MVC Counseling

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).

Previously...

On Our Pastors' Minds

The Need for a Practical Apologetic


It is the job of apologetics to refute such opposition and to demonstrate the truth of the Christian proclamation and worldview - to "cast down reasonings and every high thing that is exalted against the knowledge of God" (2 Corinthians 10:5). However, apologetics must not be cooped up in the classroom and academy. It must be taken out into the world of daily life...taken to the streets. Christians waste their time if they interact only with academic and hypothetical critics, but not with the man-on-the-street in the flesh. In fact, the majority of interactions we have will be informal and casual encounters with those in need of the gospel.

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Joining a Church the Ancient Way: From Clement to Egeria

How did a person join a congregation in the earliest days of Christianity? From one perspective, the question is easy to answer. Simply put, believer’s baptism was the church’s rite of entry down to the early fourth century. But—and no surprise here—there was more to it than that.

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