Home / Why Biblical Soul Care? "Garrett Higbee's powerful new video series calls the church back to Christ-centered, comprehensive, compassionate, and culturally-informed biblical counseling and soul care. I highly recommend this entire series as it encourages God's people that they can minister effectively to one another and it empowers them to use God's Word to change people's lives. Biblical Soul Care for the Local Church can change forever how churches engage in the personal ministry of the Word. I've always appreciated Garrett's ministry at Twelve Stones and now at Harvest Bible Chapel because he relates truth to life with love. Every vignette in this series does the same--providing participants with real life examples of caring biblical counseling."

Bob Kellenmen, Ph.D.
Author of Soul Physicians and Spiritual Friends
Founding Chairman, M.A. in Christian Counseling and Discipleship, Capital Bible Seminary

"Garrett Higbee is one of the trusted emerging leaders in the biblical counseling movement. He has a firm commitment to both the sufficiency of Scripture and the centrality of Christ's church in the accomplishment of God's plan. Garrett is also a seasoned biblical counselor who is well positioned to help churches draw on their God-given resources to be a blessing to people in their congregations and communities. This DVD series will help your church grow and mature your counseling model and practice. I am thrilled and thankful that God is raising up people like Garrett to help churches lead people who are hurting to wholeness in Christ."

Steve Viars, D.Min.
Senior Pastor of Faith Baptist Church, Lafayette, Indiana
Frequent conference speaker
NANC board member

"Jesus Christ is the only one who can make a husband love his wife, a parent find joy in suffering through the rebellion of a child, grant wisdom to a broken church with broken leaders. We need Jesus Christ in our counseling and it is the love of Jesus Himself that is manifested in our relationships when we care for one another. It is His love that has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit. Garrett Higbee and Twelve Stones Ministry understands these truths. He has lived this life--ministering in the most desperate of life situations, pouring out the love of Christ on the most broken among us. It is without reservation that I recommend this resource and can only hope that every church will hear this message: Jesus Christ loves sinners and uses sinners to transform sinners into his beautiful bride. Get these videos. Watch them. Serve the Savior. Love your brother."

Elyse Fitzpatrick
M.A. in Biblical Counseling
Head of Counsel from the Cross Ministries California

"Garrett's commitment to support and assist the local church in its ministry to its people is a refreshing change in comparison to many ministries today. With a deep reliance on the resources of Christ, His Word, and His Church, they have skillfully ministered to both the saved and the unsaved with compassion and competence. Who better to provide a top-notch series of instruction on caring for souls? Often I get asked, "Do you know of something I can use to help bring our church leadership all on the same page?" Here is such a resource. I heartily recommend this well-done, visual resource as an invaluable tool in any local church or educational institution and I am confident that God will bless its use for the good of the church and His glory."

Stuart W. Scott
Associate Professor of Biblical Counseling
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky

In the next 24 hours, 1,200 Christian marriages in the U.S. will end in divorce. Study after study proves that the children of these divorces will be far more likely to struggle with sexual promiscuity, drug and alcohol abuse, difficulty in school, and subsequent divorce in their own marriages. This family carnage has got to stop, and the key is the local church, God’s “plan A” for equipping and assisting his people to deal with relational difficulties in a fallen world. This new video series provides a biblical, gospel-centered, and easily applicable way for churches to build real community and train gifted members to provide soul-care to struggling saints. I highly commend this material and encourage every church to take advantage of this life-changing, marriage-saving, church-building teaching. 

Ken Sande
President, Peacemaker Ministries