Member care on this edition of Truth and Love.

I'm Dale Johnson and you're listening to Truth and Love, a podcast of the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors,

where we seek to provide biblical solutions to the problems that people face.

I'm so thrilled to be here today with Mark Tatlock.

Maybe introducing many of you, many of our listeners to Mark Tatlock and his work,

but I want to tell you a little bit about him and his work.

Dr. Tacklock served as executive vice president and provost of the Masters University.

Mark brings 17 years of executive

administration experience to TMAI. TMA is the Masters Academy International, where he is now serving

as the president of the work of the Masters Academy International. He's been an active in

theological training for cross-cultural ministry with urban and international context.

He's eager to invest in strengthening TMA's development in academic divisions.

And as a graduate of the master's seminary, he's committed to TMA's theological distinctives and the priority of pastoral training.

Mark and his wife, Lisa, have five children, Jacob, Josiah, Hope, Paul,

and Olivia. Care for orphans and foster children is an area of personal concern for both of them,

believing that God would have his people model this amazing picture of the gospel and of his love

that is found in adoption. And I am so grateful to have on today to talk about this

issue of member care, caring for missionaries, caring for the caregivers. Dr. Tatlock, thank you

so much for joining me. Thank you, Dale. It's great to be with you. Now, Mark, I randomly made a

phone call a year and a half, two years ago, and started talking to you

about the work of TMI. I was being introduced to what the Lord was doing in so many places.

It was such a wonderful phone call. I started talking about biblical counseling and the beauty of

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