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Jonathan Holmes is the new Executive Director of CCEF! Hear from Alistair Begg about why Jonathan is a great fit for the role. Read more from CCEF's Board of Trustees here: ccef.org/update/announc…

We're pleased to announce the appointment of Jonathan Holmes as CCEF's next Executive Director. Hear a personal note from Jonathan! You can read more from CCEF's Board of Trustees here: ccef.org/update/announc… We're excited that Jonathan will be doing an "Ask Me Anything" next Tuesday, March 31, on our Instagram story. Keep an eye out for that! #ccef #biblicalcounseling

Exciting news from CCEF! Read more here: ccef.org/update/announc…

@sungyak We're so glad to hear this!!

Bringing about a team of 20 from our church plant to the @ccef conference this year. About 5 are staff, rest are lay members. Last year we had a total of 7 attend. I'm so thankful for this development.

New podcast episode with Mike Emlet and Gunner Gundersen: "The Beauty and Burden of Caregiving: A Personal Story (Part 2)." This is the second of a 2-part series in which Mike Emlet shares his personal journey of caring for his aging mother. The CCEF Podcast: Where Life & Scripture Meet releases new episodes every 1st and 3rd Monday. Find it wherever you listen to podcasts or at ccef.org/podcast. #ccef #biblicalcounseling #christiancounseling #podcast #christianpodcast #caregiving

Henry Says Good-Bye from the Good News for Little Hearts series helps children learn how grief and sadness are our natural response to losing something or someone important to us. buff.ly/p1mXKWa 2/2 @ccef

New Ask the Counselor video with Todd Stryd: "How do I help someone with an eating disorder?" Find more videos at ccef.org/video. #ccef #biblicalcounseling #counseling #christiancounseling #eatingdisorder

"Entitlement: When one person is repeatedly subjected to another’s unrelenting desires, expectations, and demands. There is no longer a relationship based upon caring for one another. It becomes based on fear." —Darby Strickland Such behavior does not reflect our covenant relationship with a loving God. Our upcoming teaching series, Becoming a Refuge, seeks to equip the church to see right, name precisely, and act wisely in situations of domestic abuse. Learn more and preorder at ccef.org/becoming-a-ref…. Quote from Darby Strickland, “Entitlement: When Expectations Go Toxic,” Journal of Biblical Counseling 29, no. 1 (2015): 28 #ccef #biblicalcounseling #christiancounseling #becomingarefuge

New Ask the Counselor video with Gunner Gundersen: "How do I help a friend experiencing ministry burnout?" Find more videos at ccef.org/video. #ccef #biblicalcounseling #counseling #christiancounseling #burnout #ministry

Becoming a Refuge is an upcoming teaching series designed to equip churches to respond to domestic abuse. Whether you're a church member, a ministry leader, or a pastor, this series will equip you with the knowledge and tools to care for both victims and perpetrators of abuse. The series will release on April 9 but is now available for preorder at 10% off! Learn more and preorder today at ccef.org/becoming-a-ref…. #ccef #domesticabuse #becomingarefuge

Becoming a Refuge is an upcoming teaching series designed to equip churches to respond to domestic abuse. Whether you're a church member, a ministry leader, or a pastor, this series will equip you with the knowledge and tools to care for both victims and perpetrators of abuse. The series will release on April 9 but is now available for preorder at 10% off! Learn more and preorder today at ccef.org/becoming-a-ref…. #ccef #domesticabuse #becomingarefuge

Becoming a Refuge is an upcoming teaching series designed to equip churches to respond to domestic abuse. Whether you're a church member, a ministry leader, or a pastor, this series will equip you with the knowledge and tools to care for both victims and perpetrators of abuse. The series will release on April 9 but is now available for preorder at 10% off! Learn more and preorder today at ccef.org/becoming-a-ref…. #ccef #domesticabuse #becomingarefuge

"God is always at work, but so often, it is small. . . . God sends manna today for today." Gunner Gundersen at last year's national conference. We hope you'll join us this year for our conference, Fully Human: Life as God Designed. The price increases after April 7. Learn more and register today at ccef.org/2026. #ccef #ccef26 #biblicalcounseling

New Ask the Counselor video with Lauren Whitman: "How do I walk well with someone when they are grieving and they do not share my Christian faith?" Find more videos at ccef.org/video. #ccef #biblicalcounseling #counseling #christiancounseling #grief #loss

“There are struggling women and men in your church right now who need your help, and this thoughtful and practical teaching will equip you to move toward them in wise and loving ways.” Listen as Mike Emlet, CCEF faculty member and counselor, speaks about Darby's upcoming teaching series on domestic abuse entitled Becoming a Refuge. The series will be available for purchase on April 9, but you can preorder today for 10% off at ccef.org/becoming-a-ref….

The Lord sees oppression and cares for the oppressed. Jesus comes not just to deliver us from our personal sin, but from the damage of sin. As the church, we are called to be his hands and feet to those suffering from domestic abuse. Our upcoming teaching series, Becoming a Refuge, will equip churches and leadership teams to see rightly, name precisely, and act wisely in cases of domestic abuse. The series will release on April 9, but you can preorder today at ccef.org/becoming-a-ref…. You can also preview the first video lesson for free!

Our upcoming teaching series on domestic abuse is now available for preorder at 10% off! For churches, that's $200 off. It’s our prayer that this teaching series equips local churches to see rightly, name precisely, and act wisely in situations of domestic abuse. Want to preview the series first? Access the first full lesson video for free here: #free-video" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">ccef.org/teaching-serie…

New podcast episode with Mike Emlet and Gunner Gundersen: "The Beauty and Burden of Caregiving: A Personal Story (Part 1)." This is the first of a 2-part series in which Mike Emlet shares his personal journey of caring for his aging mother. The CCEF Podcast: Where Life & Scripture Meet releases new episodes every 1st and 3rd Monday. Find it wherever you listen to podcasts or at ccef.org/podcast. #ccef #biblicalcounseling #christiancounseling #podcast #christianpodcast #caregiving

New Ask the Counselor video with Aaron Sironi: "How do I navigate conversations with Christians who believe differently than me?" Find more videos at ccef.org/video. #ccef #biblicalcounseling #counseling #christiancounseling #unity

In her upcoming teaching series on responding to domestic abuse, Darby uses a counseling model for understanding relationships where abuse is present, taken from the parable of the tree and the bramble in Judges 9. The tree, which represents Israel, asks for a ruler from a vine, a fig, and a bramble. The vine and the fig respond that they know their own fruitful calling to serve rather than to rule. They don’t need to move to a power that was not theirs, and they don’t vie for power, control, or glory. But the bramble gladly offers to rule over the tree and invites the tree to “take refuge in my shade.” But it is leafless and cannot offer protection in the shade as a low-growing, thorny bush. It cannot protect from the sun, and it chokes out and pierces whatever it surrounds. It’s not a suitable leader for trees, but it grasps for control and destroys, with fire, anything that stands in its way. This is how abusers operate. Instead of protecting and providing refuge, they choke, destroy, and rule with harm. Learn more at ccef.org/becoming-a-ref….