In this installment of Ministry Matters, Dr. Michael Kruger and Dr. Jim Newheiser have a conversation on counseling and its purpose in the church.

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Dr. James R. Newheiser, Jr.

James (Jim) Newheiser, Jr. (DMin, Westminster Seminary California), is the Director of the Christian Counseling Program and Professor of Christian Counseling and Pastoral Theology at RTS Charlotte. For 25 years, Dr. Newheiser served as the Preaching Pastor at Grace Bible Church in Escondido, California. He serves as a board member at both the Biblical Counseling Coalition (BCC) and the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (ACBC).

Dr. Michael J. Kruger

Dr. Michael J. Kruger (Ph.D., University of Edinburgh) is President and the Samuel C. Patterson Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at Reformed Theological Seminary in Charlotte, NC. You can follow him on Twitter.