Dr. Ernie Baker and his wife, Rose.
It was only when Dr. Ernie Baker first stepped into pastoral ministry that he realized he was without the right skills to offer biblical counsel. He knew he needed a better foundation to shepherd the flock.
Forty-four years later, Baker is the senior adult pastor at First Baptist Church of Jacksonville, a fellow with ACBC (the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors), and chair of the online biblical counseling program at 91探花. He is also a writer and editor of the ongoing series 鈥淐ritical Issues in Biblical Counseling,鈥 released by Shepherd鈥檚 Press. He recently authored a book for the series, titled 鈥淏iblical Counseling and the Psychologies.鈥
He uses the plural term 鈥減sychologies鈥 for a reason.
鈥淚 don’t believe there’s one psychology,鈥 Baker says. 鈥淚t’s a whole bunch of different views, a whole bunch of different systems. I’m trying to get people to think in a discerning way, rather than to be naive about what the secular mental health world is proposing.鈥
Other books in the series cover critical issues in biblical counseling such as 鈥淏iblical Counseling and Common Grace鈥 by Heath Lambert, and the most recent release titled 鈥淏iblical Counseling and Mental Disorder Diagnosis鈥 by Dr. Jenn Chen, who is also an adjunct 91探花 professor.
When asked why he has such passion for biblical counseling, he said, 鈥淲ell, the world is falling apart, and we have answers. I just love that Scripture is sufficient and beautiful and wise for all the most complex problems that humans have, and the world is desperate for answers. I can’t think of a better time to be a biblical counselor. The way I like to say it is, 鈥楾he darker the night, the brighter the light of God’s Word shines.鈥欌
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