1. Equipping Counselors for Your Church Robert W. Kellemen, Ph.D. www.rpmministries.org

2. Our Class Focus

3. Equipping Counselors for Your Church

4. The Equipping Process Can Feel Like a Maze

5. Ever Feel a Little Confused?

6. Ever Feel a Little Lost?

7. Ever Need Some Directions?

8. Some Signs Are More Helpful Than Others

9. Want to Change Lives? Are You Milton Berle or Ed Sullivan?

11. Running the Race: For Discussion and Application  Who is an example you know of an Ed Sullivan minister? What have you learned from this person?  How could you become even more of an “Ed Sullivan” and even less of a “Milton Berle?”

12. The Big Questions How do we effectively disciple the Body of Christ for one-another ministry in the church and to the community? How do we leave a legacy of loving leaders?

13. Running the Race: For Discussion and Application  In your life and in your church, how much of a transition would it be to shift from doing the work of the ministry to making disciple- makers? What might that shift look like and involve?

14. The Big Answers  A Hospital for the Hurting  A Teaching Hospital: Training Soul Physicians  A Chief of Staff: CDP

15. The End Goal—Transformed People A relationship with the transforming Person produces transforming leaders relationally leading a transforming process that the Holy Spirit uses to transform people so people are transformed into disciple-makers.

16. Before We Begin…  A Transformational Process, Not a Program  A Relational Strategy, Not a Strait-Jacket  A Fellow Traveler, Not the Expert Guide  An Approach, Not the Answer  Not One-Size-Fits-All

17. The 4E Ministry Training Strategy  Envisioning: Jointly Creating the MVP-C  Envisioning Word Picture: “Go!”  Are You Running in the Right Direction?— Core Values

18. The 4E Ministry Training Strategy  Enlisting: Birthing Family/Building Team  Enlisting Word Picture: Mr. Potato Head  Are the Right Runners Running the Right Laps?—Committed People

19. The 4E Ministry Training Strategy  Equipping: Transformational Coaching  Equipping Word Picture: Not a Brain Dump  Is Every Race Participant a Skilled Runner? —Coached People

20. The 4E Ministry Training Strategy  Empowering: Leaving a Legacy/Loving Leaders  Empowering Word Pictures: Spinning Plates and the Elephant in the Room  Are the Runners Running on All Cylinders? —Comprehensive Strategy 

21. The Big Picture: 4E

22. Running the Race: For Discussion and Application  Of the “four laps”/“4Es”, which do you think you do best already? How have you developed this ability?  Of the “four laps”/“4Es”, do you think you and your church might need the most help with? Why?

23. Equipping Counselors for Your Church Want to Change Lives?