10-20). Our goal is to encourage
and motivate an individual/couple to resolve their emotional
or spiritual issues and lead them to find Biblical solutions
that will transform their thinking, their heart and
their actions.
Our
goal is that each individual counseled will have a proper
understanding of God, and His Word and would have a
right relationship in their heart with God and be right
with others.
Our
desire is that biblical counseling be available, without
cost to anyone who desires to come to freedom in Christ.
Our ministry is supported through contributions and
we are a 501 (c) 3 organization. All gifts are tax deductible.
Biblical
Concepts in Counseling Believes
1. We believe that the Bible is divinely inspired, entirely trustworthy and the final authority faith and practice.
2.
We believe that there is one true God, eternally existing in three persons - Father, Son, and Holy Spirit - each of whom possesses equally all the attributes of Deity and the characteristics of personality.
3.
We believe that Jesus Christ is God, the living Word. That He was born of a virgin, lived a sinless life, performed miracles, shed His blood in a substitutionary and atoning death, was raised bodily from the dead, He ascended to the right hand of the Father and He will personally return in power and glory.
4.
We believe that humanity was created good and upright, but by the transgression of Adam, all of humanity fell into sin. Humanity’s only hope for redemption is in Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
5.
We believe that we are saved by grace through faith in Jesus Christ; His death, burial, and resurrection. He is the only way to salvation. Salvation is a gift from God, not as a result of our good works or of any human effort.
6.
We believe that the ministry of the Holy Spirit is to glorify the Lord Jesus Christ, and during this age to convict men, regenerate the believing sinner, to indwell, seal, guide, instruct, and empower the believer for godly living and service.
7.
We believe that Jesus Christ will come again to the earth - personally, visibly and bodily - to consummate history and the eternal plan of God.
8.
We believe that the bodies of the dead will be raised. The believer will enter into everlasting blessedness and joy with the Lord, and the unbeliever will be condemned to everlasting punishment.
9.
We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ and His church.
Purpose
Statement Of Biblical Concepts in Counseling
Biblical Concepts in Counseling (BCC) is a ministry
reaching out to hurting individuals and couples who
have been damaged and need spiritual assistance in resolving
their personal, emotional or spiritual problems. We
are available to assist in diagnosing the spiritual
problem and leading them to find the Biblical answers
to the problems they struggle with in their personal
lives.
The
purpose of BCC is:
To
provide Biblically based counseling to individuals seeking
help,
To provide resources for individuals or couples who
want to resolve their problems on their own,
To train pastoral and lay counselors, and
To provide the tools for others to assist in helping
people with spiritual and emotional needs.
Counselors
at BCC will:
Assist
the counselee in identifying the particular emotional
or spiritual problem(s)
Lead the counselee in identifying the cause of the problem(s)
Lead the counselee to a Biblical solution to each particular
problem identified
Counselees are led spiritually to resolve each problem(s)
he/she is struggling with in their personal life.
BCC
is financed through the contributions of people and
churches that believe in its ministry. There are no
fees for counseling services. Each counselor develops
his own financial support base much like a missionary.
Mission Statement
Biblical Concepts in Counseling exists to bring couples
and individuals to freedom in Christ by identifying
and resolving spiritual and emotional problems in order
to fulfill God's plan for their lives.
Goals
To work closely with local churches by:
Extending the ministry of the local church (such as,
counseling, evangelism and discipleship)
Supporting their ministries
Providing training for the Pastor/Lay Staff, to enable
them to meet the emotional and spiritual needs of their
people
Assisting churches in counseling individuals/couples
they refer to us
Encourage clients to be involved in a Christ-centered,
Bible teaching church
To focus primarily on helping married couples resolve
the issues that prevent true oneness and intimacy
To offer premarital counseling
To provide large and small group seminars for the application
of the principles involved in solving personal and marital
problems
To replicate the BCC counseling model by establishing
counseling centers at home and abroad
To serve as a faith-based and believer-supported ministry
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