Purpose and Practice
Counselor’
s Checklist
- Determine whether evangelism is indicated.
- Sort out responsibilities.
- Gather concrete data.
- Stress what rather than why for data.
- Distinguish presentation, performance, and preconditioning problems.
Talk not only about problems, but also about God’
s solutions.
Check motivation (ultimately it must be loving obedience not only because
God says so).
- Insist on obedience to God regardless of how one feels.
- Check out agendas.
Give concrete homework at every session which includes Scripture reading
and prayer.
- Check on homework.
- Would a medical checkup be advisable?
Don’
t forget to give hope!