Pastor Rob Green, on staff at Faith Church for 17 years, shares with listeners about he and his family’s recent trip to Romania and Moldova to serve Ukrainian refugees.

Dr. Brent Aucoin, President of Faith Bible Seminary, joins the podcast to discuss their “church-based model” of seminary. Dr. Aucoin first explains his background and what led him to building people instead of rockets.

Pastor Chris Moles joins Pastor Steve Viars in this episode. As a pastor and biblical counselor, Chris Moles comes alongside churches and families to confront domestic abuse and promote healthy, God-honoring relationships.

In this episode, Pastor Steve Viars is joined by Pastor John Henderson. They discuss John's background in secular psychology and Christian psychology and how he came to biblical counseling. 

Pastor Steve Viars is joined by Pastor Brad Bigney, Lead Pastor of Grace Fellowship Church in Kentucky. In this episode, Pastor Brad gives insight in how to know when a counselee is ready to graduate.

We're joined by Pastor Kevin Carson. Kevin is the Pastor of Sonrise Baptist Church in Ozark, MO and also the department chair of Biblical counseling at Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary in Springfield, MO. Kevin shares how he and his wife experienced the death of a child early on in their marriage and how to help people grieving in similar ways.

Pastor Steve Viars is joined by Pastor Mark Vroegop, Lead Pastor of College Park Church in Indianapolis, and author of Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy. Pastor Mark discusses how to use lament in counseling and the Christian life.

Pastor Garrett Higbee, President of Soul Care Consulting, joins the podcast to discuss how counselors can stay spiritually and emotionally healthy as they lead and counsel.

Pastor Steve Viars is joined by Becca Fisher, counseling ministry coordinator at the Church at the Mill, Moore, SC. Becca talks about the hope that biblical counseling brings and discusses the ACBC certification process.

Pastor Steve Viars is joined by Pastor Kike Torres, Senior Pastor of Horizonte Church, Mexico. His church has a robust counseling and training ministry – one of the 1st centers that will be certified by the ACBC outside of the US. Pastor Torres talks about his introduction to biblical counseling and how life changing it has been to him personally and to his ministry.

Dr. Jim Newheiser, the Director of the Christian Counseling program at Reformed Theological Seminary in Charlotte, NC, joins the podcast to discuss his book – Money, Debt, and Finances: Critical Questions and Answers. Dr. Newheiser explains how the world is telling us so many lies about money that it’s important to get the truth from the Word of God.

Pastor Steve Viars is joined today by Tim Pasma, Senior Pastor of LaRue Baptist Church in LaRue, OH. Pastor Pasma discusses how biblical counseling principles radically changed his life, marriage, family, church, and ministry.

Dr. Kevin Backus, Senior Pastor at Bible Presbyterian Church, Grand Island, NY, joins the podcast today. Dr. Backus discusses his role as the senior chaplain for the 14th largest sheriff’s office in America and how biblical counseling impacts that role.

Pastor Steve Viars is joined by Dr. Lance Quinn, pastor of Bethany Bible Church, in Thousand Oaks, California. Pastor Quinn shares about his dear wife of 33 years, Beth, who lost her battle to cancer in 2020. Pastor Quinn talks about the relationship of biblical counseling and the loss of his wife and how biblical truths have helped sustain him.

Pastor Viars is joined by Lisa Hershman, Chief Management Officer of the United States Defense Department. Lisa discusses her role at the Pentagon and how her background prepared her for serving there.

Brandt Hershman, a former Senator of Indiana, joins the podcast to discuss how biblical truths impact him and his realm of influence.

Dr. Craig Svensson joins the podcast again this week to share about his roles at Purdue University (both past and present) and how he holds to the doctrine of Scripture in a secular university.

Joe Blake, the chairman of the deacons at Faith Church, joins Pastor Viars to discuss the importance of using biblical counseling in his role as a deacon.

Pastor Viars is joined by Dr. Craig Svensson who has authored two books - When There Is No Cure and The Painful Path of a Prodigal. Dr. Svensson shares his personal life experiences and how biblical principles have directly impacted his life and how he has dealt personally with both of these issues.

Heather Starkweather, the Clinical Director at Vision of Hope (VOH), joins Pastor Steve Viars to discuss her ministry at VOH and how God works in the hurt & pain and even eventually brings you to a place of thankfulness. Vision of Hope is our Faith-based residential ministry for women whose lives have become characterized by negative, life-dominating habits.

Pastor Steve Viars is joined by Dr. Mark Buono, one of our counseling ministry counselors. Mark is the Senior Cardiothoracic Anesthesiologist for the West Central Region at IU Health. In this episode, Mark shares a bit of his life story - how he came to Christ at age 49, how God has completely transformed his life, and how the sufficiency of Scripture, biblical progressive sanctification, and biblical principles impact him and how he interacts with those around him.

Pastor Steve Viars talks with Jocelyn Wallace. Jocelyn is one of our conference speakers and biblical counselors. She unpacks her story and shares how evident God's work has been in her life and how biblical counseling has personally impacted her.

Scott Grass, the superintendent of Faith Christian School, joins the podcast today to discuss how biblical counseling intersects with our Christian school. Scott and Steve will look at how biblical counseling both impacts the students, teachers, parents, and staff and helps the school function in a unique way.