He is President and founder of Twelve Stones Ministries in Brown County, Indiana. He is Pastor of Biblical Soul Care at Harvest Church in Indianapolis and the leader care specialist at the Great Commission Collective, a church planting movement with over 100 churches worldwide. Garrett Higbee is a member of the Biblical Counseling Coalition Board of Directors. Darby joins us for this episode of 15:14 to discuss her new book, Is It Abuse? A Biblical Guide to Identifying Abuse and Helping Victims.īe sure to check out the BCC Abuse Resources page to find other helpful books, blogs, podcasts, and more. While focused on marriage and family counseling, Darby has a special interest in working with abused and developmentally delayed children. In addition to serving as a missionary to Northern Ireland for two years, she has also supported the ministry of the church by speaking at women’s retreats, teaching Bible studies, and leading support groups.
She has been practicing formal counseling for over a decade. She has a Master of Divinity degree in Counseling from Westminster Theological Seminary and a Bachelor of Arts degree in biopsychology from the University of Chicago. Support 15:14 – A Podcast of the Biblical Counseling Coalition today at /donate.ĭarby Strickland counsels and teaches at the Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation (CCEF). This episode is sponsored in part by CCEF’s National Conference, The Way of Wisdom. Mike joins us for this episode of 15:14 to tell us more about his upbringing, how he came to faith, his journey into biblical counseling, and lessons learned from his counseling experience. He is active in his urban church and enjoys gardening, camping, and creating wheel-thrown pottery. Mike is married to Jody, and they have two children. Mike has counseled for many years and is the author of CrossTalk: Where Life and Scripture Meet, which explores the use of Scripture in counseling, Descriptions and Prescriptions: A Biblical Perspective on Psychiatric Diagnoses and Medications, and most recently Saints, Sufferers, and Sinners: Loving Others as God Loves Us. He worked as a family physician for over ten years before joining CCEF.
He holds an MD from the University of Pennsylvania and an MDiv from Westminster Theological Seminary. Mike Emlet is a BCC Council Member and faculty member at CCEF (Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation).