Category Archives: Counseling Ministry Administration

We believe that each counseling ministry (or ministry period) should have an attorney on retainer.  It is virtually impossible to think of and train your staff for every possible situation.  Instead, it is vital to have a wise and trusted … Continue reading →

Another important component of legal due-diligence is ensuring that your ministry understands the state statutes especially related to the protection of children.  In Indiana, there is a very generous counselor-counselee protection policy in the state statute.  For example, as a general … Continue reading →

So far our series of legal posts have discussed the importance of (1) a signed consent form and (2) background checks for all your counselors.  A third component to protecting your ministry is insurance.  Most church insurances have a counseling provision … Continue reading →

In the prior post, we emphazied the importance of having every counselee sign a consent form for the counseling offered by your ministry.  This allows expectations to be properly communicated and agreed to before counseling begins.  A second component to … Continue reading →

As a general rule, the law is very favorable toward biblical counseling ministries.  Thus, we have never viewed the threat of being sued as a reason not to make the counseling ministry available to any member of our community.  However, we … Continue reading →