Everywhere you look today people are struggling with the problems of life. How should a Christian think about depression or conflicts in marriage? What does the Bible say about addictions, finances or pornography? Where should a Christian turn for help? MVC uses biblical counseling that can help a person apply God’s wisdom to their problems.

The MVC Counseling Center exists to provide professional counseling for individuals, couples, and families. Since the Bible teaches that people are made in God’s image, MVC’s counseling philosophy is holistic: when we think about the health of a person we need to consider the dimensions of both body and soul. We believe that Scripture is God’s inspired written revelation to man that is trustworthy in providing solutions to man’s problems and is the final authority on moral issues of life.

We believe not only in the inerrancy of the Bible, but also in the sufficiency of the Scriptures. That is, in the Bible we have the truth we need to help people deal with their spiritual problems (II Tim. 3:16, “All Scripture is given by inspiration of God and is useful for teaching, for reproving, for correcting, for training in righteousness.”).

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All Christians struggle with sin and the effect it has on our lives and our relationships (Romans 3:23; 7:7-25). Whenever a Christian is unable to overcome sinful attitudes or behaviors through private efforts, God desires that he or she seek assistance from other believers, and especially from the elders of his/her local church who have the responsibility of providing pastoral counseling and oversight (Romans 15:14; Galatians 6:1-2; Colossians 3:16; II Timothy 2:15-26, 3:16-4:2; Hebrews 10:24-25, 13:17; James 5:16).