Name: Steve Duffy Ministry Role and Place: Pastor for Students & Biblical Counseling (Stonebridge Church, Cedar Rapids, IA) When did you begin participating with the EIBCC? I started coming around 2015 through a personal invite by Jason Poling (JP, not JT!) who was a previous pastor at Stonebridge Church and part of the initial Core…
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The Eastern Iowa Biblical Counseling Coalition (EIBCC) exists to equip churches to make disciples through biblical counsel in community.
EIBCC Stories (Karin Thomas)
Name: Karin Thomas Ministry Role and Place: I am a member of Mount Vernon Community Bible Church and I serve as a youth leader and as one of our biblical counselors. I mainly counsel teen girls, but I’ve also counseled some young adults as well. When did you begin participating with the EIBCC? I’m still…
EIBCC Stories (Sydney Millage)
Name: Sydney Millage Ministry Role and Place: Biblical Counselor in practice Member/Youth leaders; Deacon’s wife at Faith Baptist Church of Iowa City Executive; Director of Clarity in Action Ministries. Role/Responsibilities/What you enjoy on the Core Team: When the EIBCC started, I had just attended the BCTC in Lafayette twice. I am one of the founding…
EIBCC Stories (Jim Sabin)
Name: Jim Sabin Ministry Role and Place: I’m an elder here at Grace Community Church. I also serve on our counseling leadership team. Before the Covid lockdowns, I also served through the chaplains office at Oakdale prison for about ten years. Role/Responsibilities/What you enjoy on the Core Team: There are a couple of things about…
EIBCC Stories (Jason Taylor)
Name: Jason Taylor Ministry Role and Place: Biblical Soul Care Pastor (Coram Deo Bible Church, Davenport, IA) Role/Responsibilities/What you enjoy on the Core Team: I am a Core Team member. I enjoy periodically teaching/leading workshops and building relationships with others. When did you begin serving on the EIBCC Core Team? 2019 Why did you want…
The Ultimate Gift
God has been working on my heart about a most important topic lately; the topic of love. The Bible gives much insight on love and mentions love many times. I admit that I do not fully, or even partially comprehend this topic, but I desire to earnestly know more about it. The Bible tell us…
Knowing and Doing the Will of God
This week I’ve been reflecting on how to find a new direction.When life changes, how do we know where to go or which way to turn? It’s where I’m at–and I’ve had the same discussion with at least four others this week. Circumstances have changed, life has changed, there has been a loss–now what? Here…
Thoughts on Suffering
One of the certainties of life is suffering. There is flooding in Texas. In my personal world, a young woman is fighting cancer and treatment is uncertain. Friends lost their 25-year-old brother unexpectedly. Our world is one of pain, grief, loss, disappointment, failure, betrayal, and anxiety. No one is exempt. It may come in different forms,…
Marriage – Design and Dysfunction
In God’s Word, we see His design for marriage but in our lives and world we don’t have to look far to realize something has gone wrong. What do we see when we look at God’s design? Design: In the first 3 chapters of Genesis, we must start with recognizing that both man and woman…
What if I fail?
In Biblical Counseling, as in the rest of life, we fear failing. Before we start counseling one of our biggest fears is failing. If we are honest, even after counseling for years we can fear failure. There are things about counseling that make fear a difficult thing to shake. We are trying to help people…
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