Heartland Baptist Bible College

As a pastor for nearly twenty years prior to joining Heartland Baptist Bible College as the Dean of Students, there were, at times, opportunities to counsel people with personal problems.  I must admit that the task of counseling was one of the most difficult responsibilities of my pastoral ministry, primarily because I could not find good sound Biblical and local church material.  I was always looking for tools to help me with counseling, and occasionally felt inadequate for the task at hand.  I was grateful and excited when the Lord gave my wife and I the opportunity to receive training in Biblical Counseling.  Honestly, I have seen the Lord use this material at Heartland Baptist Bible College in the lives of our students and staff.  There is no doubt that the Word of God is adequate to meet people’s needs.  The Scripture itself in II Peter 1:3 tells us that God has given us all things that pertain to life (human everyday living) and godliness (spiritual everyday Christian living).

The overall purpose of these counseling guide booklets is to provide a Biblical counseling tool to assist those within the body of the local New Testament Baptist Church under the oversight of the pastor of the local church.  It is our intent that the pastor will be involved in all counseling within that local church body.  The counseling guide booklets were designed as homework for the counselee under the guidance of the pastor or counselor, and they may also be useful as a discipleship series.

If you need assistance or clarification, please feel free to contact us, Jamie or Vickie Jett, at Heartland Baptist Bible College, (405) 943-9330, ext. 185.

 
Jamie K. Jett, Ph.D.
Heartland Baptist Bible College

	Anger and the Christian  Why we get angry Understanding how anger affects us Taking action to respond Biblically		Battle of the Mind: Dealing with Pornography and Troubling Thoughts The prevalence and dangers of pornography How to overcome troubling thoughts
	Commitment The importance of commitment to God How to commit a matter to God How God responds to our commitment		Cutting the Cords: Dealing with Addiction and Compulsion Understanding addictions Overcoming addictions, spirit, soul, and body How to put off wrong behaviors and put on right ones
	Eating Disorders Understanding eating disorders How to overcome eating disorders		Forgiveness vs. Bitterness Understanding how bitterness affects us How to recognize and resolve the bitterness Replacing the bitterness with forgiveness
	From Darkness to Light: A Biblical Study on Depression Symptoms of depression Causes of depression How to overcome depression		How to Prevail Over Those Pesky Pervasive Ponderings (PPPP) A Bible study for ladies on troubling thoughts
	Outside the Camp: Dealing with Intervention and Restoration Biblical guidelines to help someone who is in the bondage of sin When and how to intervene Understanding what the family should do during an intervention Recognizing genuine repentance		Overcoming Fear Manifestations of fear What God says about our fear Where fear comes from How to overcome fear
	The Secret Behind the Door: Dealing with Molestation Understanding what God says about the offense, your needs and God’s healing		Self-Injury Understanding self-injury What God says about self-injury How to overcome self-injury
	Sense of Worth: Understand who you are in Christ Understanding a Biblical sense of worth Understanding who we are in Christ		Walking Through: Dealing with the Trials of Life Why we have trials How we should respond to trials How to ‘walk through’ trials