What makes biblical counseling unique 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.

This week on the podcast, I'm delighted to have with me, Reverend Randy Patton.

He's the president of Team Focus Ministries, an organization that seeks to increase

the discipleship effectiveness of evangelical churches and Christian leaders throughout public

proclamation of scripture and private coaching.

He is also the director of Training Emeritus of the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors.

He was former executive director and has been a great mentor to me personally.

Previously, Randy served 18 years with ACBC, 16 as the executive director when it was

formerly named Nank, the National

Association of New Thetic Counselors. Prior to his leadership roles with Nank and ACBC, he served 12

years as a local church pastor, followed by 12 years as a pastor to pastors and consultant to churches.

He's been involved in training biblical counselors for 40 years, including 24 years at

Faith Biblical Counseling Ministries in Lafayette, Indiana. In 2021, Randy was named to the ACBC

Academy, an honor bestowed for having made a significant contribution to the development of

biblical counseling. Randy has a BA from Cedarville University in Ohio and an MDiv from Grace Theological Seminary in Winona, Lake, Indiana.

And he's done doctoral studies at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois.

He's serving his 35th year as a trustee of Cedarville University and as a founding board member of the Biblical Counseling.

Randy was a contributing author to Christ Center biblical counseling,

scripture and counseling, and also biblical counseling and the church.

Randy and his wife Cindy have been married for 51 years,

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