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Key Decisions

Salvation
Romans 3:23

Romans 6:23

Romans 10:9–10, 13

Ephesians 2:8–9
Assurance of Salvation
1 John 5:12–13

John 3:36

John 5:24

John 10:27–29
Baptism
Acts 2:41

Matthew 28:19–20
Dedication
Romans 12:1–2

2 Peter 3:18

Luke 9:23

1 John 1:9
Get Right With God
1 John 1:9

Matthew 5:23–24

Ephesians 5:18

Philippians 3:13–14
Devotions
1 Peter 2:2

Joshua 1:8

Psalm 119:9–11
Prayer Time
John 16:24
Choices
1 Corinthians 10:21–33

Is it biblical?

Is it helpful?

Is it selfish?

Does it glorify God?

Does it cause others to sin?

By |January 8th, 2018|Counseling|Comments Off on Key Decisions

Youth Worker’s Questions

A Youth Worker and His Questions
By Ken Collier
Why should a youth worker question?

It builds relationships and gives common ground.
It is a main source of information gathering.
A question stirs the conscience; an accusation hardens the will.
We are not able to read thoughts and motives.
Christ, the Wonderful Counselor, used them consistently.
Understanding […]

By |January 8th, 2018|Cabin Life|Comments Off on Youth Worker’s Questions

Living Pure

Introduction

A polling firm supplied a 41-question survey to 1,300 students in 16 high schools, 1,600 college students, and 500 parents of teens and found out the following:

57% lost their virginity in high school.
79% lost their virginity by the end of college.
53% of 15 to 19-year-olds had been involved sexually.

This is […]

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Counseling Topics

The Problem

Biblical Foundation

Develop a Plan

—Needs Solution—

—Give Hope—

—Include Accountability—

Assurance of salvation
John 10:27–29
Trust

1 John 5:12–13
“What if” game

John 3:36, 5:24
What does God say

“Believe enough” game

Bitterness, lack of forgiveness
*Ephesians 4:31–32
Overcome with good

Romans 12:17–21
Something that grows

Hebrews 12:15
Two sides of forgiveness

Ephesians 4:26

Mark 11:26

Colossians 3:13

Devotions
*Psalm 1:1–3
Where? When? What?

Joshua 1:8
Accountable to whom?

Psalm 119:105
Scripture memory

Prayer

Reading

Meditation

Drugs/Alcohol  Substance Abuse
*1 Corinthians 6:19–20
Temple of God

1 Corinthians 3:16–17
What is […]

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Be Prepared to Counsel

Be prepared!

Be sure that you are a clean vessel, usable by God.
Have your Bible in hand, mapped out in advance.
Don’t wait to be called on; move as you see the need.

Use a lighted area or have a flashlight to read the Scripture.
Ask the camper why he came forward.
Regardless […]

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Four Components of Counseling

Understand the problem (Proverbs 18:13; James 1:19).

Questions
Observations

Give hope (1 John 1:9; 1 Corinthians 10:13; Hebrews 4:15–16).
Present the decision (Romans 6:6–7, 12–13; Philippians 4:6–9).
Develop a plan (Romans 12:1–2; James 1:22–25).

Every component is important!

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What Is a Counselor?

Everybody will be a counselor. When we call you a counselor, what does that mean? A biblical counselor is a committed, maturing believer who is trained to apply biblical principles to deal with the problems of everyday living.

The Bible is our foundation and our tool (Psalm 1; Ecclesiastes 12:13–14; 2 Timothy 3:16–17).

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My Testimony

Using your personal testimony as you seek an opening with a camper to begin a spiritual conversation is a powerful tool. No one can argue with it, for it is your testimony and your experience, and you are simply telling your story.

You can begin a conversation without zeroing in on the camper with whom you […]

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The Spiritual Ladder

An Object Lesson Illustrating the Steps to Spiritual Maturity
During a summer staff counselor training session in Ironwood’s early years, a question was asked that I realized had been asked before and would likely be asked again. The question was along these lines, “After I counsel campers and they make a decision for the Lord, what’s […]

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Winning the Right to Be Heard

This important part of counseling must not be under-emphasized, or the effectiveness of solid counseling will be undermined. No camper will open up to a counselor who has not taken the time to be his friend; this is winning the right to be heard, for we will always value the advice of a friend. How […]

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