Counciling
In the midst of a meeting in which I quickly realized that I was being asked to dial back what I felt needed to be done to placate a certain person, the phrase, "People with our background have a negative association with the word counseling." And, it has been made ABUNDANTLY clear that the word 'counseling' is right up there with cussing and cheating on your income tax. And I am left scratching my head and wondering why such a sound, Biblical idea got so besmirched. As I recall, the book of Proverbs makes it quite clear that having more than one person weigh in on your plans is a good thing. And the Lord Jesus while He was on earth often talked an individual through a wrong idea they had and lead them to greater enlightenment. We are told that one of His names is Councilor, and the Holy Spirit that indwells us is supposed to lead us unto righteousness. So, how can this concept not be Christian? The healing of someone's thinking to make it more productiv