Introduction to Biblical Counseling

Speaker Change - Monday, October 28

Late Sunday night we received word from Dr. John Street that he is dealing with a sudden medical complication that precludes him coming to NE Ohio this weekend.  Dr. Street recommended that Tim Pasma step in and teach.  Tim has graciously agreed to do so.

Pastor Tim Pasma has ministered at LaRue Baptist Church, LaRue, Ohio, since the Spring of 1985. He has been married to Rebecca since 1977, and God has blessed them with three sons and three daughters, three daughters-in-law, 2 sons-in-law, and sixteen (almost seventeen) quite active grandchildren. Pastor Tim earned the B.A. from Cedarville University (1977) and the M.Div. from Grace Theological Seminary (1981). He serves as a Fellow in the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (ACBC) and serves on the ACBC Board of Trustees.  He has contributed chapters to books on counseling, such as Legal Issues in Biblical Counseling, and authored Counsel for the Dying: Conversations at the Exit of Life for ACBC’s Truth in Love resources.  He lectures frequently on counseling issues at counseling conferences and for several Christian organizations.

For those who desire a refund due to this change, please contact Lorie Fronk at [email protected] and we will submit a refund this week.

We look forward in seeing you this Friday at 6:30 PM.

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Register Here

Grace Church, along with Medina Bible Church, will be hosting a two day biblical counseling conference with Pastor Tim Pasm.  This conference will take place at Grace Church on November 1 and 2.  Tim will address how the word of God is sufficient for a believer to counsel another believer who is struggling with any issue of life. 

Where:  Grace Church of Rootstown

When:  Friday, November 1 (6:30-8:30 pm); Saturday, November 2 (8:30am - 4:00pm)

Registration Now Open:

     Early Bird (ends September 30):  $40 single*; $70 per couple*

     General Registration (Oct 1-31):  $45 single*; $75 per couple*

     Walk Up (Nov 1-2):  $50 single; $80 per couple

*Discount Code available for members of Grace Church and Medina Bible Church.

Registration includes lunch on Saturday. Each advance registration will receive a counseling resource book. Children, High School and College Students are free with at at least one parental registration.

There will be no childcare.

Conference Schedule - 
Friday Evening, November 1

  • 6:30–6:45 pm - Registration
  • 6:45–8:45 pm - Session 1:  Introduction to Biblical Counseling


Saturday, November 2

  • 8:15 am - 9:00 am - Coffee in the Fellowship Hall
  • 9:00 am - 10:15 am -Session 2: Which Is It: A Sin or a Sickness?
  • 10:15 am - 10:30 am - Break
  • 10:30 am - 12:00 pm - Session 3:  Handling Depression

     Lunch provided in the Fellowship Hall (12:00-1:00 PM)

  • 1:00 pm -2:15 pm - Session 4:  Anxiety, Worry, & Fear
  • 2:15 pm -2:30 pm - Break
  • 2:30 pm -3:30 pm -  Q&A